Today we took a bus ride over the bridge from Strasbourg to the city of Freiburg in the foothills of Germany’s Black Forest region. The old town centre of this city was founded in 1120 as a free market town, perfectly located on trade routes between the Mediterranean and North Seas.
When we heard we were going to the Black Forest we thought of tree covered mountains, but we got a nice treat instead. Our server told us it’s a ‘little slice of history’ that has been a specialty of the region since the early 1900s. Do you think we can eat it all?
Afterwards,
we came across an interesting red coloured building. We learned it is the Merchant’s Hall, one of the very few buildings that survived WWII bombings (a local tavern man threw wine to put out the fires). The four statues up high on the front are some important leaders from around the 1500s.
Carrying on our walk we discovered that there is still one of the city gates. We learned that a city gate was the town’s fortification in medieval times, but now it’s a landmark that reminds people of the city’s varied history and how it has been changed through the years and expanded for the city’s growth.
Well, it’s our last day on the ship, we had a wonderful evening with all our new friends. Then we had a special surprise entertainment by a couple called ‘Four Hands and Fifty Bells”. They play songs with cowbells, and got all of us to help with clapping and sound effects. It was so much fun!
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