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Bad Wildbad

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    • Day 53

      Forests and open air museum

      May 12 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 12 °C

      Perfect pitch up at edge of glorious mixed forest in a strangers beautiful country...but, look, Scotland beckons! Head north my vagrant child!
      All morning at Vogtbauernhof open air museum; fascinating. You can go inside the huge, old style, wooden farmhouses and houses.Read more

    • Day 5

      Tag 5

      September 22, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      3 Länder im September - Tag 5: Gestern Abend kam ein heftiger Regenschauer über Reihnau runter. Zum Glück für mich hat es in der Nacht geregnet und am Morgen war der Regen fort. Es war jedoch bewölkt und es zeigte mir auf dem Radar immer wieder Regen an. Doch zuerst frühstückte ich ausgiebig. Ein herrliches Frühstück mit frisch gebackenem Brot und Vielem mehr. Die Gastgeber waren sehr zuvorkommend und sehr freundlich. Ich fühlte mich sehr wohl im Landgasthof Ratz und kann diesen Ort sehr empfehlen. Nachdem ich meinen Bauch gefüllt habe gings dann auf mein Velo. Die erste Hälfte der Strecke wieder flach auf gut signalisierten Radwegen. Kurz vor dem Schwarzwald musste ich dann aber noch durch die Kreisstadt Rastatt, die mir wieder mehrere Schweissperlen auf die Stirn zauberte. Mein Navi führte mich dann mitten durch eine Baustelle und plötzlich gings nicht mehr weiter, ich stand vor einem Gitter und kam nicht mehr weiter. Also alles wieder zurück. Mit Müh und Not hab ich mir einen Weg durch die Stadt gesucht. Plötzlich fuhr auch noch die Grenzpolizei langsam neben mir her und hielt etwas vor mir. Ich bog jedoch rechts ab und war wieder auf meinem Weg und hab so die Grenzpolizei stehen lassen 😅. Das Wetter war durchzogen und ich sah immer wieder in der Ferne, dass es regnete. Ich kam aber gut davon, einmal fings an zu regnen, aber als ich meine Regenklamotten anhatte, war der Regen auch schon wieder vorbei🙈😅.
      Plötzlich war ich am nordöstlichen Anfang des Schwarzwald, der mich gleich mit einer extremen Steigung begrüsste. Sowas hab ich noch nie erlebt, ich dachte, dass ich rückwärts wieder runterrole oder mit dem Velo nach hinten umfalle, so steil war es. Aber ich habs geschafft und war umso stolzer auf mich , als ich den Anstieg hinter mir hatte. Über Felder, Wälder, kleinere und grössere Dörfer, an Bächen und Weiden fuhr ich durch die Natur. Einfach wunderschön war die Strecke trotz immer wiederkehrenden Anstiegen. Ich hab mich verliebt, so schön ist die Natur hier. Nach einer längeren Pause, in der ich mir eine stärkende Brühe und einen Apfel genehmigte gings dann noch ca. 25 km zu meiner heutigen Unterkunft. In Entzklösterle ein Kurort im Schwarzwald steuerte ich mein Ziel, das Hotel Hirsch mit Cafe Klösterle an. Mein Velo konnte ich in den Velokeller stellen, musste es aber eine Treppe runtertragen und morgen früh dann wieder rauf😬😅. Als ich mein Zimmer betrat war ich hin und weg. Ein helles, kleines aber enorm gemütliches Zimmer mit Panoramafenster und einem Balkon mit Sicht auf die Wälder. Nach einer ausgiebigen Dusche liess ich mir auf dem Balkon die Sonne ins Gesicht scheinen. Später gabs dann ein sagenhaft feines Abendessen und einen Dessert dazu. Jetzt geniesse ich noch den Abend und freu mich auf den Schlaf mit Schwarzwaldluft🍀.
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    • Day 8

      Day 167: Bad Wildbad

      June 25 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F

      We woke up, enjoyed one last coffee with Tobias, and ate bread and home made jam from Silvia. It was hard to say goodbye, but luckily Tobias needed to go back to work.

      After meeting up with three separate friends across Germany, it was time for emotional and physical relaxation. The town of Bad Wildbad in the Black Forest was perfect because its an extremely small town nestled into a valley with running streams, tall hills, and full green foliage. Bad means bath in Germany and there are natural thermal and mineral in this town and others across the Black Forest.

      We enjoyed walking around the town, enjoying lunch by the river and single lane road/train tracks that run through the center of town, and soaking up the fresh air.

