Clarion Hirschen Freiburg im Breisgau

... to try to find them, the signs had us driving through narrow cobblestone streets which were just a bit too much for Fred&#8230;so we tried to take the back way around and ended up back on the main road towards Lake Constance! Deciding that we were better off to keep on driving rather than turn around, we continued to our original destination. <br><br>We stopped at one campsite on the way just to see how much it would be and quickly continued on once we found out&#8230 ...

... I also encountered my first coach party; they were pretty quiet though and it was clearly a works do. Its rather a quiet location though; you'd need to use the bus or tram to get into town. The trams are very snazzy being kinda bulbous and the tram lines have grass growing on them. The effect of this is rather flash; gliding over the grass. Mulhouse has a horrendous cycle traffic system; suddenly a spiders web of signs pointing off to destinations near and far reaped confusion as ...

We caught the wrong train and wound up in Gengenbach. While we were waiting for a train back we met a lady who told us the town had a beautiful old-town section. So we went discovering again. After a good look around we stopped at a pub while we were waiting for the next train and got talking to the owner. Turns out he'd been to Australia on holiday, so we had a good time talking to him until it was time to go.

Day trip from Villingen. Wolfach has a factory cum tourist attraction where they blow the glass manually. It was good to watch them making vases etc. in the traditional way. The highlight for me was dobbing Roz in to get up on the stage and blow her own vase. She did a good job, and we bought the vase and brought it home. A very special souvenir.

Home of the world famous Hubert Herr clock factory. Met Reinhard Herr, Hubert's great grandson, who still owns and runs the place. The clocks are still handmade and handcarved in the traditional designs. They even make their own clock movements. Spent an hour or so talking to the gentleman, and he explained ...

Stayed here a couple of nights. Just a really pretty place in the heart of the Black Forest. Got my first look at a woodcarvers shop and was blown away by the quality of the work. The fine detail has to be seen in person to be truly appreciated. Snow everywhere ...

This was what I really came to Europe for. Freiburg was just the beginning of an awesome adventure for me. The mountains and the forest and the cake. We caught a cable car up to the top of the mountain and wandered in the snow. Got some great photos. We made Freiburg our base and toured a fair bit around the region. Spent a night here and there and came back to Freiburg for the festival. Took about two hundred photos in two hours one day; they had a ...

... weekend. I think this will probably be the last decent weekend in terms of temperature. 60 is in no way wonderful to me but it sure beats 50 or below! I am spending the weekend studying for our midterms next week, yikes. I am also working on some internship applications and writing Top Ten papers for good ol Pryor. Tomorrow, the 25th is officially the halfway point in this European journey of mine! It is a nice feeling ...

... the sell almost anything that you could want. The main shopping area is right around there too so i stayed in town almost all day. I didn't realize how big freiburg is. I've done a lot of wandering but I definately found more new parts that I had never seen before. Also, I've never seen so many people eat ice cream. It ice cream is sooo good here and almost everyone I saw had a cone. I love spring days like this. Everyone is counting down the time ...

... of the back of my Honda to carry groceries. It is a completely different lifestyle here that I have a strange love for and will miss. I like the idea of going to the pharmacy to get my skin care and throat lozenges, the bakery for bread, the drug store for everything but drugs. I like the idea of going downtown and that everything you need is within a short walk from the strassbahn stop. Well, like it or not I will sadly leave it in just a few short ...