Balmy Freudenstadt

Today we are on an adventure to see all things that M's dad has seen. We are trying to take a lot of pictures for him too, and hope to put together a book. Right now, we are in Freudenstadt, in the Black Forest. We have had several discussions about why it might be called 'black'. One possible explanation is that it is a forest in the mountains, so some of those trees are awfully tall. Another might be that it is just that dense, which it certainly can be, though just like in Bavaria, the scenery changes often.

The houses are particularly different--they are larger, and not quite so cute. While there are some timberframed houses, most of them are covered in a kind of plaster. This however can be fun as it lends a good canvas for painting on. Some people choose a barn red colour, others a sky blue, and one a crocus purple. Most however are various shades of white or ivory or pale yellow. The roofs are no longer red, but are brown instead, and there isn't nearly as much cobblestone. Because it is in the hills, it is quite something to see the roads...just imagine looking up a hill and seeing nothing but stacks of houses. It's amazing! but so far, I haven't managed a picture of that because I keep seeing them when there is no place to stop.

We just bought ourselves another little souvenir. My goodness they are cute. And what are they? Egg cups! Each has a personable little rabbit holding up the cup on his head. One rabbit has bent ears, the other manages to keep his straight. They are just rather comical.

We're doing a bit of a tour today, so there is a lot of driving. This suits me just fine!