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architecture, Black Forest, Black Forest Museum, cake shops, Furtwanger, Germany, holiday, Maria in der Tanne, Pilgrimage Church, Schonwald
We thought we would go and see what other nearby towns and villages were like so we travelled to Furtwanger on the bus. We took our Visitor Card with us and didn’t have to pay any bus-fare.
The weather was still cloudy and very cool that morning so after a brief wander through the town we found a café and had a hot drink (or in Elinor’s case, an apple juice) and yet more cake.
Fortified by our meal we sallied out again and found that the weather had improved and the sun was coming out. We discovered a little more of the town.
The following day we thought we would visit another village on the bus but before doing so we would look at a couple of places in Triberg. The Black Forest Museum was very interesting and was situated in the old Trade Hall.
There were musical instruments ….
..and another orchestrion!
There were displays of Black Forest Costumes….
….and lots of clocks!
There was even a rather old and dangerous-looking bob-sleigh!
There were exhibits from the local straw-braiding industry and the local glass industry. A large room was full of information about the Black Forest Railway constructed in the 19th century which has two innovative terminal loops with 39 tunnels that overcame the altitude differences – there is nearly 600 metres difference in height between a couple of the towns. There was a diorama made in the 1950s that shows this double loop in great detail.
There were reconstructions of workshops and rooms in houses with authentic furniture and tools.
We had a wonderful time in the museum!
We then visited the Pilgrimage Church of Maria in der Tanne (Mary in the Forest). Many years ago, so legend has it, a girl was cured of an eye disease when she bathed it in the spring water nearby. The following year a man was cured of leprosy by washing in the spring water. He was grateful and placed a figure of the Virgin Mary in a niche in a fir tree. The place was forgotten about for about a hundred years until three soldiers rediscovered it after having heard some beautiful singing and followed the sound to the fir tree. The spring and fir tree became a place of pilgrimage and the church was built in the 18th century.
We then caught the bus to Schonwald, a pretty village where we had hoped to have some lunch. Unfortunately, we got there too late. We had some coffee and a short walk instead.
We returned to Triberg and to our hotel for a rest before our evening meal.
Thanks for visiting!
markspitzerdesigns said:
You had me at the cake – but I enjoyed the rest of the tour as well
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Mark!
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margaret21 said:
Beautiful. It’s so many years since I visited the Black Forest. I must go back!
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Margaret. This was my first visit to the area though I’ve been to Germany a few times before. It’s a lovely place!
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susanpoozan said:
What an interesting day, I loved all those clocks.
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Susan. There were hundreds of them – I was only able to photograph a fraction of the total.
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quietsolopursuits said:
I was wowed by the museum, with the clocks, the costumes, and especially the orchestrion! But then, you topped that with the fabulously ornate church! Thank you very much for the video of the orchestrion, it struck me as I listen just what lengths people used to go to in order to reproduce music, something that we take for granted these days.
Oh, I almost forgot, the towns and views around them were pretty cool too.
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you very much Jerry! We also were made to think about how easy it is for us to access music these days. In remote towns and villages that were visited by travelling musicians very infrequently, and with no band of their own, an orchestrion or a pianola must have been a real treasure.
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KerryCan said:
I always like photos of cake! The museum and church both look very impressive–it’s interesting to see how distinctive that Black Forest style is!
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Kerry! The style is very distinctive – I’ve seen nothing like it anywhere else. Glad you liked the cake! 😉
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unionhomestead said:
Nothing beats exploring a new place by jumping on a local bus. Loved the orchestrion!
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Sharon! I really wanted to get closer to the orchestrion and film all the instruments but the young couple had been the ones to pay 1 Euro to hear it and I didn’t want to muscle them out of the way!
We always try to use the local public transport if possible – it’s the best way to get to see the sights and it forces us to use our German/French etc which is good for us!
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unionhomestead said:
Some of our best travel stories come from shared bus journeys 🙂
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clarepooley33 said:
An intriguing reply! I want to know more 🙂
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unionhomestead said:
In the words of the late K Everett, My lips are sealed 😊
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clarepooley33 said:
🙂
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Jill Weatherholt said:
Thanks for taking us along, Clare. Your photographs are wonderful. Oh my, that church altar is unbelievable. Great post, my friend! ❤
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Jill. I was absolutely astounded by the altar! So much work had gone into it and the colours and gold-leaf on it were so bright. Have a good week xx
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colorpencil2014 said:
What a great Holliday this was!!! But oh myohmyohmy…those cakes!! Xoxoxox
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clarepooley33 said:
The cakes were scrummy! We really missed them when we got home!
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Lavinia Ross said:
Such beautiful, ornate buildings! The kind of craftsmanship that went into them is something one doesn’t see much of any more. Thank you for the tour, Clare!
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Lavinia. It is good to see buildings built with care and real skill.