      Hotel: Gäsethaus Kühnle

      Restaurants:

      Food:
      Bruschetta
      Pesto Pasta
      Salad

      Spots:
      Bad Wildbad
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    • Day 10

      Day 168/169: Black Forest Hike and Chill

      June 27 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F

      The Black Forest spans across southwest Germany and parts of France. Tobias taught us that the region has been under the hands of the French so many times that there are several local dishes and towns with French heritage.

      For Wednesday, we decided to go hiking in Liegewiese Fünf Bäume. To access the park, we rode a funicular that first opened in 1908. The view of Bad Wildbad was stunning as we climbed the hill. We explored the park trails for two hours which included soldier huts, freshly cut logs, and lots of moss. The pines were so thick in some areas it smelled like Christmas. We enjoyed lounging and eating some Korean food for the rest of the day.

      On Thursday, we visited the thermal mineral springs in town. While one of the bath houses had architecture from 1700-1800, it was under renovation and still charging full price for only two open baths. We instead visited Vital Therme which is more like an excerise wellness center with the spring water pumped into its facilities. We swam in the 34 degrees Celsius pool water and narrowly missed a water aerobics class (we escaped to the outside pool before it started).

      We wanted to use the sauna, but the only open sauna was in the textile free naturalist section of the wellness center. While we’ve done Korean spas separate genders, this would be our first mixed gender spa. Kieran got brave and we went full nakey. It was a fun and interesting experience, and we liked sitting out in the garden fully exposed in the sun 🚫👙

      After spending 3 hours in the center, we grabbed dinner at Wildbader Hof and watched Godzilla King of the Monsters.

      Restaurants:
      Suni Cafe
      Wildbader Hof

      Food:
      Bulgogi Kim Bap
      Bulgogi Dumplings
      Bulgogi Ramen
      Schnitzel Mit Bratensobe - Pork Schnitzel with fries
      Spargelcremesuppe - Cream of asparagus soup
      Fleischbällchen mit Spätzle - Meat balls with spatzel

      Spots:
      Summerberg
      Vital Therme
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    • Day 55

      Bad Wildbad

      June 4, 2018 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 68 °F

      Another relaxing day, walking and enjoying the incredible scenery all around me. Off this AM to find a new area to walk. Drove 10-12 miles in a different direction, parked off the main road and went for a lovely walk along a rapidly flowing stream with the forest all around me. Walked for 3-4 miles and then back to the car to find a new place to walk. Decided I was hungry so saw this lovely place up on a hill - lovely outdoor area to eat and whiled away an hour an a half - taking in the scenery and having a terrific lunch. Salad Neptune. Will attach picture - 3 pieces of wonderful salmon or steelhead - not sure which - (menu all in German). Will attach pic. Their presentation of salad is wonderful here. Just always too much food. Hated to leave any of this as it was all wonderful. But under that mound of greens was potato salad and coleslaw!!!

      Back to Bad Wildbad to look around at places I had not seen yet. Needed some new face lotion - this being a spa town, choices were numerous. Checked out the "baths" I am going to tomorrow, compared to US prices, this will be a bargain. Gas, grocery store, etc. Back to home for a "lie down" and then out for a "second to final" walk in the woods. Weather is incredible - low to mid 70s with sun and puffy white clouds. The evening is wonderful here, the tourists are gone and the forest is left to those of us staying on the top of the hill. Quiet and peaceful.

      Back for some back yard/garden time to ensure I enjoy all of the sunshine for the day. I have essentially spent 2 months living outside with the exception of sleeping. I could get used to this. Just checked the weather for London and it should be in the low 70s when I arrive!! A nice conversation with the host of this place while he was grilling their dinner. Also met Elfrieda, their cat, the world's best mouser. She has a never ending source of meat with the forest out the back door.

      Miles: 5.6
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    • Day 51

      Bad Wildbad

      May 31, 2018 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 72 °F

      Another lovely sunny AM and out the door for a walk leaving from Kaltenbronn about 12 miles away. Lots of people with the same idea today as when I got there a bit after 10 and most all the shady parking places were taken.

      This is also a popular walking area. Only about 5.5 miles rt but I planned to add on a bit. The round trip goes through the forest for about 3 miles and then comes around to a large Nature Preserve that has a small lake - Wildsee. The popular route for many folk is just to walk out to the preserve, look at the late and come back - about 3 miles. Since that was the busier way I went through the forest first. Lots of trees and everything so very green. Clouds came in early around 11 or so. Decided to do the extra mile and a half and went to Grunhutte, a guest house and restaurant in the forest. I had been there the other day coming from the opposite direction. They are known for their Blueberry Pancakes and I got to see many of them being served. Wish I had taken a picture of one. The pancake filled the entire plate and was fluffy on the edges. The middle was filled with a mound of blueberry sauce. They looked wonderful! While eating my lunch there the clouds got serious and it started to pour. People came to the place from every location in the forest. Fun to watch. I waited it out along with rest and then started back to the Nature Park and Wildsee. A very pretty walk - sprinkled the rest of the way.

