Ah, where was I?  While most of our trip has been fast paced, today we enjoyed the relaxed schedule and flexibility to stroll around the small town of Schwerin.  Schwerin is the capital of the newly united state of Mecklenburg-Lower Pomerania.  This town is picturesquely situated next to several lakes, with a fairy-tale castle on an island.  After taking a walking tour of the downtown area, we toured the inside of the castle.  Oh yeah, I forgot to mention we have two new guides from the Goethe Institut, Garrett and Monica.   They are great!

For lunch we were “on our own,” so some of us grabbed food from the local market and sat on the lawn in front of the castle.  Afterwards, we took a boat tour for 2 and half hours.  Pretty sweet!  I think my internet is about to expire, so I will go ahead and post this.  As for tomorrow, our first school visit!