Trossingen and Villingen

The reality of life has hit and this is being written from the laundromat in Karlsruhe. Karlsruhe is a university town however it's summer holidays so the laundromat seems quite vibrant compared to the rest of the place.

Last night we stayed in Trossingen. The place we stayed in gets 5 stars for how comfortable the beds were, so it was a shame that we couldn't sleep in. However the day's activities more than compensated for this, starting with a magnificent European style brekkie in quite an eclectic dining room.

Once we were on the road our first stop was Villingen which was a really nice old village dating back to the Middle Ages. It was quite quiet but apparently that is normal for a Monday.

We enquired about cuckoo clocks and were advised to go to Triberg which was 30 minutes drive and is the "cuckoo clock town". So after a look around Villingen we headed off to Triberg.Read more