The Big One- Part 3

The next couple of days were spent in Olenheusen/Gottingen (the hometown of Caspar Gotz von Olenheusen). It was great to see a bit of the countryside and to take it easy for several days. We all stayed at Caspar's house and just spent most the days wandering their land and catching up on sleep.

Caspar called up a fellow aristocratic (yes, aristocratic) friend to give us a private tour of their family castle. He told stories of family feuds that eventually led to dividing the castle in half with one half of the family living on each side. The castle is 400 years old- imagine having something like that as part of your family history!

Climbing the tower

This is a horrible picture but you get an idea of the half-timber design of the homes/stores in Germany. This is in downtown Gottingen. It feels like being in Disneyland or something but it's real.

Haha! Another awful picture. These two with us are the kids of one of Vinny's classmates who were also in Gottingen with us. They followed Truman and I everywhere- this picture is from like 6 in the morning. As soon as I left our room to head downstairs to get Truman breakfast- there they were! This picture captures the hilarity/annoyance right? I don't blame them though, he is very fun to be around.

Walking Caspar's property

This is a view of Caspar's property, it used to be a small village with a church and everything. Now his family lives in various parts of it and it is also rented out. 

Horse stalls right next to Caspar's house

Overall it was a great time of course. It was nice to be in a less-touristy area and see more beautiful things.