Day 4: Into the Woods


Today, we crossed back into Germany to go into Schvartzwald, AKA the Black Forest. It is said to be so dense that it looks black from the outside. Although we didn't spend much time in the forest, we still got to see some pretty neat stuff. Since we got that missing luggage back, we had nothing else to worry about and we could just enjoy the trip.

Our first stop of the day was the town of Freiberg. It was a small university town full of shops, restaurants, and other hidden wonders. We had a walking tour and went inside of a working market. We also got to see the insides of another church, the Munster. Along the way, we got a present for Charlie, our dog. It was a leash for him. We also had lunch at Five Guys, which despite being the same food as it is in America, it is done much differently.
Speaking of shops, something funny happened on our way back to the bus. Mom had some garbage to throw away, so she went into a small gift shop on the way back. A woman in front of her had just done it, so she copied. When she went in, the store owner started yelling at her in German and commanded her to empty her trash into the trash can. It must've been traumatizing for her, but it made a good story when we got back.
Matthias felt like it was important that we saw the World's largest Cuckoo Clock. He first took us to this one, which was not it but we thought it was. We got to see it go off though.
Then, on our way to Triberg, we came across the real one. We just saw a glimpse of it though and didn't watch it go off. After this, we spent more time driving through the forest and looking at all of these small towns along the way.
The other town we went to was a forest village called Triberg. Here, we got to look around and breathe in the forest air. There was even a wedding going on, which brought a parade of tractors into the area.
We got to see some cool waterfalls while we were there. They were in the back of the town and required a small hike to get up there. It was a steep hill, but it was worth it.
We spent most of our time shopping. We got some souvenirs as well as chocolates from a grocery store. For dinner, we got pizza. We had it done in a restaurant-style way where they take your order. I think that's a thing in Europe. After dinner, we got on the bus and went back to Kaysersberg.

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  1. KristynJanuary 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM

    I totally forgot about that tractor parade! I also remember in this town we saw the police cars and heard their sirens for the first time. They sounded much different from what we are used to.

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