The Black Forest

The Zaisers share a holiday house in the Black Forest with their family and we went there for Easter. The drive there was along the Autobarn for the first half then along narrow winding roads for the second half. I was expecting it to be dense forest most of the way to their house, but there are many open spaces throughout the areas of Pine Trees.
The house is very old and quite big, the ceilings are low, the passages narrow and the rooms relatively small. It is heated using a wood fire that can heat the two mai rooms very  effectively and the rest of the house a little bit. They also have general heating for the rest of the house in winter.

The old Black Forest house, it is really built for snow.

The view looking out of the front windows

Easter was pretty similar to Australia, just with a bigger and better easter egg hunt. I probably ate way too much chocolate that weekend for not being on the bike! We went for a walk, rock hopping up a really green mossy river then through the countryside to grren fields at the top of a knoll. Jakob'sfamily have this tradition where you take hard boiled eggs with you and see who can get their egg the furthest without breaking it - you can take many small throws if you have the patience. I think I came fourth. Then we ate what was left off the eggs on top of a hill looking towards the Swiss Alps (unfortunately it was cloudy so there was no Alps to see). The rest of the day was spent playing table soccer and relaxing.
It is soo green and lucious in the Black Forest and also all over Germany. I wish we had that colour in Australia. But then it rains more over here, I don't think I would be willing to sacrifice my bike riding ;)