      Home for a little rest and clean up and out for dinner in Bad Wildbad. Went to one of the hotels in town for dinner - Alte Linde. It was OK - I need to learn that I am in a meat eating country and not order fish. Trout was pretty tasteless but done well. Potato croquettes were very good. Home for another episode of Berlin Station and my new book.

      Miles: 8.4
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    • Day 47

      Bad Wildbad

      May 27, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F

      A really lazy day, must have needed a recup day. Woke up early and took a morning and afternoon nap !! :-) I went out late AM to check out the Black Forest area around me.
      This settlement is at the top of Sommerberg mountain and attracts a lot of tourists and weekend folk. Lots of folk doing the Treetop Walk - an amazing walk in the woods to a huge tower that you walk around until you are above the trees. Its minutes away from my doorstep. Pictures are not good as weather started to turn. Day started with sunshine but, the weather forecast was correct and around noon significant thunder though very little rain. Checked out the first longer walk I want to do tomorrow - about 7-8 mile rt to a little town about 4 miles away in the forest that is supposed to have a good restaurant. This is also a big biking area with trails all over that are "engineered" - e.g. bank and bumps, etc. Not your usual biking through the woods. A ski hut close to here with a rope tow nearby. I was amazed to see a fellow coming up the rope tow on his bicycle - they have some kind of device that attached to the rope tow that brings them up the mountain on the rope tow!! My kind of cycling - all downhill. Having said that, I saw a lot of trails that were engineered above my ability even it it was downhill.!!!

      Took a ride this afternoon, checked out the downtown of Bad Wildbad and a town about 4K away. Lots to do here and a railroad station to get me to wherever I do not want to drive.

      Out to dinner tonight. There are 2 hotels in this area that I can walk to and not have to take the car down the mountain. Ate at one of them - the Auerhahn. Was ready for a good dinner and had Salmon-trout (steelhead to me) with asparagus and potatoes. It was very good. Home for some back yard silence and back to apartment.

      Miles: 3
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    • Day 48

      Bad Wildbad

      May 28, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

      Lots of plans for today. My first longer walk in the Black Forest. My host suggested a place on the map called Grunhutte, a guest house in the middle of the forest about 3+ miles away. Sounded good for my first trip into the forest. Walk was beautiful and easy, green everywhere. The forest is really not like "hiking", it truly is a walk. Some of the trails are what we call in the US, forest roads. All is very clean, lots of benches along the paths and little huts every couple miles. The guest house was lovely - lots of flowers and outdoor seating for walkers. Went a different way on the way back and stopped at one of the hut areas - all have picnic benches 0 to have my sandwich.

      Back by 1:30PM, a little rest and out to check out Bad Wildbad. To get to town, you can take the funicular down the mountain, do your business and take it back up. Decided to do this once just for the fun of it. (I do have a car of course). Fun ride, lots of people here at the top of the mountain use it as their daily means to get back and forth. I checked out the TI (tourist information) looking for some music in the area. Did find some for Friday night. The town is long and skinny as it takes advantage of the riverfront. Lots of cafes, some shops and of course, bakeries and ice cream everywhere. I checked all of that out on my way to the grocery store for a few more provisions and then back up the mountain for cocktail hour. :-)

      Made some pasta sauce, did some planning for a trip to Heidelberg tomorrow, and had pasta on my deck about 9PM. Good day.

      Miles: 9.1
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    • Day 53

      Rest Day: Black Forest

      August 17, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      Rest day off the bikes today so I took the opportunity to go for a long walk and rest my mind in the woodland of the Black Forest. Dense tree cover and lush undergrowth. It was about 8 miles and up to 850m. Perfect rest day in a beautiful part of the worldRead more

    • Day 1

      Auf dem Sommerberg

      August 8 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      Erst ein Spaziergang durch den Kurpark, dann mit der Bergbahn auf den Sommerberg. Da ein wenig spazieren gewesen, Märchenwald und so. Als Highlight dann die Wildline. Einmal hin, einmal zurück. Zurück zur Bergstation der Bahn und wieder runter. Also Abschluss dann Lecker AbendessenRead more

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