we don't often do and that's pick up a rental  car and embark on a road trip in this video  

we'll be exploring Charming Lakeside towns the  water was calm and just it's so tranquil we'll  

ride the cable car to the highest mountain  peak in the Black Forest we are on the cable  

car getting ready for the journey to go up  we'll hike in search of waterfalls this is  

exactly my kind of place right here we'll stay  at a Historic Hotel with ties to a famous Queen  

and we'll either filled black forest cake  because that's precisely what you do around  

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what do you think of the new ride it's  awesome never been in a car that small halfway  

picking up our electric Mini Cooper we set off  towards our first destination ttj a small town  

in the Black Forest that sits on the edge of  a lake by the same name first things first we  

found a place to have a quick bite we decided to  have flam cooken the name translates to pie baked  

in flames and it's sort of like a thin crust  pizza this was the dessert version with apples  

raisins and cinnamon Just What We Needed before  jumping into the sightseeing how was that lunch  

thing oh that was fantastic it was just the right  amount of food you know I didn't want a big thick  

Pizza that kind of like puts you into an afternoon  Siesta that was perfect nice and light thin crust  

and the prices were very reasonable too 12 to  14 euros and it depended on what toppings you  

got and something I will add for anyone ordering  flam Cookin for the first time it is super thin  

crust so you can definitely eat your own  don't think like oh I'm gonna share this  

because you'll be hungry you can definitely  eat the whole thing I'd recommend trying the  

sweet one it was good and the name of the  restaurant I shouldn't forget it's called  

Zay Bleak so Lake View and you do get a nice Lake  View from there makes sense and now we're on our  

boat getting ready for our next activity we are  doing a little boat tour of TT Zay Lake TTC yeah  

since the leak is the main attraction in ttz we  joined a boat tour aboard Titus which is a replica  

of a Roman Galley local Legend says the lake was  named after General Titus flavius bespasianis who  

was Roman Emperor from 69 to 79 A.D he is  believed to have camped here during one of  

his many military campaigns he thought the place  was so beautiful that he named it after himself  

and so Titisee evolved into ttze how much is true  nobody knows but a cool spot to visit nevertheless

what have we learned so far on the tour Sam  is admiring The Villa he's like what you're  

talking to me you're talking to me apparently  the water in this lake is so clean that it's  

considered drinking water because they don't  allow any motorized boats only electric boats  

also there's lots of fish here yep and see people  fishing on side of the banks yeah and also on a  

fishing boat and they're rolling up oh the other  thing I should mention too is that on the other  

side of the lake there's a whole bunch of camping  grounds they have people out in their campers and  

it looks like a fun lively place to go camping  now let me tell you about the hotel we stayed  

at because it's not often that a hotel is the  destination so after the boat tour we drove to  

Hofgut Sternen Germany which is a Historic Hotel  in the Black Forest the hotel has had its fair  

share of famous guests including Marie Antoinette  who stayed here in May of 1770 when she was on  

her way to Paris to marry King Louis XVI there's  even a mural on the hotel depicting her arrival  

of course much has changed since then but we love  the rooms which were bright and modern yet still  

cozy but we didn't linger too long we dropped  off for bags and went out to explore because you  

wouldn't believe what's just behind the hotel guys  we have made it to our next attraction it is a gem  

and it is right behind the hotel we are staying  I cannot believe this but I'm about to show you  

the Ravenna Viaduct prepared to be blown away oh  how cool is that my gosh it is beautiful it is a  

Stone Arch Bridge you can actually see trains  going across every once in a while and yeah I  

was just reading a little bit of info apparently  back during the war they blew up this bridge so  

it had to be rebuilt but it is impressive and  it gets the name Ravenna from the French ravine  

um because we are kind of close to the  border with France check that out what

what

I don't know what to tell you other than this  is exactly my kind of place right here such a  

cool Forest we've got Mossy stones of  river flowing through old Fallen logs  

just so much Greenery and it feels so fresh  and so cool and the air is so crisp and it's  

just so beautiful the sun is starting to  go down so we've got like that really soft  

golden light all diffused coming through the  leaves and the trees penetrating the foliage  

it's amazing so so happy to be here like this  for me is right up there with the trip that we  

did to the German Alps to Berchtesgaden National  Park I'm putting the Black Forest right up there  

just love it and we're just starting like  we're just getting into the forest it's amazing

back at the hotel we also stopped by their  famous cuckoo clock the largest in the Black  

Forest Highlands complete with life-sized dancing  figures that emerge on the hour they even have  

a cuckoo clock shop so if you're looking for a  souvenir to take back home you know where to go  

oh and then it was dinner time they have a few  different restaurants on site but we ate at in  

the main building it is dinner time friends  we have been working up an appetite that hike  

was just perfect because not only was it an  appetizer of what's going to come with the  

black forest here in German but it also kind of  made me hungry too so we've arrived here at the  

hotel restaurant the menu was extensive but what  we decided to do was go for the four course meal  

we started off with some wine white for me  and red for Sam and if I can share one piece  

of advice for anyone traveling in Germany it's  to not fill up on the bread and no matter how  

delicious it is did we follow our own advice no  but man the meal that followed was so good and  

we were kind of stuffed but back to the four  course meal first we had a regional wild herb  

salad with cream cheese and an apple chutney next  was a creamy paprika soup with rosemary oil and  

dried chilies the main was pork tenderloin with  sauteed mushrooms and a rich Gravy Sauce with a  

side of mashed potatoes and lastly for dessert  creme brulee with lingonberries everything was  

