Lake Constance

Slow & wet morning before we took off
Took Jen to the Monastery Island of Reichenau.  Weather fined up and we travelled around - viewing the the Monastery Church of St Mary & Marcus, the Cloisters, the baths on the lake and numerous green houses and fields of vegetables.  Saw brussel sprouts growing and bought a big bag of fresh walnuts.
Then on to Konstance - the largest town on the Lake.  We walked by the old warehouse at the harbour and came across an amazing Christmas Market - over a hundred lit up Christmas stalls selling crafts, food, wine and Christmas paraphanalia.  These continued into the Old Stadt- cheerful and fun.
We said hello to "Imperia' the provocative statue keeeping watch over the entrance to Constance harbour since 1993.  The sculptor Peter Lenk has seated in her hands a naked Emperor and Pope - to indicate that both the Clergy and the Gentry enjoyed her services when the papal council took place in 1414-1418.