evil tongue s could argue that the topography on the excursions Wirtschaftsgeo there is always bad weather. Despite wet and cold we are ere Entertainment determination but always from a good mood and an interesting P rogram marked. After the start of the semester to ohlockte Indian summer Fri , a low-crossed from the West, our plans for this year's Institute trip, organized by our group. Armed with Reg enjacken and umbrellas we headed to Bern a us on the path towards Lüterswil in Canton Solothurn. The program included A visit to an oil mill from the 16th Century, a visit to a medieval pilgrimage site and a tour of the small town of Büren an der Aare. Thematically, we dealt with that day questions to decelerate, Slow Food, Slow Cities and towns in our region and the challenges and opportunities.
Photos: old mill wheel and mill in Lüterswil
The visit to the oil mill at Mühlibach granted in the forest clearing near Lüterswil us a fascinating insight in the mechanics of a water-powered mill that is still regularly used by the couple shooting for oil production (information: http://www.grabenoele.ch/ ). Woman shooting demonstrated, such as tree nuts are ground in the edge mill, then the mash is heated in a heating furnace with agitator and how the oil is finally won in the wedge press. During the subsequent drinks we tasted delicious nut cake and elderberry syrup from its own production during the Heike Mayer Slow Food and Slow City movement presented.
Photo: Woman Shooting through the mill and demonstrates the steps
After a walk through forest and meadows, we Hansruedi Egli resulted in the history of an important shrine in Oberbüren. The sculpture reminiscent of a spring day in the history of the place in the medieval times were named to stillborn children. We were then only become aware of the importance of this region had until the Reformation.
Photo: Prof. Egli presents the history of the shrine in Oberbüren before
went after this informative stop in Oberbüren it on to Büren an der Aare, where we of the mayor Claudia Witschi were received. They introduced us before Büren an der Aare and took us through the town. The subsequent dinner at the Gasthof zur Alten Post in Büren completed an interesting and varied but also more comfortable on.
Photos: Visit at the mayor Claudia Witschi Büren a. A.
PS: The good weather for the next excursion is already ordered!
Heike Mayer
(Photos: Heike Mayer)