Exquisite truly a feast of a meal and  a restaurant we would highly recommend  

good morning guys it is day two we have just  arrived at our first destination of the day we  

are in Schluchsee schluchis a beautiful Lake  check it out over there we're gonna go for a  

nice little walk enjoy some views and see where  the day takes us we've got lots of plans lots  

of places to visit but we're starting the  morning off with the cool relaxing stroll  

Sam of course needs his sunscreen because redhead  so he's just getting ready for that slathering up

is the largest lake in the black forest and if  you're up for a hike there's actually a trail  

that follows the perimeter of the lake however  we decided to do something different yes we  

rented a rowboat and we couldn't have asked  for a better morning to go out on the water  

well we have just rented a row boat

uh we need to figure out how this works forwards  forwards yep Samuel is going to be the runner  

and I'm just gonna sit here relax and  enjoy the view right yeah this is great

so a little row boat update that was a lot of  fun did you enjoy it oh I loved it thanks for  

the hard work yeah I mean it was easy the  water was calm and just it's so tranquil  

to tell you the price before I forget it's  15 euros for a half hour 25 Euros for a full  

hour and it's just a really good time so  yeah fun activity in the Black Forest yep  

foreign  

so we just went on a short little drive and now  we have arrived in the town ofSankt Blasien and  

of course the first place we found was  this Square where there's a sculpture of  

Saint blasius decapitated head because  he was a martyr the town is named after  

him and the cathedral that we're about to  go visit is also named after him foreign

foreign

so we just finished visiting the cathedral  the Dome super cool building it's all white  

inside just very bright minimal colors on the  the paintings and the dome but what's unusual  

about this building is that well it has one of the  largest domes north of the Alps really enjoyed the  

visit worth checking out if you find yourself  in this little town hey how was that visit I  

was impressive I can't believe the size of that  cathedral in a small town like it just felt like  

this is something that should be like in Munich  or yeah I really enjoyed it and it's just it's  

so peaceful inside of there it is it was really  fun to walk around and now onwards to lunch and  

lunch place is right across from the cathedral  not going for it at all that's great that's great

thank you okay we're at the restaurant sure  are so we've typically been having apples early  

but this time we're having rhubarb shortly  yeah I'm really excited for this because I  

really like rhubarb and pies I may have had  this as a drink before but I can't remember

that has some tartness and has a kick to it  I love it I actually prefer this to the Apple  

shortly this is my new favorite shortlist  friends my meat dumplings have arrived check  

this out it's in a soup yeah lots of bacon on  top the broth has a nice Aroma let's try that

nice thick dumplings love the bacon and tasty  broth to go along with it and I like that it's  

not too huge of a portion we'll be able to  have some cake later on in the meanwhile I  

got myself the goulash I wanted something a  bit smaller because there is cake to be had

time for the main event here we go I might  even tackle this we need a bit of everything  

the chocolate layer the cream the cherries the  black forest cake in the Black Forest here in  

Germany I hope we should have a bit more later  tonight are we gonna make a whole video with  

black forest a cute taste test well that was  lunch I really enjoyed it a lovely setting  

next to the river super popular very busy very  busy um I love coming to this town this is a  

great little place yes yeah but before we start  talking about the town I'm gonna tell you the  

price of the meal because people always ask  that came to 30 Euros and we basically had  

one appetizer a main a dessert two drinks and we  shared everything because we feel like sometimes  

we overdo it when we each get our own Mane yeah  to be honest that's a really good strategy we  

found when we're in Europe is that we if you get a  main or sorry an appetizer I mean in dessert yeah  

it's split between two people you kind of get  a little taste of everything exactly you don't  

feel like you're gonna be needing a siesta  afterwards yes you can continue sightseeing  

without crashing after all that sugar so  yeah that was good yeah enjoyed our visit  

and we are continuing on to a little hike and a  waterfall yes the Adventure Continues see you soon  

continuing our Black Forest Road Trip we drove  to mention to enjoy a bit of nature this is  

a really Scenic area with forested mountains a  sweeping Valley and Greenery all around another  

nice thing about this hike is that it's very  light and easy but offers big rewards if you  

drive your car up to the very last parking lot  across the road from alpof ambassafal you'll  

reach the waterfall in less than five minutes  alternatively if you can handle about 30 minutes  

on foot you can park in the lot just before  that and enjoy a Scenic walk through the valley  

okay so we are now going to do the Manson  Menzenschwand Schwarzwald Stube schwandor  

walk apparently this is going to lead us  to a waterfall by the same name so yeah we  

just parked in a little actually no the big  parking lot for Germany in a big parking lot  

um at the edge of town and now we're walking  on this road that we thought it was just for  

pedestrians but we've seen cars come through here  just never know what you're gonna get in Europe

oh shoot yeah we gotta go back no yeah yep oh  yeah yeah we forgot didn't pay for parking yeah  

you know what maybe we bring the car then since  we saw someone else driving oh another car coming  

how's the trail how are you enjoying  this walk I love it it's probably about  

10 degrees cooler in here than it is out in  the open sunlight it's so refreshing and it's  

a beautiful little nature trail I love that  the waterfall is actually not just one main  

area there's a couple sections to it we first  arrived and we're like oh wow that's it but  

no it's a trail that continues on further  upward and I also noticed there was a few  

other paths you could take so I think  you could do quite a bit of hiking here

thank you all right

we are on the cable car getting ready for the  journey to go up we drove to feldberg which  

is the highest peak in the black forest and  in the states so here we are the cost is 14  

euros per adult for the tickets and we're  going up did you notice anything a little  

different here friends oh somebody got a house  that's good on you I love it 40 euros it's  

pure pure wool not cheap but fits great and  gives me some sun protection here that would  

be a good Oktoberfest