Day 7, May 1, Tuesday
I mentioned, above, one of the
nice people we met on the boat. Jim and Karen are at the top of that
list. Karen is a scuba diver and Jim is in the process and will
complete his open waters on an Aggressor Dive Boat in Honduras this
June. Needless to say, we always had something to talk about. They
both also have varied backgrounds with world wide experience and are
interesting people. Other nice couples were Kimberli and Brad from
Minneapolis, MN as well as Shawna and Steve from Utah. The dining
arrangements on the boat insure that passengers meet. All the tables
seat 6 or 8 people from all over the country. It would be difficult
to be isolated on that boat.
Hearken back to the
astronomical clock in Strasbourg. Here is a very short video which
shows a bit of the clock. It's at least 20 feet high. You can see
longer vids in Youtube but I posted this short one because it has a
written explanation of the clock(s) just below the video.
Now back to Tuesday, May 1.
Boat landed at Breisach,
Germany. First was a 90 minute bus tour (thank God) of the Black
Forest. In medieval times the main road from Paris to Vienna led
thru Breisach over high mountain switchback passes. Dizzying and
unbelievable that horses and carriages could do it. We stopped at a
waystation which was making and selling cuckoo clocks, glass ware and
black forest cake (not so sweet and lots of crème). A chef
demonstrated making a Black Forest cake in front of a large crowd. I
could not find a video of that demo but here is a similar one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Zhg1HHZlQ
Lisa went on a guided hike
into the forest but I could not breathe so had to stay back where
they make wine. Somebody had to guard the wine. We got to watch the
world's largest cuckoo
clock operate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlXaBWH4fV8
Back to the boat where I took
a nap and Lisa went to Colmar, France. She will let you know what
was important. Colmar was home to Frederic Auguste Bartholdi,
creator of the Statue of Liberty. At one of the round-abouts they
had a smaller version of the statue. Strolled around the city and
went into another beautiful cathedral and more half-timbered houses.
Karen and Jim
The dining room is bigger than I would have expected. I always wondered what the Black Forest looked like. Do you know why it has that name? Thanks for sharing!
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