We left Oberammagau this morning and headed for the Black Forest, passing by Neuschwanstein Castle and having hot chocolate in Fussen. After a lunch and sight seeing stop at Lindau, located on an island in Lake Constance, we proceeded to Brietnau to our hotel. We received a very informative talk on cuckoo clocks. If you have any questions about them, please ask. I am a fountain of knowledge. I would love to share with you. After that, we had dinner at the hotel. A new experience in the way it was prepared. They brought out a hot rock (600 degrees) and you cooked your own meat entree. Afterwards we had a very enjoyable evening listening to a local choir sing Christmas carols for about an hour in an 800 year old church. For the last song, the choir sang "Silent Night" in German as we all sang along with them in English....another trip highlight. The scenery is stunning, the accommodations are wonderfu,l and the internet connection is slower than Christmas. I gave up putting pictures on tonight. I must get some sleep, we are off to France tomorrow. Wine, escargot, cheese and assorted breads.....can't wait....
It is hard to explain how neat it is to be in a medieval city, with cobblestone streets, quaint shops , foreign restaurants and churches centuries old.
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