We visited the Napoleon III museum in the Arenenberg villa here. Quite fascinating history. No pictures allowed, but I will share more about that later. Many famous and valuable paintings - ones typically seen in art history books - are hanging here. And many other valuables that museums don’t want broadcast on social media, for security reasons.
Then in the afternoon we went on a Fox Trail in Kreuzlingen. These are online moderated “scavenger hunts,” of sorts. One looks for clues to get the next clue along a planned route. These are in many places throughout Switzerland - a creative entertainment, that requires LOTS of walking, sharp and clever observation, and some effort. This one also involved chocolate, pumping water, bike pedaling, Hansel and Gretel, a book lending box, a well, and many other things, including Chocolates, and chocolates. Oh yes, and chocolate wrappers. And the foil of the chocolate wrapper to connect a circuit - yes, seriously; it pays to pay attention and follow directions.
And, to crown the day, it was sunny, and flowers were blooming EVERY WHERE.
The idea was to find these green fox prints, and codes or clues, or green signs with mysterious clues.
Clue
Not a clue, but Eastery
Constance’s train station, on the right, with tower. Constance is the German half of the city, across the border from Kreuzlingen, but quite run together.
A vending machine. Because this is Switzerland, and you might need fondue at two a.m……
…and this city happens to have a famous firearms auction house, with which some of our people work closely.
And further on, after declining the train ride, and trudging across town and up and up hills….Note the chocolate color
This place donated a chocolate bar to each participant who starts the hunt (which chocolate we were forbidden to eat until directed later, and for which we had to keep wrappers and foil). This Stop was about the middle of the trail. Once we arrived at the chocolate factory, we, of course, couldn’t resist buying more (I mean, could you resist?), and then we could redeemed our wrappers for a bigger chocolate, and - maybe because we smiled happily - the nice lady at the counter gave us chocolate eggs, too. But as a marketing ploy, they did quite well, too. Now we know where they are, and we MIGHT come back.
Our Freebies. The purchased piles were much bigger.
This is the use of foil wrapper to connect a circuit, after one does some calculations to get the lock box open.
“Bridge,” they said… Indeed? Which?
“Walk downstream.” OK, it’s pretty.
An old mill with the next clue, which required pumping water, to “ put out fires,” which gave the next code.
Behold: fires. When water is sprayed at them, with vigor, they move and reveal the clues.
Local art to remind bureaucrats not to impose yellow boxes on the populace.
To be continued……
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