Sunday morning we slept in, but eventually got up and caught a train to Himmelreich (20 minute ride from the main train station). From there we started our 12 km hike up Höllental (hell's valley) and past Hirschsprung towards Hinterzarten. I thought it a nice hike though a bit too close to the highway for some of it so you could here all the cars and motorbikes rushing by.
About 4 km in we stopped for a bite to eat and I discovered that I had 10 to 15 ticks crawling all over my legs and some on my arms. The scene after that involved some frantic scurrying around to take off all the ticks and making sure they were not all in our clothes. As I wore shorts I was able to get all the ticks off my legs fairly easily (they were really tiny and looked like they had just got on me recently). I did have a few underneath my shirt but was able to them as well. Liza found a handful in her shoes and Yvonne and Cleo a few each, but nothing major.
The rest of the hike was uneventful and by the time we reached Hinterzarten we were all farely tired and stopped off for some ice cream. We took the train back down the valley towards Freiburg and discovered that a 20 minute train ride down = our 5 hour hike up, definitely made us appreciate the train system.
For dinner we ate at Weinstube Sichelschmeide (a restaurant I had eaten with my mom and sister back when I had studied abroad). It was really good food and we all were able to eat Spätzle (Schwabian pasta) and for dessert we got some Rote Grüze (red jelly with creme is the best I can describe it). That night we all slept well.
On Monday morning we had brunch at Cafe Aspekt by the university and enjoyed the hot sun and warm weather in the 80s. I took them to Vauban, a neighborhood known for their green energy houses and hippies. Then we rode the Strassenbahn (streetcar) back into town and walked around a bit stopping off for some beer mid-afternoon. We all ended up taking a nap that afternoon and afterwards went back to Schlappen where I basically ate an entire Flammkuchen by myself. So good...I will have to learn how to make it at home myself.
Tuesday morning we packed up everything and left on a 1 pm train to Interlaken, Switzerland. Originally we were suppoe to leave at 11 am, but unfortunately Yvonne was not feeling well so we wanted to make sure she was ok. (She is fine now). We arrived in Interlaken in the rain and found our hostel - the Lazy Falken. That night Cleo, Liza and I ate at a local restaurant called the Goldener Anker and played Yatzee.
About 4 km in we stopped for a bite to eat and I discovered that I had 10 to 15 ticks crawling all over my legs and some on my arms. The scene after that involved some frantic scurrying around to take off all the ticks and making sure they were not all in our clothes. As I wore shorts I was able to get all the ticks off my legs fairly easily (they were really tiny and looked like they had just got on me recently). I did have a few underneath my shirt but was able to them as well. Liza found a handful in her shoes and Yvonne and Cleo a few each, but nothing major.
The rest of the hike was uneventful and by the time we reached Hinterzarten we were all farely tired and stopped off for some ice cream. We took the train back down the valley towards Freiburg and discovered that a 20 minute train ride down = our 5 hour hike up, definitely made us appreciate the train system.
For dinner we ate at Weinstube Sichelschmeide (a restaurant I had eaten with my mom and sister back when I had studied abroad). It was really good food and we all were able to eat Spätzle (Schwabian pasta) and for dessert we got some Rote Grüze (red jelly with creme is the best I can describe it). That night we all slept well.
On Monday morning we had brunch at Cafe Aspekt by the university and enjoyed the hot sun and warm weather in the 80s. I took them to Vauban, a neighborhood known for their green energy houses and hippies. Then we rode the Strassenbahn (streetcar) back into town and walked around a bit stopping off for some beer mid-afternoon. We all ended up taking a nap that afternoon and afterwards went back to Schlappen where I basically ate an entire Flammkuchen by myself. So good...I will have to learn how to make it at home myself.
Tuesday morning we packed up everything and left on a 1 pm train to Interlaken, Switzerland. Originally we were suppoe to leave at 11 am, but unfortunately Yvonne was not feeling well so we wanted to make sure she was ok. (She is fine now). We arrived in Interlaken in the rain and found our hostel - the Lazy Falken. That night Cleo, Liza and I ate at a local restaurant called the Goldener Anker and played Yatzee.
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