Up early again, packed up and headed off to get to the other (Speyer) museum nice and early. I got there just before 9am, and was the second person through the door. I headed straight for the U-boat, figuring a crowd there would be a pain later on.
I was the only one there, perfect. After climbing down through the forward hatch (no stairs, no warnings..) I had a good look around. Talk about tiny. You start in the torpedo room, but take one step and there are beds and a galley. Another couple of steps and you’re on the bridge (is it even called a bridge in a sub?). Amazingly the toilet is more spacious than on most aircraft. I then had a look around the 747, nothing new there really, I’ve flown on the things enough times. But I haven’t stood under one that is sitting on poles 30m above the ground.
They had the floor removed in part of the cabin so you could see into the cargo area. Always interesting to see what’s under your feet when flying.
Heading back inside I made a beeline for the space shuttle. Very similar looking to the American one. But for whatever reason it never flew (could google it I guess) in to space. Still a fantastic machine.
I couldn’t hang around very long unfortunately; I had a bit of driving to do.
I continued south, heading for Friedrichshafen on the shores of Lake Constance. At last the Germany countryside started to get interesting. The undulations became hills. There were forests all around. Very pretty. The lake itself has the meeting point of Germany, Austria and Switzerland in it. I dropped my stuff at the hotel and drove into town to find some food.
It was a perfect evening, warm, with just a tiny breeze.
Lots of restaurants on the waterfront. I had Italian. A perfect evening. I watched the sun set for a while (takes a while around here) and headed back for the night.
