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Liebe Freunde, Bekannte, Verwandte, Arbeitskollegen, sonstige interessierte

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Liebe Grüsse

Andi

... can watch all the processes they go through to make the cheese, which was pretty interesting! We watched the cheese-makers go through all the processes for quite a while and had a drink at in the restaurant before going back to Gossau for an authentic cheese Fondue!

We got up early the next morning and said goodbye to Heinz and Elsa, and caught our 1st train to get to Prague. It took us about 10.5 hours to get there.. LOOOOOONG time sitting on trains!!

Lichtensteig ist ein mittelalterliches Städtchen im Toggenburg, in der Nähe von Wattwil, mit knapp 2000 Einwohner. Die ältesten Häuser datieren aus der ersten Hälfte des 15. Jahrhunderts. Entlang der Hauptgasse und der Löwengasse gibt es schöne, mittelalterliche Häuserzeilen.

1863 wurde in Lichtensteig die Toggenburger Bank gegründert. 1912 fusionierte die ...

... Jahren leer. Immer wieder gab es Projekte und Interessenten. Aber soweit ich weiss, ist es oft an den Auflagen des Heimatschutzes gescheitert. Das ganze historische Städtchen steht unter Heimatschutz. Gebäude dürfen nicht abgerissen oder verändert werden. Renovationen sind aber oft um vieles teurer.
Rheineck ist auf jeden Fall ein Ausflugsstopp wert. Es wird eine schöne Rundreise angeboten. Von Rorschach Hafen fährt man mit der ...

... both up the hills and down them!! They had just made it through the Flueelapass, but they had lost brakes, and so the vehicle was left on the road and they put their stuff in another vehicle to get to the nearby campsite. A short night later, they eventually got back to their vehicle, and found that it was OK to drive. Gaz had removed the bonnet, to allow the engine to cool more easily.

They ...

... us through a shopping centre. There we spotted a couple of uniforms, which just had to be policemen, so we decided to chance our luck. When we explained the mission, they were more then happy to oblige with the photo of the team and one of them. The next question was the 'handcuffs' photo. As I was speaking in German to them, I managed to det the idea over, but the policeman ...

... side of the lake, and the weather was glorious.

Unfortunately, the second bodge didn't quite make it all the way we needed it to, and just into Austria (Bregenz), we heard the ominous noise we had heard before. We pulled into a garage, as we all wanted to refuel, then moved over onto the forecourt and took another look under the bonnet. Our fears were confirmed, the rope had worn through, but we had managed over 130 miles on it. So after a few failed ...

... Feldkirch I got lost. Actually I was just trying to get to McDonald's because the group wanted a bathroom break and the public toilets here were not to our standards. Anyway, I drove past the McDonald's twice - once my fault and once the navigator's - and drove down a pedestrian only section of road before we gave up and continued on our journey out of town and deeper into Austria.

... weren't too interested so they took Lincoln (who couldn't go with us) and we went to have a look. It was a rewarding visit. It is amazing to think how long ago some of those books and transcripts were written, and how well cared for they must be to remain in excellent condition. The library itself is breathtaking, with leather bound books lining the shelves, large windows (no doubt filtered), elaborate woodwork and staircases, and a muraled ceiling ...

... nice. I went to a 19th century home that is now a museum and found myself amidst roosters at my feet! I then wanted to go to Austria...which I did, in the middle of the night, with no reservations... it was not pleasant, but an experience nonetheless. I stazed in a train station from Midnight till 4am, with a jaunt into the city night life of Salzburg... I´ll talk about this and Austria in the next entry.