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Black Forest 2018/19, Germany

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    December 21, 2018
  • Gina SteinerBlack Forest 2018/19, GermanyTraveler

    Fresh Water Source, Rohmatt, Germany

    December 24, 2018 in Germany ⋅ 2 °C

    the last few days we stayed at my brothers place, so i did not take a lot of pictures but from now on we will drive around. it's the first time i show rainer around my home area and this spot i knew he would love. fresh mountain water... for a tea enthusiast this is a blessing. so we filled up some canister and i'm sure we will return 😜.Read more

  • Gina SteinerBlack Forest 2018/19, GermanyTraveler

    Schweigmatt, Germany

    December 24, 2018 in Germany ⋅ 2 °C

    today it's x-mas eve, so first of all: merry x-mas to everybody! 🎄✨🎉🎁
    but today we also met with my best friend from school - we often meet around x-mas when everybody comes home. normally we have no cars when we're here since we arrive by train or plane. but this time we're here with the bus, so we took the chance for a nice tour around the mountains. in some small villages you can find coffees or restaurants. so what we did is simply driving around, stopping for tea or food, enjoying the landscape and sight.Read more

  • Gina SteinerBlack Forest 2018/19, GermanyTraveler

    Schluchsee, Germany

    December 25, 2018 in Germany ⋅ -1 °C

    two sunsets a day, keep the doctor away but first some info about the schluchsee... it is a reservoir lake southeast of the titisee in the black forest near freiburg. with its height of 930 metres above sea level, it's the highest reservoir in germany and also the largest lake in the black forest. we wanted to enjoy the sunset 🌄 here and since two sunsets a day, keep the doctor away we decided to do so - and this is how you can do it: right after you've watched the sun disappearing behind the mountains ⛰️ at the schluchsee, you jump into the car 🚙 and drive direction bernau. when you've passed the hilltop stop at the nice bench there and enjoy you second sunset 🌄 with a nice cup of tea 🍵 or our good glass of wine 🍷.Read more

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    Inversion

    December 25, 2018 in Germany ⋅ -1 °C

    i love ❤️ inversion in the mountains... you're sitting around in the valley, weather is cloudy, sometimes rainy - all in all some kind of depressive feeling. if it's inversion weather you simply jump on your bike, scooter or car and drive up the mountains over the boundary layer. there you have clear air, sunshine and a wonderful view on top of the clouds. because the inversion forms clouds at low level beneath clear skies.
    so what is an inversion? in meteorology, an inversion is a deviation from the normal change of an atmospheric property with altitude. it almost always refers to an inversion of the air temperature lapse rate, in which case it is called a temperature inversion. normally, air temperature decreases with an increase in altitude, but during an inversion warmer air is held above cooler air.
    so the clouds stay in the valley 😁.    Read more

  • Gina SteinerBlack Forest 2018/19, GermanyTraveler

    Wehra Valley, Germany

    December 26, 2018 in Germany ⋅ 1 °C

    the valley of the river wehra is clearly divided into three sections. here we drive through the middle course, where the wehra cuts a gorge, some more than 400 meters deep, into the southwestern slope of the black forest. wooded steep slopes alternate with rock walls that are almost 100 meters high in some places. this steep section of the river is a nationally known, extremely difficult white water stretch. if you're ever in the area i definitely recommend you to drive through this valley.Read more

  • Gina SteinerBlack Forest 2018/19, GermanyTraveler

    Naturfreundehaus, Gersbach, Germany

    December 26, 2018 in Germany ⋅ -5 °C

    the naturfreundehaus is located on the "gersbacher hörnle" on a sun terrace 960 m above sea level with a view of the rhine valley, jura and the alps. the house is particularly suitable for families with children, family celebrations, groups, clubs, as a stop for hikers, stays at school campsites, etc. they offer 41 beds in sum. if the weather permits, the restaurant offers a magical view of the surrounding mountains, and with good visibility even as far as the swiss alps. soooooo where to go with inversions weather conditions? right - first hiking in gersbach and then to the naturfreundehaus 😊Read more

  • Gina SteinerBlack Forest 2018/19, GermanyTraveler

    Käppele Alp, Germany

    December 27, 2018 in Germany ⋅ 0 °C

    today we went hiking🚶at käppele alp and went afterwards for lunch in the restaurant "käppele hof". it's a nice hike in that area with a wonderful view on the rhine valley. the käppele hof is a watchful restaurant and i not only love the drive up to the käppele alp but also the sunset 🌄 there...Read more

  • Gina SteinerBlack Forest 2018/19, GermanyTraveler

    Basel Minster, Basel, Switzerland

    December 29, 2018 in Switzerland ⋅ 1 °C

    today we went visiting my veeeery old friends in basel for some days over new years eve. they own a big house together as a house community. so at the moment we're staying at that house and enjoy sightseeing in basel - like here the basel minster. if you ever go there watch the statues on the outside facade... they have funny facial expressions...Read more

  • Gina SteinerBlack Forest 2018/19, GermanyTraveler

    Schoggi, Basel, Switzerland

    December 29, 2018 in Switzerland ⋅ 0 °C

    swiss chocolate is a protected term for chocolate that is made in switzerland. the swiss german expression for chocolate is schoggi, and not schocki, as many germans wickedly say. chocolate is one of the most frequently associated products around the world with switzerland; swiss confisserie is, so to speak, world-famous. chocolate came to europe from america in the course of the 16th century. in the 17th century at the latest, it became known and produced in switzerland. from the second half of the 19th century the reputation of swiss chocolate began to spread abroad.
    in short: i'm born here, thus i love ❤️ swiss schoggi and try to avoid eating this other brown stuff made in other countries...    Read more

  • Gina SteinerBlack Forest 2018/19, GermanyTraveler

    Museum Tinguely, Basel, Switzerland

    December 30, 2018 in Switzerland ⋅ 5 °C

    the museum tinguely is an art museum in basel, that contains a permanent exhibition of the works of swiss painter and sculptor jean tinguely. located in the solitudepark by the rhine, the museum was designed by the ticinese architect mario botta and opened on 3 october 1996.
    a variety of tinguely's kinetic art sculptures are on permanent display, complemented with illustrations, photographs and other documents related to the artist's life and work. tinguely's wife, niki de saint phalle has donated 55 sculptures to the museum.
    if you are ever around, go there! also with your children.    Read more

  • Gina SteinerBlack Forest 2018/19, GermanyTraveler

    Tinguely Fountain, Basel, Switzerland

    January 1, 2019 in Switzerland ⋅ 5 °C

    the "fasnachts-brunnen" (also: tinguely fountain) is a fountain created by the artist jean tinguely and is located on the theaterplatz in basel. the fountain consists of ten machine sculptures in a large water basin. some of them are made up of set pieces, meaning constructed from movable, relocatable parts of the former stage equipment of the city theater. it shows the water features typical of jean tinguely. they are moved by low-voltage motors and spray fountains of water through the air.
    wonderful to sit by and simply watch...    Read more

  • Trip end
    January 2, 2019
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