Train Museum and Castle

Black Forrest Trip

Last weekend we went on a bus trip to the Black Forrest. This has been a area of Germany we haven't been to yet and have always wanted to go. It was nice having a bus trip because we got to see a woodcraver's workshop at his home, a clock maker's workshop and saw how they pieced together their clocks, we went to a 300 year old working farm where a wonderful family took us in for lunch with black forrest ham and their tasting of schnapps. We finished the trip in Triberg to see the largest waterfall in Germany and tasted Black Forrest Chocolate Cake.

Mallory at the largest cookoo clock

The woodcarver's workshop......very inpressive work!

The workshop had carvings all over......even his house.....if you look closely the arches have carved words in it

At the farm, the kids got to ride ponies. It was their favorite part of the day.

The cookoo clock maker's workshop

He was showing us how the clock mechanism worked

First step to a clock, they have templates (stencils) that they stained on the wood to carve and cut around

Some finished work

Billy's dream clock.......An Arkansas Razorback!

Outside a clock store

The largest waterfall in Germany

Around Our new surroundings.....

We haven't ventured out too much since our move. The gas prices are almost $4 and the exchange rate has been the pits lately, so we have been trying to stay low key. My mom has been here since March 16th and will be with us for a great two months stay! We have been so happy to have her here. Here's a few things we have done in the past month......

Visited Devils Table and had a picnic lunch. It was a beautiful day out, but unfortunately the park hasn't opened up for the spring yet......so we just had our picnic and went home. The park looks like a lot of fun once it opens up

The longest slide ever....it had a chain gate up top so you couldn't go down it yet seeing that the park was closed

Devils Table

Our town is decorated for Easter. This is the fountain in the middle of town.

Another picture of our town

The Alsenz River that runs through our town

The town's park..........a cool teeter totter that goes up and down and spins around too!

Oma helping on the swings

Swim lessons!!!