Day 3: Switzerland - Germany (Schaffhausen / Black Forest / Heidelberg)

19 December 2007, Wednesday

Temperature: 2 C

Routine schedule for Day 3 - Day 7
0500 Wake up, packing (automatic wake up without alarm clock coz every nite sleep at 8pm)0700 Breakfast

0800 Check out

1000 Arrived Schaffhausen and stop for a while to view the mighty Rhinefalls.

1100 Reached Switzerland / Germany border.

Fast Facts aboutGermany:

• Country Full Name: Federal Republic of Germany
• Population: 82,398,000
• CurrencyName: Euro Code: EUR Symbol: €
• Languages Spoken-Official: German
• Solar power is commonly used in every house
• Majority BMW cars on the road
• Government subsidies a lot on kids to encourage German to have more kids. Free insurance till 10 years old, free vacation (fishing, horse riding) for kids 3 times per year.
• 4 1/2 working days for German
  

Then a scenic drive through the Central Black Forest to Titsee ('see' means 'lake' in german) to enjoy German Black Forest Lunch - Germany fries, Pork Leg & German Sausage, Black Forest Cake, Special Beer.

After lunch, ice wine tasting by a handsome guy, who looks like Justin Timberlake. The wine is so sweet and easy to drink, so we bought one for CNY, it cost Euro 40 (RM 200) per bottle.

Before that, we visited a cuckoo clock demo center and we bought a medium size Black Forest Cuckoo Clock at Euro 168. The lady is so pretty and I take the opportunity to snap a photo with her.

Next we head to the University town of Heidelberg with its medieval castle. Enjoy a brief walk in the old town quarters and hanging around at Christmas Market. Tour guide bring us to try 'GLUWINE" (hot red wine), it made us feel warm in winter. We pay Euro 4.50 for 1 glass of gluwine (both of us sharing 1 glass) and the glass is belong to us. The glass is nicely painted with christmas deco and write there "Year 2007", it is a good souvenir to us.

Every day 4pm already dark, many shops closed, nothing much can do. So we have dinner at 6pm and direct check in hotel and sleep at 8pm. :P