The Black Forest

We set off with Malcolm's parents to Colmar, just over the French border (5 hours drive).  It is a lot closer to the Black Forest from there. This is one place I have wanted to go since we arrived a year ago and having read about the world's largest cuckoo clock was now even more determined.  We spent a day in Triberg which has two cuckoo clocks which claim the title of the World's Biggest Cuckoo Clock.  The town itself was full of wood carvings and cuckoo clocks.  

We also got to see Germany's largest waterfall which after different friends' recent blog entries (Hana - Canada, Ayelet - Croatia and Angela - NW Australia) on waterfalls was not too impressive but a pretty place to eat our cheese and baguette.

After lunch we headed to Cafe Schaefer for Black Forest Cake.  At this cafe the owner's father was the apprentice to the creator of this cake and has still the original handwritten recipe.  Although large this cake was exceptionally light and very tasty.