Blogs from Titisee-Neustadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe - page 3

We headed off on our day trip to the Black Forest. We followed the Rhine on the Swiss side for a few kilometres, before turning left at the nuclear reactor and crossed over the river into Germany. The border guards just waved us and every other car through. But we stopped just so we could get our passports stamped, much to Nikki’s embarrassment. The drive was very pretty and scenic, we drove on small country roads through hillsides, picturesque farms and forest. We stopped at a small town called Titisee, which is on the one of the large seas (lakes) in the area. It was very beautiful, the Autumn leaves were very spectacular. We completed a large loop and eventually found our way back into Basel. Pia and Tim, two of Michael and Ursula’s grown up ... read more

Despite my recently twisted ankle still feeling a bit dodgy, I couldn't resist the offer to try out Nordic walking today. The weather was lovely and a walk in the local woodland sounded very appealing. My father drove us up to a tower perched on one of the highest hilltops and the view from the top was awesome. The air was so clear that we could see for miles and miles, right across Lake Titisee, the biggest tourist attraction in this region, and across as far as the French border. We then picked up our walking poles and with some scepticism about the whole Nordic walking versus normal hiking, headed deep into the forest. If you've ever wondered why they call it the Black Forest, it isn't because the trees are black as such but ... read more

We greeted our first full day in Germany with a lovely long lie-in that saw us emerging at gone 10am into the gorgeous summer sun. Gone were the rainclouds of yesterday and the world looked like a much cheerier place for it. We tucked in to one of my favourite German foodstuffs for breakfast - Bretzeln! They are like pretzels but much bigger, freshly baken and bready rather than crunchy. I was a happy bunny indeed. That´s more than can be said for my sister however, as she was looking worse today than she did yesterday despite sleeping for almost 12 hours. She was sick all through the night so didn´t put up a fight when we suggested she see a doctor. Glynn and I tagged along for the ride to the clinic and then ... read more