Catfished by Squirrels

The next morning, we drove into the town of St. Gallen, Switzerland, so that we could see St. Galle, the former abbey and current cathedral. The inside was large and domed, and pale green enamel fixtures were interspersed with intricate golden ornamentation. All of the wood fixtures were beautifully carved.

We wandered the town for an hour or two before heading back out and going into Triberg, in the Black Forest. We purchased a bag of peanuts, as advertisements about the large number of squirrels littered the entry to the trail. We walked up to Triberg Falls, the tallest waterfall in Germany, and looked down at the amazing view of the city. We did not, however, find any squirrels, which was extremely disappointing. Our next stop was the House of 1000 Clocks, since my mom insisted that we couldn’t leave Germany without a cuckoo clock. I was in favor of the floor to ceiling clock with a mill and host of wildlife creatures rendered in authentic Black Forest wood, but since it “was too big” and “wouldn’t fit on the plane”, we got a smaller one with moving squirrels and a deer head.

We next visited Café Schafer, the café that serves Black Forest cake made from the original recipe. The cake was incredible, but we didn’t have a lot of time to savor it, since the café was packed.

Next we visited Ulmer Munster, the site of the tallest church steeple in the world. The church was spectacular, but what really caught my eye was the Lego Munster, an exact replica of the church completed in 4 months.

We drove for a while, finally reaching our hotel and falling asleep.