Saturday 28 October 2017

September Holiday: Black Forest, Day 4 - Late Afternoon

By late afternoon, we were back at the car. The weather was so beautiful and we knew we had to leave the next day, so we wanted to make the most of our time in this area while we could. So after coffees at a charming wooden kiosk in the sunshine, we drove to Schluchsee, a town and lake. What a difference the wide open sky and smooth water surface made to where we had been all day, clambering up and down narrow paths between high rocks deep in the gorge!

We even rented a small boat and had a little cruise on the water - we were the last to get one that day (still talking about the 21st of September), as the man owning the boats was closing up for the evening.







This panorama picture is O.K.'s; I have his permission to use it:


Schluchsee (the lake) is a reservoir at roughly 3,000 ft (930 m) above sea level. There was a smaller glacier lake there until a dam was built between 1929 and 1932. You can find out some more facts about Schluchsee here on wikipedia.

I am going to do a "wrap up" post about our September holiday soon. For now, I haven't go the time - my suitcase wants packing, as I am going to spend the weekend and the first half of next week at O.K.'s (there are two public holidays in Germany next week!). Let me end this post with a picture from one of our hikes around Zurich; it looks rather Halloweenish, doesn't it? But those of you who have been reading my previous posts will know that it is nothing spooky at all :-)


And for a cosy Saturday afternoon, here are coffees and cakes for you! 


14 comments:

  1. Looks just wonderful; what a beautiful part of the world.

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  2. Hi, I've followed your holiday posts and all looked close to perfect. Best time of the year for travel for me too - and we'll be heading out on a short trip soon. Enjoy your long weekend away with O.K.
    Life is so busy around here at this time of year - and of course will continue that way now until the New Year rolls around. This year has passed much too quickly!
    Safe and fun travels dear friend.
    Mary -

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    1. I find it hard to believe we're almost in November, too - only 4 weeks until our Christmas market starts!
      The holiday was great, and I am so glad we had hike-able weather in this beautiful area.

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  3. I love your holiday posts. You and O.K. have a lot of fun together!

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    1. We do, Jennifer! You and Gregg are going away in November, right? Not long!

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  4. You look cold! Were you? I like your outer coat/jacket color.

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    1. Thank you, Jill! Hmm... I can not really remember, but I don't think I was cold. Maybe it was a little windy, which made me glad of the scarf.

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  5. I'm just now accepting, reluctantly, that summer is over! But I can see you all had a wonderful fall holiday...

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    1. We did, Kristi, we did! In fact, the weather during our second half of the holiday was better than forecast.

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  6. I love the photos, and the panoramic one is great! TWO holidays in one week? You are so lucky.
    The coffee and cake looks very good to me!

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    1. Yes, Kay!! The first one is tomorrow, 31st of October. It is the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther starting off religious reformation. Germany's two "big" Christian denominations are Roman Catholic and Protestant/Lutheran/Evangelical, so this is an important anniversary.
      The second holiday this week is Wednesday, All Saints; that one is a holiday every year, whereas "Reformation Day" is only a holiday this year.

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  7. That boat trip looks perfect. I always feel so lucky when I'm on a little boat somewhere calm and beautiful. Cakes too - definitely perfect!

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    1. It was a relaxing end to what had been a beautiful day of hiking and exploring. The coffee and cakes were not on that day; we had those in Zurich the week before, during the first half of our holidays.

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