Bodensee | Visiting Ancient Stilt Houses and The Island Mainau

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Жыл бұрын

In this video we visit lake Constance (Bodensee) to check out the town Uhldingen and the island of Mainau. Along the lake there are remains of prehistoric stilt dwellings. These dwellings look like something you would see in the Pacific but are actually found in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. We visit a museum that talks about the history of them here at lake Constance and has reconstructions of the stilt houses you can tour. We also take a ferry ride to the beautiful flower island of Mainau. This island is a large botanical garden and has restaurants, a palace, a church, playground, butterfly house, and a petting zoo. This island is definitely worth a visit in the summer to see all the beautiful flowers and landscaping. We lastly got to see the famous Zeppelin fly over the lake.
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@nilsgensert5814 6 ай бұрын

It's so cool you visited this. I'm German and I've been to the stilted village 2 times or maybe 3 times, I don't know and also been on Mainau once. Interesting story on why Island Mainau is so good as a botanical garden: In central europe, there's a cold period in the spring, after it gets warm, so many plants are evolved to weather that short frost, but more exotic plants die because they emerge from their winter slumber at the first sign of warmth and the freeze to death during the short frost period. But being in a lake, the ground of Island Mainau is buffered by the water, which stores the cold, so they never get the warm period ahead of the frost period in spring. Therefore, the plants there only emerge when the summer is truly coming.

@trailblazinpeppers 6 ай бұрын

We loved Mainau! Such a beautiful place.

@pamelaroark8997 Жыл бұрын

So unique, how would of thought Germany would have a village like that.

@trailblazinpeppers Жыл бұрын

It is crazy that these were even in Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and Italy too. Never learned that in history class.

@FabiansTinyWorkshop Жыл бұрын

The sign says "Murmelbahn" = marble run / marble machine

@trailblazinpeppers Жыл бұрын

Cool! They are really cool. We also saw a really neat one at the Waldwipfelweg here in Germany. Now we keep the ball in the purse in case we happen across another one on our travels.

@Peter_Cetera Жыл бұрын

How nice it is!

@trailblazinpeppers Жыл бұрын

We loved Lake Constance and will definitely return next summer! Thanks for watching.

@pampiper7704 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are great! I love how you’re making the most of your time in Germany. I’ve been to Germany and surrounding countries many times at Christmas, but your videos are super helpful for places to visit at other times of the year, too.

@trailblazinpeppers Жыл бұрын

Thank you! What were your favorite places to visit for the Christmas season?

@Astrofrank Жыл бұрын

Another nice botanical garden I know by a personal visit: Planten un Blomen in Hamburg. Visit in summer if you want to visit a water light organ concert. If you are in Hamburg, make sure to visit the Miniatur Wunderland and plan in much time, as the amount of funny detail is insane. Prehistoric and not too far away from Hamburg is the Visbeker Bräutigam, a megalithic tomb. The entire group with Brautwagen and Heidenopfertisch is very impressive, you should need two or three hours. Visit the Archäologischer Park Xanten as a daytrip. Eat at the Roman restaurant. Visit the Römervilla Ahrweiler in two or three hours.

@trailblazinpeppers Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recommendations! I just added all of those places to my map. We haven't made it to that side of the country but I am looking forward to it.

@Astrofrank Жыл бұрын

@@trailblazinpeppers If you need more places mainly from the North, via the West, to the Southwest, just ask, as I am glad to help. The place where you live is not too far away from two towns which look amazing according to many videos: Bamberg and Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Landshut and Schwäbisch Hall also seem to be pretty. Personal experience: If you should drive on the A7 in late spring or summer and come along the exit to Bad Brückenau, take a short visit to the interior of the Lindenstumpf.

@MellonVegan Жыл бұрын

That's where that was! I remembered visiting some 20 years ago but had no idea where the place was, anymore.

@trailblazinpeppers Жыл бұрын

Its a pretty unusual place! thanks for the view and comment!

@maxbarko8717 Жыл бұрын

The history of Mainau is quite interesting. The founder Graf Bernadotte is from the Swedish royal family and he also won 2 Oscars. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennart_Bernadotte

@trailblazinpeppers Жыл бұрын

Wow that is really neat! Are there any other parks or gardens you would recommend visiting?

@maxbarko8717 Жыл бұрын

@@trailblazinpeppers No parks. But Constanca is worth a visit. And you should visit the Alsace, especially Colmar or Strasbourg.

