Is the Forest Black?
Today saw us taking two tours followed by the Captain's Farewell Cocktail party and dinner.
Our first tour was of Colmar, France one of the best preserved towns in the region. The town was not bombed during WW II and it's buildings date back 600 years. The sculptor of the Statue of Liberty was born here in 1834 and a statue of him with a small statue of liberty is at the entrance to the town. This was also the last French city to be liberated by the Allies in WWII because the strategic location of the rivers helped keep the Germans supplied. The old town was very beautiful with many half timbered houses. Canals run through the town and storks are prelevent in this area.
The towns people help the storks out by providing bases for them to build their nests in safe places. We saw a stork sitting on her very large nest on top of the Cathedral.
Because we signed up for an optional tour, we were given 15 EUR each for lunch and therefore, had lunch in town before heading to our second tour...the Black Forest in Germany.
Yes, the Black Forest looks black because some of the trees are so very dark dark green that they almost look black, and when a lot of them are together, they really do look almost black. Our first stop was at a famous coo-coo clock store. We arrived at 2:00 pm just in time to see the largest coo-coo clock operate, with full size figures dancing.
Once inside the store, we were shown by a clock maker how the clocks and all the moving parts work. It was fascinating. The store was full of coo-coo clocks and two people on our tour bought clocks - Bill had to hold Karen back as she was tempted.
Our second stop in the Black Forest was a lake where we were treated to bread, ham and cheese sandwiches from the area with a shot of a cherry liqueur that is made in the Black Forest. Bill took a little taste, but it was way to strong for him, so water it was. With our snack, we then had a lake cruise admiring the beauty of the lake, mountains and trees.
On the way back to the ship (1 1/2 hr drive), we saw beautiful mountains, the Black Forest, valleys and small farms. This would be our last tour with Uniworld as we prepare to depart the cruise tomorrow after breakfast.
We said good bye to our dinner friends from Canada and exchanged email addresses with people and then retired to our room to pack.
We hope you will be joining us for the third leg of our trip - Switzerland.
Our first tour was of Colmar, France one of the best preserved towns in the region. The town was not bombed during WW II and it's buildings date back 600 years. The sculptor of the Statue of Liberty was born here in 1834 and a statue of him with a small statue of liberty is at the entrance to the town. This was also the last French city to be liberated by the Allies in WWII because the strategic location of the rivers helped keep the Germans supplied. The old town was very beautiful with many half timbered houses. Canals run through the town and storks are prelevent in this area.
The towns people help the storks out by providing bases for them to build their nests in safe places. We saw a stork sitting on her very large nest on top of the Cathedral.
Because we signed up for an optional tour, we were given 15 EUR each for lunch and therefore, had lunch in town before heading to our second tour...the Black Forest in Germany.
Yes, the Black Forest looks black because some of the trees are so very dark dark green that they almost look black, and when a lot of them are together, they really do look almost black. Our first stop was at a famous coo-coo clock store. We arrived at 2:00 pm just in time to see the largest coo-coo clock operate, with full size figures dancing.
Once inside the store, we were shown by a clock maker how the clocks and all the moving parts work. It was fascinating. The store was full of coo-coo clocks and two people on our tour bought clocks - Bill had to hold Karen back as she was tempted.
Our second stop in the Black Forest was a lake where we were treated to bread, ham and cheese sandwiches from the area with a shot of a cherry liqueur that is made in the Black Forest. Bill took a little taste, but it was way to strong for him, so water it was. With our snack, we then had a lake cruise admiring the beauty of the lake, mountains and trees.
On the way back to the ship (1 1/2 hr drive), we saw beautiful mountains, the Black Forest, valleys and small farms. This would be our last tour with Uniworld as we prepare to depart the cruise tomorrow after breakfast.
We said good bye to our dinner friends from Canada and exchanged email addresses with people and then retired to our room to pack.
We hope you will be joining us for the third leg of our trip - Switzerland.
What was the name of the store?
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