Beautiful day yesterday, ice on the car this morning. Saw on the news a couple of nights ago that it had snowed in the Black Forest. Could be quite pretty if snow still around...very hopeful. Before that we visited the castle – even in ruins it is quite magnificent and the views over the river and city are fantastic. The city of Heidelburg is just like I pictured Germany. Traditional and beautiful. Lovely streets, marketplatz, bakkeries and cafe houses. The castle was excellent and overlooks the town. Began our drive through the Black Forest on our way to Schiltach (descibed by Lonely Planet as the “prettiest town in the Black forest”) where we will spent the night. Headed up in the direction of Freudenstadt which was up very high and yes....SNOW!!!! Stopped at a lodge for a look and the lake looked beautiful with snow right up to the edge of the water and in the trees. The views down into the valley were great. Drove on to Schiltach and yes it is gorgeous. Staying in another family owned hotel and have met Michael and Lisa the owners who are very proud of their hotel. It is very quaint and nice. Getting used to having a dog sit on my feet while we eat. In Europe everyone takes their dog everywhere – restaurants, shops,trains, tourist attractions etc – quite bizarre at times).
Left the lovely Schiltach and drove to Lake Constance (Meersburg). It is only about a hour from Schiltach but we took a while - stopping off here and there to take great photos of scenery etc. Lake Constance is lovely and borders Germany, Austria and Switerland. (We were on the German side). Had the most fantastic room with a balcony overlooking the water (we have scored really well with rooms and upgrades). Not to waste the opportunity we had take away pizza and beer whilst we sat out on the balcony. Very, very nice! Took a lovely morning walk through this little village - even has its own old castle ruins in the marketplatz (market square). Bought a few gifts here...including the cutest gift for Darcy... a name plate for for his room (the laundry), with a picture of a Cavallier King Charles Spaniel that looks just like him.(Even Rick thought it was cute...all the dogs here are getting to him). We haven’t had any significant driving issues so far though a couple of days ago we did have a semi-trailer fishtail in front of us at 90kph; we were driving through the Black Forest in Germany with snow lining the roads when the semi driver pulled onto the shoulder of the road to let us pass. Not a good idea and he nearly lost it as his trailer swung across to the left side of the road. Fortunately we hadn’t taken the opportunity to pass.
Really looking forward to the next 3 nights in Fussen. We have a great room, looking on to the small mall...where I saw a cute jewellery shop where I intend to purchase a bling watch (or two).
AND...Note the beanie Rick is wearing...he finally found some class...
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