On Saturday, Seth, Kalju, Kent, Destiny, and myself piled into a truck and headed an hour away to the Burg Guttenberg. The Guttenberg Castle hosts a Birds of Prey show, which was the main draw for us. We were lucky that the weather was nice at the castle (unlike Heidelberg) because the show takes place outside, in bleachers mounted on a deck on the side of the hill the castle sits upon. The main bird handler giving the presentation was very nice and translated a bit of the show into English for my friends and I, as well as some visiting New Zealanders. The show brought us up close to owls, eagles, falcons, and vultures, so close, in fact, that a few people were smacked in the head by large wings. I’m still musing over the
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