The Black Forest

We easily could of made our trip to the Black Forest 

a day trip but we wanted to take our time, especially 

with a baby. After a two hour drive, we first stopped at Baden-Baden to have lunch and walk around the city a little before we 

headed back on the road for another hour so drive to Triberg.

We stayed at a little place off the beaten path past Triberg that looked over the Black Forest, called Hotel an der Sonne. The owner was very nice and the breakfast was delicious! He had a great little garden and a very sweet dog.

After a good nights rest we headed out to the Triberger Waterfall. There was a small entrance fee, 3.50 Euro per person. They had two different paths (easy and difficult) up to the waterfall and lots of benches along the trail and near the waterfall. After we took tons of pictures, we decided to take about a 45 minute hike through the forest. It was beautiful and we even saw some woodland creatures. 

After the hike, we had a quick bite to eat then walked around Triberg for a bit to look at all the cuckoo clocks in the shops. Be sure to stop into House of 1000 Clocks and Oli's Schnitzstube to look at all the beautiful handcrafted cuckoo clocks.

Next, we went out to the German Clock Museum. They had tons of different kinds of clocks (not just cuckoo clocks) from the 19th and 20th century. It was definitely worth an hour of our time and loved the demonstration they give in the final clock room. 

Before we headed to dinner we went on the search for the biggest cuckoo clock. Apparently, there are two but we just found one.