again fun to read.

The raft id called “Flo√ü”. In the former times the Flo√ü was used to bring wood to Munich. Means the made a Flo√ü with the wood, went down the river and brought the wood to Munich.
Today they bring the wood back to the starting point every evening with heavy trucks.

I do not know when say started to have these raft trips open for public, but most of the guests are tourists. Also tourists from Cities in Bavaria, but I woudl guess most of the people are not from Bavaria. They enjoy the ride with the Bavarian style music, food, lots of beer and fun.
In the middle of the trp they have a kind of “slide” with the raft. ~500 feet you slide down with the raft and end up in flat water with a big splash. ( see picture: http://www.spassladen.de/verleih/flossfahrt.de/flossfahrt_1.jpg )
The trips are expensive. ~130 Euro (~$160)/person – dependent on the food and music it can be more.

Ciao Anke

And glad you’re still reading Cass – I was hoping people wouldn’t get bored or stop reading, so it looks like I’ve held your attention thus far.

Hopefully Alisha and I will have much more to report as we explore the city and countryside even more.