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Beckarooney said:
What beautiful architecture, especially the church. The surrounding landscape looks wonderful too, a fabulous tour! You can’t go wrong with cake 😉 x
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Becky! We enjoyed cake nearly every day we were there!
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Liz said:
Stunning images – I want to visit even more now! 😀
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Liz!
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New Hampshire Garden Solutions said:
I think I’d have a very hard time paying attention to the sermon in that church. It’s beautiful!
The street lights are certainly futuristic. What a contrast to the obvious age of the town they’re in.
The cake looked yummy but I’m glad I was far away from it. It looks like each slice would have meant a few miles of walking.
I’m surprised you didn’t see any wood carving. (Or maybe you did) Black forest wood carvers are known the world over for their beautiful carvings.
Someday if I ever have the time and money I’d like to go there.
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Allan. We did see some wood-carving there and I tried to take photos but they weren’t successful. We made sure we did plenty of walking to counteract the effects of the cake!
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New Hampshire Garden Solutions said:
To bad they didn’t come out but it happens.
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tootlepedal said:
What a splendid altar. I love the town architecture not least because it reminds me of models of buildings just like that which you could buy for model railway layouts.
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clarepooley33 said:
I know exactly what you mean. My brother had some of those buildings!
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Lisa G. said:
I enjoyed the concert – what an interesting contraption! So, the church is Catholic? Very pretty. It looks like the Black Forest area has a lot of charm.
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Lisa! Yes the whole of southern Germany is mainly Catholic and the church was beautiful and so well loved.
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Karen's Nature Art said:
Looks like a beautiful place to visit!
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clarepooley33 said:
It was really beautiful there. Thank-you Karen.
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Ste J said:
More awesome headgear I see, hint hint. I love the organ and how such a healing place could be forgotten! Everywhere looks beautiful, my feet are itchy.
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clarepooley33 said:
I think you may be referring to the hat made of Christmas baubles and other bits of bling! Just like never having the time to read all the books we want to, we have realised we are never going to be able to visit all the places we want to either.
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Ste J said:
That is the very piece of sexy headgear I mean, although I quite enjoy those novelty hats. I just spent way too much time looking at comedy hats, what a way to spend a Friday morning. There is too much of everything, although travelling vicariously throgh my fellow bloggers, helps satiate my curiosity, if not my desire to head on out there.
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womanseyeview said:
Great tour – thank you! Once again I’m very impressed by your inclusion of video in your blog>
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you very much.
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quercuscommunity said:
Interesting place, and so much to see. Cake looks great but I’m concerned by the lack of pork products. It’s tempting, I know, but you can’t live on cake!
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clarepooley33 said:
The pork products weren’t on the plate long enough for us to take photos!
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quercuscommunity said:
Good to hear! 😉
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Cynthia Reyes said:
That looks like a great tour, Clare. Thanks for taking us on it with you via your tales and the beautiful pictures. What a pretty place! And I see that when one is in the Black Forest, one must have cake. Did you also have Black Forest ham?
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Cynthia – yes cake is compulsory there!
I didn’t get to try the ham while we were there. By half way through the week I had had so much meat, all I wanted was fruit and salad! (and cake).
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Kate R said:
This was a lovely tour Clare. I’m glad the sun came out for you as it really does look like a pretty place, but at least if there wasn’t sun there looks like there was no shortage of lovely cake!! I loved all the interesting things in the museum and the sound of the orchestron was so jolly….I wonder what that was originally used for. Beautiful architecture in the church too. So glad you had a lovely trip there.
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you so much Kate. I think the orchestrion was used like juke-boxes were in my youth! It wasn’t always easy to get musicians and bands to these remote villages and if someone (inn-keeper or rich farmer) had one, people would be able to dance or sing.
Hope you are having a good week.
Clare x
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Charlotte Hoather said:
What a fabulous holiday Clare 💕
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clarepooley33 said:
It was! Thank-you Charlotte.
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sherijkennedyriverside said:
It looks like a wonderful time! Thanks for sharing so many beautiful and interesting pictures. I must say the cake looks good too. It’s almost lunch time here. 🙂
It’s been a while since I visited your blog…summer gets so busy sometimes, but I’m glad I came by to see what you’ve been up to. I’ll catch up some more soon. -sheri
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Sheri 🙂
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Sheryl @ Flowery Prose said:
Absolutely wonderful! What a fantastic trip you had…you saw so many fascinating things!
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you. We managed quite a lot in the week we were there. It seems months ago now 😦
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Jane said:
What a fantastic trip you had, Clare. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to visit the area. You saw so many interesting things! I can imagine it was very tiring though by the end. Sometimes you need a holiday to recover from the holiday! I am 5/8 German so I hope one day to visit my relative’s country. Thank you for the wonderful pictures from your trip. 🙂
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Jane. Yes it was a fabulous holiday and as we were only there for a week we didn’t get too tired. We would have liked to stay longer and visit more places especially as the weather improved during the second half of the week! Germany is a beautiful country – I’ve visited it a few times.
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