Much of our boat traveling occurred in the night; we would go to bed in one place and wake up in another. The first place we woke up was a small town, Breisach am Rhein west of the Black Forest, our tour sight for the morning. Breisach am Rhein (first picture) is so small that they did not even bother showing us, but just allowed us to explore on foot on our own. Guiltily I write that this picture was taken from the boat, I did not bother exploring the town but chose to explore the boat instead as I was thoroughly jarred by the morning bus ride, in particular the volume the tour guide chose to use on the bus' audio system, and her need to fill every minute of the trip with drivel.
Our first stop was a small town I can't remember, but it has a church made out of the red sand stone which has a rather rich interior. It was a pretty foggy day so we could not see most of the "nature" we were supposed to see from the bus. Hiking is only worth it for churches.
Giant chess board and the Townhall (Rathaus)
Our next stop at a 200 year old roadhouse/tavern/resort in the black forest (Goethe was here!) where they sell and might also make cuckoo clocks, a much prettier looking word in German, Kuckucksuhr. Photocredit: Phyllis
Picture: I want to lie and say it's a Roman aqueduct but I think it is only train tracks. Still a novelty for Americans though.
And once again, the wikipedia article:
