This morning we headed out early for what was to be a busy day. By 9:45 AM we had already eaten breakfast and were at a small local winery west of Freiburg, and about 5 miles east of the French border. The winery was not giving tours, but we had a little taste, bought a bottle and were on our way.....not too sure yet where we were headed. We looked at the map and quickly decided to take a short detour to France, drive up the French side of the Rhine River to Strasbourg and then cross the Rhine back into Germany. So, here we were driving through some very small but pretty French towns and villages. The style and architecture of the homes was very similar to what we had seen across the river in Germany. On
our drive to Strasbourg, we stopped in a supermarket picked up a French baguette and some cheese and had lunch along the way. Once we arrived in the Strasbourg area, it was so congested with automobiles, we just decided to cross back into Germany and continue our day by driving south through the Black Forest again, and on to the city of Freiburg. We arrived in Freiburg late in the afternoon, to be greeted by record heat and humidity. We took a brief walk through the Alstadt (old city), took some photos, browsed in a few stores and headed back t
o Glottertal for a relaxing dinner. We sat at an outside table at a restaurant across from a grape vineyard. The food was excellent, but I must say that the scenery was even better......... sitting outside, eating an excellent dinner, drinking local beer and wine in the Black Forest of Germany, during sunset........what more can I say?
This morning we headed out early for what was to be a busy day. By 9:45 AM we had already eaten breakfast and were at a small local winery west of Freiburg, and about 5 miles east of the French border. The winery was not giving tours, but we had a little taste, bought a bottle and were on our way.....not too sure yet where we were headed. We looked at the map and quickly decided to take a short detour to France, drive up the French side of the Rhine River to Strasbourg and then cross the Rhine back into Germany. So, here we were driving through some very small but pretty French towns and villages. The style and architecture of the homes was very similar to what we had seen across the river in Germany. On
our drive to Strasbourg, we stopped in a supermarket picked up a French baguette and some cheese and had lunch along the way. Once we arrived in the Strasbourg area, it was so congested with automobiles, we just decided to cross back into Germany and continue our day by driving south through the Black Forest again, and on to the city of Freiburg. We arrived in Freiburg late in the afternoon, to be greeted by record heat and humidity. We took a brief walk through the Alstadt (old city), took some photos, browsed in a few stores and headed back t
o Glottertal for a relaxing dinner. We sat at an outside table at a restaurant across from a grape vineyard. The food was excellent, but I must say that the scenery was even better......... sitting outside, eating an excellent dinner, drinking local beer and wine in the Black Forest of Germany, during sunset........what more can I say?
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