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We went to a Black Forest Cake baking class

We headed for learning the very fine art of baking a black forest cake. At the ‚Cafe am Eck‘ in Baiersbronn we learned everything about the cake from master confectioner Georg Klumpp. We were for once allowed to be also present at the preparations the day before and therefore had the chance to experience the making of a black forest cake from the very beginning. It was incredibly interesting to be able to view the process how such a cake is produced. It is very warm in the bakehouse and there are machines that make some noise. And you also have to lift one or the other kilo… So it is not an easy job. We were allowed to try the separate steps ourselves. And many things are not that easy like making a piping bag out of parchment paper so that it has a very fine point and does

In the land of the teddies

We were supposed to visit the Teddy-Oldithek in Freudenstadt. We have passed by once. You can hardly miss the giant teddies sitting in front of the door. Therefore we were not sure what to expect and went with mixed feelings. Like I said you can hardly miss the Teddy-Oldithek. The teddies greet you at the colonnades in the spa gardens in Freudenstadt. So first thing we did was taking a selfie. When you enter the exhibition you are thunderstruck by the amount of stuffed animals. Unbelievable. Teddies are everywhere. Then the first questions pop to your head: To every question the owner and collector Gabriele Prinz has a charming answer and a related story for you. She brought most of the teddies with her as souvenirs from her travels and therefore she can tell something about every one of them. Sometimes she gets a teddy from people thinking of her

Week four with some challenges

Week 4 was completely different to the first three weeks. No so happy living. There were right away some challenges… We changed flats on Saturday. Unfortunately we left the new flat again on Monday afternoon. Disadvantages and weather conditions made our basement flat quite wet. After two nights in moist sheets and moldy cellar smell we gave up. SchwarzwaldPlus were very quick and helpful and we packed again and moved to another flat. From that Achim caught a cold and became ill. Being ill was not in our concept of waltzing. I am afraid we have to think about that and change the concept slightly… We did a lot that week anyway. While waiting for the new flat, we have visited the Hamburg Fish Market in Freudenstadt and have been to an arts and craft market. And we went with a chairlift and tried to go by pedal boat and

Third Week of Waltzing is over

Hui! Time is running while waltzing. That’s for sure! We experience so much and wham – one week is gone. So the third week is over. We moved from Salzburger Land to the Black Forest. Both have beautiful landscapes. One has higher mountains. And the houses look completely different. But concerning the language we would need subtitles in both regions.. We are in the Black Forest for Schwarzwald-Plus and have to document all adventures. That’s something… First of all we went to the car wash. Of course after such a long journey the car is dirty. Then we visited two different golf courses. We did not know how beautiful these courses can be. And we went with a golf car. Yeah! That was fun! We found out that you can instead of a golf bag transport as well a photo bag… https://twitter.com/DieMeurers/status/605701688306094080 We have been to the underground parking in Freudenstadt

At the Panorama-Bad in Freudenstadt

After our photo-shooting at the Panorama-Bad in Freudenstadt we definitely had to try it. Did we mention that it was again at an early time? (r e a l l y early) The spa is divided into three sections. And you can get tickets for a lot of different combinations. Within the Schwarzwald-Plus system you will get the entrance to the swimming pool and the wellness area for free. As great sauna fans we had to take of course also a ticket to the sauna area. Towels and bathrobes are provided for a small fee (no we did not take those with us on our waltzing! – The one you saw at towel day was courtesy of our hotel 😉 ) We tried to make a very thorough test for you. But… No, we did not try the water slide. And no, we did not try the children pool. Okay! And

Saftig bunte Wiesen - Wandern im Schwarzwald

Hiking through woods and meadows

We enjoy hiking and took our hiking shoes with us on our waltzing tour. So we were really pleased to find ready made hiking tours through the black forest. But somehow the hiking tours and we do not really get together. On Facebook you would say: The Meurers are in a relationship with Hiking Tours but it is complicated. On our first hiking adventure we got completely lost und could luckily without a machete fight our way back to a hiking trail. But we admit we made some mistakes: We went without the hiking booklet We relied on the hiking signs We believed it would be a consistent system We walked against the hiking direction So! Our fault! But maybe we are spoiled by other countries where you have one number and you follow this number the whole day long. But we do not give up! Our next „hike“ took place