We drove from Konstanz to Triberg this morning (Friday, 1 June), which took about 4 hours. We were going to take the back roads, but I got turned around in the Alps and we spent at least 1 hour backtracking (I had us headed towards Innsbruck). We do not have a GPS; just me and the map! The major roads are fairly clearly marked, but the secondary roads have no identifying signs on them, making it difficult to figure out what road you are on. Art was very patient; bless his heart!
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| The Black Forest (Schwarzwald) is a large, triangular region in southwest Germany, ~ 90 miles long and 25 miles wide. It is heavily forested, mainly with pine trees, and has lots small villages dotting the rolling landscape, such as Triberg (seen here). |
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| Triberg is home to Germany's highest waterfall (160 m), which we reached after a short hike through the woods. |
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| It was chilly in the forest, but Art and I cleverly forgot to bring jackets on our road trip. Walking is a good way to warm up. |
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| We had lunch at this restaurant, located at the base of the waterfall. |
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| Germany had more than 200 kinds of wursts; here is a small sample. |
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| Of course, we had wurst for lunch, with cheese, bread, and beer. Yum! |
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| Triberg claims to be the birthplace of the cuckoo clock. Most of them are now manufactured in China, but we found the shop of a local woodworker. |
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| These handmake cuckoo clocks cost more than $1000. Making such a clock requires carpenter to build the wooden case, a woodcarver for the elaborate carvings, a watchmaker to make the clock mechanism inside, and a painter. |
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| A red and green banner proclaims this to be the House of 1000 clocks (all mass produced). |
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| Downtown Triberg. |
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| We left Triberg and headed home to Karlsruhe that afternoon. No detours this time; we made it back to our apartment in ~ 3 hours. It was nice to be home and to sleep in our own bed. |
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