Germany’s Highest Waterfalls and a new member to the family, no not what you are thinking

We went to Triberg purely because it had the highest waterfalls in Germany. The waters of the Gutach plunge over 160m in seven cascades into the valley below. We had a visitor card from the hotel so we were able to get in for free, but after 5pm or 6pm (can’t remember the time), it seems like you can get in for free as there is no barrier or guard preventing you from getting in.

Not a big plunging type of waterfalls but majestic nonetheless

Mesmerizing black forest

We ended up going to the waterfalls three times during our stay as there was really nothing much to do in the town other than visiting the waterfalls. There were hiking trails around the waterfalls so we did some of that. We also wanted to do the high rope course as well but it was never opened no matter what time we went, so in the end we gave up.

Had a "Return of Gandalf " moment here

One thing we did manage to do, or rather I managed to do, was eating black forest cake! Haha… since we were in that region, I thought we had to eat black forest cake in the black forest region and that’s what we did. I seemed to recall that black forest cakes were quite the thing in Singapore a long time ago, now they seemed to have disappear underneath all the macaroons/ cupcakes creations that are so in fashion now. It’s a pity though as I think those are really just for display and not so much for eating. Another thing to do was to buy a cuckoo clock, but we didn’t do that as I didn’t really fancy having something clucking at me every hour.

Black forest cake!!!

And lastly, say hello to Bonn, Haribo Bonn. Bonn was born in Germany, and his first name is Haribo and last name Bonn.

Bonn, not shaken not stirred, just sweetened

We picked him up when we went mad and bought all those sweets in Bonn. I thought he looked rather cute with his tuft of hair and asked CS whether he would like one. So now, he’s part of the family and joins our group of Totoros in the car and having an adventure with us. His picture is taken in the Black Forest, don’t you think the green background suits him so perfectly?

We were fortunate to get to savor the wonderful and beautiful food at Parkhotel Wehrle, Triberg