Black Forest meanderings

Morning view outside the house

Woke up to a magic world with the sun shining and everything crisp and beautiful. Outside air temp about -8 degrees. Today we were taken on a tiki tour of part of the Black Forest, which is very near to the village we are staying in. Everything is snow-covered and idyllic. All the cars have snow tires on them so even though it looks pretty perilous driving on the snow and ice, actually it isn't a problem. Especially since Thomas, our host, drives a very nice car indeed. Speed limits don't seem to mean much here. The autobahn nearby has no speed limit and Thomas drove at 200km/hr at one point coming from Frankfurt.  I admit I found it just slightly unnerving ...

Old houses in Michelberg

We had a wander through the old town  of Michelberg, and took in the Christmas market at Ettlingen. It was freezing, so a mug of gluwein was just the ticket to warm the insides, but unfortunately it didn't get down as far as the toes! We are still waking up at 4am or so, so the days are very long! Hopefully that won't last too much longer.

Tomorrow we will go by train to Biberach in the south, to visit three families (Bene's, Fabian's and Lennart's). We have a Eurorail pass so we just reserve the seats and get on. Very convenient.

Christmas yummies in Ettlingen