Friedrichshafen

Friedrichshafen is on the Germany shores of Lake Constance which borders Switzerland and Austria as well. It's one of the German people's favourite summer holiday spots because of its beautiful beaches. The main reason I went was to see the place was because the alps rise up from the southern shores which creates rather beautiful scenery. I was not disappointed but the whole place was a fairly typical tourist beach town and so not much of a place in itself.
The other point of interest for me was that Friedrichshafen was the home of one Otto Von Zepplin whose name has been imortalised by his airships, particularly the infamous Hindenburg. The museum dedicated to his work and the history of the town was really cool as it's based around a reconstructoin of a section of the Hindenburg to show you just what it was like as well as providing a lot of history on the development and technology behind airships. Similar to the Daimler Benz museum in Stuttgart, each person gets an electronic device that tells you about each room and exhibit. I found it fascinating, but then again, I'm an engineer. =) You can still take rides in Zepplin's to admire the scenery (as you can see in the first photo), which would of been fantastic. However, at over 300 Euros my budget didn't quite stretch that far.