Sleeping in the Palace at Versailles!

Forggensee Lake

David and I left the Black Forest behind and came to Bavaria in the southeastern corner of Germany, home of sparkling lakes guarded by soaring Alps.  But the very best part of being in Fussen is that we get to sleep in a palace.

If You Like Pine, You'll Love the Kuckucknest

This old building houses two businesses and three tourist rooms plus lounge.

The nicest people in the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) operate the guesthouse and cuckoo clock business called the Kuckucknest in Triberg, Germany.  But if you rent a room here, you've got to love pine.  It's everywhere.

Germany Hates Me

If it's true that every country has a personality just as every person does, then I'd label Germany quarrelsome. Or maybe the country just took an instant dislike to me. We certainly are not getting along. But I swear it's not my fault. You be the judge.

Last Night in Colmar

The view of "our restaurant" from our apartment window.

It's our last night in Colmar so we returned to the place we started--the restaurant up the street where we made the phone call to our apartment hostess last Saturday.

Colmar to Freiburg im Breisgau

This is for all the people who cannot find information about public transportation from Colmar to Freiburg, Germany, on the Internet.

Sick in France? No Problem!

We survived the train strike, but David was felled by the common cold.  He got sick almost as soon as we set foot in Colmar; luckily, the French pharmacy has the answers to all physical ailments.

Colmar's Claims to Fame

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
                      - Emma Lazarus

What has become the symbol of freedom in America, the Statue of Liberty, was built by a Frenchman named Bartholdi who grew up in this house, now a museum, in Colmar. 

Farmers' Market Day

The market in Colmar has been in existence since 1863, with part of it permanently housed in a building called Les Halles, while the rest is open air.  It was sited here, near the canals, so farmers could deliver their produce using  flat-bottomed boats.

The Best Kind of Neighbor

That's our building with the pale green paint and white shutters, and here's the Karcher Winery!

David has been sick with a cold and the trains are still on strike, so we've been sticking close to home.  But, oh, how sweet home is when there's a winery right across the street!

La Petite Venise

Italy is not the only town with canals.  Colmar has its share of waterways where you can ride in a boat, stroll along the banks, or dine in a riverside cafe.