Our friend took us to Black Forest on Sat, May 29, 2011. Black Forest (German: Schwarzwald) is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany.
The name Schwarzwald, i.e. Black Forest, goes back to the Romans who referred to the thickly forested mountains there as Silva Nigra , i.e. "Black Forest," because the dense growth of conifers in the forest blocked out most of the light inside the forest.
Wood-carving is a traditional cottage industry in the region and carved ornaments now are produced in substantial numbers as souvenirs for tourists. Cuckoo clocks are a popular example; they have been made in the region since the early eighteenth century and much of their development occurred there.
MORE TO COME
The name Schwarzwald, i.e. Black Forest, goes back to the Romans who referred to the thickly forested mountains there as Silva Nigra , i.e. "Black Forest," because the dense growth of conifers in the forest blocked out most of the light inside the forest.
Wood-carving is a traditional cottage industry in the region and carved ornaments now are produced in substantial numbers as souvenirs for tourists. Cuckoo clocks are a popular example; they have been made in the region since the early eighteenth century and much of their development occurred there.
MORE TO COME
After our arrival at the Strasbourg, our friend from Germany came to pick us up and took us to a city tour of Strasbourg.
Below are some of the places and attractions that we visited.
1) Petite France
2) Catherdral Nortre Dame de Strasbourg
Streets around the cathedral.
3) Council of Europe & Europe Parliment.
4)) The Pedestrian Bridge that connect Starsbourg and Kehl, Germany.
Below are some of the places and attractions that we visited.
1) Petite France
2) Catherdral Nortre Dame de Strasbourg
Streets around the cathedral.
3) Council of Europe & Europe Parliment.
4)) The Pedestrian Bridge that connect Starsbourg and Kehl, Germany.
We checked out of the hotel around 10 am on May 28, 2011 to catch the TGV Train that departs @ 11.24am for Strasbourg.
When the coach is ready boarding, it will be shown on the information screen the lane number and the color.
Borading the 1st Class cabin.
The 1st class cabin is very spacious.
Comfortable chair.
We had the 4 seats arrangement which is good for family travel.
Food and drinks are available at one of the cabin.
The journey from Paris to Strasbourg took 2hrs 15mins.
It was a pleasant ride and it is so convenience.
After walking back from Montmatre, we were so tired and also lost our way back to our hotel. We decided to stop by at this restaurant for our dinner as they have promotion set dinner at Euro8.00 per set.
It was a nice little restaurant and the owner spoke English.
As the serving is quite large in Europe, we ordered two sets for three of us to share.
Fish & Chips.
Fish with Rice.
