A quick weekend trip to Freiburg and back the first weekend of February - we left Friday after work and came back in late afternoon Sunday. We stayed at a hotel across from the train station, so it was very convenient to travel by train.
The first picture is the view out our window - this was a church on the other side of the tracks.
Saturday morning, we walked around town and visited the markets. As we left our hotel, we had lots of these "tornado" like things surrounding our place. Daniel wanted to help the workers erect them, so he decided to hold one up.
All around Freiburg, they have these little water reservoirs that serve as the drainage for the city. As the water was particularly clear, it actually makes the city look quite nice.
Walking closer to one of the town edges, you approach a gate. As modern times would have it, McDonald's decided to purchase this tower and deface Freiburg's charm - Daniel was pleased!
Many different tiles in the roads, this one we all liked.
As we got closer to the Bierhall that we ate dinner at, we approached an alligator in the local reservoir. While Daniel was at first scared, we finally managed to convice him to tug him in.
We spent the next day in the nearby Schwarzwald. We caught a tram and bus (30 minutes) to the foothills, where we caught a lift up to the top of Berg Shauenstein (1250 meters). It took nearly 30 minutes to convince Daniel that this would be fun! As you can see, there was nothing to be scared of...
At the top, we all had a time trying to keep our feet on the ice and snow. This was Joshua's first snow experience.
Back at the bottom, they had this really cool playground area with a big round swing and a tarzan rope where you could swing 40-50 feet in the air. Joshua absolutely loved the swing, while Daniel loved swinging through the air.
Our trip coming to a close, we caught the train back to Hassloch. Daniel had fun in our train compartment as he colored in his book, while Joshua had fun trying to stop Daniel from coloring in his book.Next up Salzburg, Austria!
