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An European Vacation / 12 – Drivers in the Storm

The ambitious itinerary for the rest of the 4th day was going to take us from A – Gutach via the small and picturesque city of B – Freudenstadt, the famous casinos and spas resort of Baden-Baden (C) and then … Continue reading

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An European Vacation / 11 – The Black Forest Open Air Museum

The 4th day of our European vacation started with grey skies and a light rain which was only to get strength for the first half of the day. We had ambitious plans for that day, which was planned to end … Continue reading

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An European Vacation / 9 – St Peter in the Black Forest

The village and abbey at St Peter (Sankt Peter in German) was one of the revelations of our trip. Hidden under just one star in the Michelin green guide it represents a real gem, a beautiful and well conserved testimony … Continue reading

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An European Vacation / 8 – In the Mountains of the Black Forest

Weather seemed to get angry on us in the morning of the third day of our European trip. It was cloudy for most of the morning and early afternoon, but the worse was yet to come. Weather would play as … Continue reading

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An European Vacation / 7 – Entering the Black Forest

We had a good part of the afternoon ahead of us when we finished our visit at the Danube springs. We decided to head to Freiburg, which was out night stop and where we had booked the hotel, but the … Continue reading

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An European Vacation / 6 – At the Springs of the Danube

After the afternoon visit in the Schaffhausen museum it was time for us to head to Germany. I decided to ignore the recommendations of the Michelin Green Guide (which I seldom do) and visit one objective that the guide was … Continue reading

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