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Anecdotal evidence. Adventures with my family - mishaps, surprises, stories and lessons learned. A travel/humour hybrid.

A lovely afternoon was spent wandering the old cob

A lovely afternoon was spent wandering the old cobbled streets, seeking out the ancient city gates (one of which McDonalds has managed to post its name on) and trying not to fall into one of the historic open waterways that run down the streets.

#freiberg #city #town #colour #street #arcitecture #germany

Freiberg market square is like something out of a

Freiberg market square is like something out of a fairy tale, each building a different colour and style, surrounding the cathedral.

Many buildings are reconstructions of the originals which were destroyed during the war, but you’d never know from looking at their pretty faces.

#arcitecture #colourful #buildings #historic #cityscape #town #germany

We managed to travel by train, incident-free from

We managed to travel by train, incident-free from Titisee to Freiberg.

We'd booked a room in a 14th Century sickle smith inn sitting prettily on the edge of a canal in the old town.

#inn #hotel #traditional #oldeworlde #freiberg #germany #oldtown

Although I was up for a full day of oasis lounging

Although I was up for a full day of oasis lounging, husband thought that realistically 2 hours on the slides and we’d be done. In the end we were there for 8 hours, an absolute highlight of the trip.
As we entered the oasis, the winter sun was shining through the domed glass roof and walls, bathing the bathers in golden light. It truly was an oasis. We walked like movie stars down the steps to find the water was as warm as a bath. Drifting towards the end of the pool, we were excited to spot a swim up bar!

As night falls, the place takes on its Club Tropicana persona (minus the music). A hot tub area in the main pool lights up in different colours (a bit like a cauldron). The swim up bar is comes alive with real flames (how do they do this?). It was time for a round of beer and pina coladas first in the hot tub under the palms and then outside under the stars.

#clubtropicana #pool #spa #badeparadies #oasos #leisure #relaxing #tropical #paradise

Christmas day afternoon was spent hanging out in b

Christmas day afternoon was spent hanging out in beachy deckchairs which had been set out on the edge of the lake, drinking prosecco from an outdoor stand which was playing Last Christmas.

We were on a strange beach/snow activity combo holiday.

#lake #beach #deckchair #relaxing #water #scenery #lastchristmas #lakeside #mountains #views #holidays

The Christmas Day sun was shining so which opened

The Christmas Day sun was shining so which opened up the possibility of a lake walk. An entire circumnavigation is about 4km – which is acceptable to adults but not teens, so we did a quadrant and walked back.

We wandered around the shops, which were weirdly open. Sadly not the ones selling food or drink.

#lake #sun #reflection #mountain #nature #walk #woodland #shimmer #cloud #holidays #winterholiday

We’d booked lunch at the Treschers Schwarzwald-h

We’d booked lunch at the Treschers Schwarzwald-hotel. It looked like a Swiss chalet and, despite being part of a fancy hotel, was charging a reasonable 55E for a 5 course lunch with prosecco.

The hoodie-sporting boys were a bit unsettled by the fact that other diners were wearing suits, but relaxed after spotting a few Christmas jumpers and being allowed daytime wine.

#hotel #retaurant #chalet #german #arcitecture #building #traditional #wooden #balconies #quaint #familytravel

The Christmas day itinerary was to see a brass ban

The Christmas day itinerary was to see a brass band at a local guest house, stroll round the lake and lunch at a fancy hotel.

As a Christmas miracle the formerly abandoned Boat house we had sought on our first evening had come to life and we ordered hot drinks in the cosy lakeside wooden cabin before heading off to the main event.

#cafe #traditional #building #german #archtiecture #boathouse #lakeside #wooden #quaint

Horizons lost to the mist in tobogganing sesh. D

Horizons lost to the mist in tobogganing sesh.

Despite being fully equipped (waterproof trousers, socks and gloves), our garments had reached their soak limits and were taking on freezing water. The elders headed to café heaven whilst the teens could not pass up the opportunity to create an igloo.

#mist #white #whiteout #toboggan #sledge #winterholiday #snowy #cold #winter

The rain-falling-as-snow at the top of the mountai

The rain-falling-as-snow at the top of the mountain theory was not happening. We carried our 4 very cool wooden toboggans up the mountain as icy rain lashed our faces. Teenage hoods were raised, possibly a first in the history of time.
A happy hour was spent trudging up the hill and careering down it. Despite the vast amount of hill available, there were still groups of small children to avoid half way down, causing emergency wipeouts. Snow on Christmas Eve, though – brilliant.

#toboggan #sledge #mountain #snow #winter #fun #winteractivity #familytrip #germany #blackforest #winterwonderland #fog #whiteout

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Cosette on Fun 7 day itinerary for your Schwartzwald winter holidayFebruary 4, 2024
We've done most of these snow activities in other countries and loved them. Europa Park is so much fun, we…
Jody on Fun 7 day itinerary for your Schwartzwald winter holidayJanuary 28, 2024
Great article and it looks like an amazing trip! That Black Forest cake made me hungry! lol.
Pam on Fun 7 day itinerary for your Schwartzwald winter holidayJanuary 28, 2024
Oh i love a snowy winter getaway! This looks right up my alley - such beautiful pictures!

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