Black Forest, Germany

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June 20, 21, 2008

Black Forest Region, Germany

The drive from Dijon, France to Baden-Baden, Germany is a few hours of more varied scenery as you travel from farmland into a more rolling hills and forested area.

We were pleasantly surprised with Baden-Baden. This is a very nice, very clean, small city with a very tourist friendly city center with limited vehicle traffic and lots of good restaurants. Nice place to take a break after Paris.

Baden-Baden is at the top end of the Black Forest Region of western Germany and a favorite stop for tourists exploring the region.

We had a short stay here enjoyed a good time in a very nice city.

Saturday morning we “hit the road” for Bern, Switzerland. We took a small detour through Stuttgart, Germany and down through the Black Forest on a smaller highway. Good choice as we saw some very nice countryside. The Black Forest is not so black anymore as a lot of the trees are long gone. ( It was called “Black” because the forest was very thick and dark in old times ) It is still a very nice drive and the Bavarian look is one of our favorites.

After a few more miles behind us we arrived safe and sound in Bern, Switzerland.

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