Colombi Hotel Freiburg im Breisgau

The Black Forest was very nice &amp; the campsite was run by a family &amp; they did our washing &amp; froze water in their freezer &amp; the woman even had a little moses basket thing behind the reception! <br><br>Wed 5th We went to some falls in the region at Treiburg, the drive was amazing, all winding country roads - the views were stunning. The falls were fantastic, I can't remember the details but i think i put them on the postcard! Finally ...

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 ...

... soll es um das Jahr gehen, das meinem Studienaustausch vorraus ging und wie es dazu kam, dass ich jetzt kurz vor meinem Abflug in den australischen Sommer stehe. Vorüberlegungen - Auslandssemester, aber wohin? Da ich mit Englisch eine Fremdsprache studiere liegt es nahe, wird sogar geradezu erwartet, dass ich mich im Laufe meines Studiums für längere Zeit im englischsprachigen Ausland aufhalten sollte. Dazu standen mir nun mehrere Möglichkeiten offen ...

... into Frankfurt and I have not ever slept so well on a plane before in my life. Unfortunately though, we had an airport issue. Apparently, a lot of people had put valuable items or money in their checked luggage and the items did not make it back to Germany... One people lost 450 euro. Luckily, I did not pack anything valuable in my suitcase to begin with and plus, my bag broke ...

... dinner, we felt it necessary to continue exploring the city.. so we walked around for a little while, and ended up finding this cafe bar place. it was such a different atmosphere from american bars.. it was essentially a cafe... small tables set up for intimate conversation.. there was a bar, but it was rather quiet. granted, this was a sunday night. we were still the 7 obnoxious americans though, to the locals. oh well. that was a great ...

... me much enjoyment, seeing these cute pups on the straßbahn, in the book store, the drug store, at the potato restaurant! I can only imagine Ally's little face lighting up to find out she could sit under my table inside one of my favorite places... oh the joy! I wonder if she would finally cure her insatiable need to smell every darn thing.. Well, second is the chocolate! Yes, I have spoken of this lovely brown substance and I know it so well now that I ...