@AmericasGotGermans Жыл бұрын

Love your new video! I have never been there, but it is now on my list 😁

@arnodobler1096 Жыл бұрын

Hallo, ich bin dort aufgewachsen (neben den Pfahlbauten, nicht darin🤣). Im Ort gibt es noch das Reptilienhaus und das Auto & Traktormuseum. Hello, I grew up there (next to the pile dwellings, not in it🤣). In the village there is still the reptile house and the car & tractor museum.

@trailblazinpeppers Жыл бұрын

Lake Constance is a great place for a laid back summer vacation. What are some of your favorite vacation spots?

@trailblazinpeppers Жыл бұрын

Yes, I do remember seeing signs for those attractions. We will have to stop and check it out the next time we are there. Are there any restaurants around there you would recommend?

@arnodobler1096 Жыл бұрын

@@trailblazinpeppers at this Lake? The Towns Meersburg (with the oldest inhabited castle in Germany), Konstanz, Überlingen; Salem with Affenberg (Monkey Mountain), Lindau (Bavarian), Bregenz (Austria), St. Gallen (Switzeland), and small villages on the lake, Isle Reichenau Romanic Churches In Germany: the German Wine Route in Rhineland-Palatinate, called the Tuscany of Germany. Great Hikes in the biggest Forest in Germany "Pfälzer Wald" great Food (tones of Restaurants, in the Forest too), best German white wine "Riesling", Almonds, figs, vineyard to vineyard, love it there My favorite Town in Europe Prague Czech Republic (Nowhere you can find almost all architectural styles) 🙋‍♂

@arnodobler1096 Жыл бұрын

@@trailblazinpeppers in Unteruhldingen the "Seehof" on the Harbour. German and Caribbean cuisine (the chef has lived and worked in the Caribbean for a long time, his wife is from there). In Gebhardsweiler to the car & tractor museum belongs the restaurant "Jägerhof" modern German cuisine. Somewhat more expensive in Maurach "Hotel Seehalde" (reserve). All in the village of Uhldingen-Mühlhofen. Our families go to all restaurants for years, even for family celebrations! 😍 Greetings

@syh9426 Жыл бұрын

Very Southeast Asian looks. We can find so many like that in Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia and Malaysia.

@trailblazinpeppers Жыл бұрын

That is so cool. I would like to see those in southeast asia now too! Please subscribe to help us grow our channel.

@sari_sari9915 Жыл бұрын

❤👍

@trailblazinpeppers Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support!

@ilovesuisse1 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been there, i live across the lake in Switzerland.

@trailblazinpeppers Жыл бұрын

Wow, it is neat that these stilt houses were supposedly in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Never would expect it without learning about it in history class.

@arnodobler1096 Жыл бұрын

Haha I grew up there!

@trailblazinpeppers Жыл бұрын

Seems like a great place to grow up!

@arnodobler1096 Жыл бұрын

@@trailblazinpeppers Yes, from 5 years ( by myself) almost every day at the seaside resort. In the winters at that time you could still skate in the harbor ⛸ (long ago). The nature reserve next to the pile dwellings was our playground. The lake used to freeze over completely about every 70 years, before climate change, but unfortunately I never got to experience that. There were festivals on the lake, sleds and cars drove over it. The millions of water birds 🦢🦆had to be rescued and fed by the Bundeswehr with airplanes!

@Mike007_ Жыл бұрын

@@trailblazinpeppers It was a great place, i life 30km away, but know its full with migrants, they kill girls, now they start rape girls in the day. Communism with green madness is being spread here right now. The Bismarc monument is now being redecorated, they are badmouthing the colonial era. They even tell us lies about their own history in school. Our democrats are huge liar like the US democrats, its the same bullshit. Germany and europa is being driven against the wall according to US plans. And America destabilizes the next region, so that Japan and China sink into the same chaos as Europe and Russia. The US Senate has approved 10 billion dollars for the military armament of Taiwan and 50 billion for Ukraine. They are doing the same thing in Taiwan-Japan-China like they did in Europe with Russia.

@conniewebster4246 Жыл бұрын

I remember the walking in the gardens when I was little. I was very disappointed when we came to Kentucky and nothing like Germany’s. Flowers everywhere and nice walking areas ❤️❤️❤️

@trailblazinpeppers Жыл бұрын

Yes we love how beautiful Germany is in the summer. Thanks for watching!

@martinbruhn5274 Жыл бұрын

These aren't actual bronze age houses, they're replicas based on archeological findings. The houses themselves were built beginning in the 1920s (and since then repeatedly rebuilt, built out, refurbished, etc)

@trailblazinpeppers Жыл бұрын

That's interesting. Thanks for the input!

@arnodobler1096 Жыл бұрын

0:50 best fish imbiss

@trailblazinpeppers Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. We will try to stop next time.