{"id":9255,"date":"2019-11-25T10:25:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T10:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=9255"},"modified":"2019-11-25T10:25:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T10:25:00","slug":"breisach-german","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/2019\/11\/25\/breisach-german\/","title":{"rendered":"Breisach, German"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our first full day on the Sigyn was a Breisach, German, the &#8220;gateway to the Black Foreset.&#8221;  Breisach is built on a basalt rock outcropping in the Rhine plain.  It is located in one of the warmest parts of German, across the river from French Alsace, which is famous for its wine growing.  Breisach, too, can boast about its winter; it is home of Europes largest cellars, which a storage capacity of more than 160 million liters.  The most prominent landmark of Breisach is the Romanesque-Gothic St. Stephen&#8217;s Cathedral , built between the 13th and 13th centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We took the included excursion into the Black Forest, which is actually a mountain range.  Due to weather, we were not allowed to hike the Black Forest trails, so we instead viewed a glass blowing a cuckoo clock demonstration in a tourist area in the Black Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMGP7413-1024x678.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9251\" width=\"512\" height=\"339\" \/><figcaption>A view of the Black Forest from our bus window.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMGP7420-1024x678.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9242\" width=\"512\" height=\"339\" \/><figcaption>Sheep seen from our bus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMGP7400-1024x678.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9241\" width=\"512\" height=\"339\" \/><figcaption>The Black Forest Village tourist trap where we saw the glass blowing and cuckoo clock demos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMGP7406-678x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9240\" width=\"339\" height=\"512\" \/><figcaption>The &#8220;newlyweds.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMGP7404.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9252\" width=\"392\" height=\"536\" \/><figcaption>The not-so-newly weds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMGP7397-678x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9246\" width=\"339\" height=\"512\" \/><figcaption>The people danced around the clock on the half hours.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the afternoon, Candy and Nicole went on the tour of Medieval Colmar tour, but Greg and I took the WWII Colmar excursion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMGP7423-1024x678.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9247\" width=\"512\" height=\"339\" \/><figcaption>The site of Audie Murphys one-man stand against the Germans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMGP7428-1024x678.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9254\" width=\"512\" height=\"339\" \/><figcaption>Our guide, Malcolm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMGP7425-1024x678.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9248\" width=\"512\" height=\"339\" \/><figcaption>A plaque at the Audie Murphy site.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMGP7468-678x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9245\" width=\"509\" height=\"768\" \/><figcaption>One of the many dioramas at the WWII, Colmar museum.  This was an interesting chapter of WWII history that I didn&#8217;t know much about until this trip.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMGP7459-1024x678.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9244\" width=\"512\" height=\"339\" \/><figcaption>Another diorama.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMGP7435-1024x678.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9243\" width=\"512\" height=\"339\" \/><figcaption>Greg and me in one of the Alsacians towns we passed through during our travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMGP7441-1024x678.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9266\" width=\"512\" height=\"339\" \/><figcaption>A French Sherman that was knocked out by the Germans and was on display in a French town.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0806-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9258\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" \/><figcaption>A church in Medieval Colman where Candy and Nicole toured.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0804-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9268\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" \/><figcaption>A woman Medieval Colmar passing out coconut macaroons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0800-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9261\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" \/><figcaption>The town was beginning to decorate for Christmas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0803-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9267\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" \/><figcaption>Another view of Christmas decorations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0801-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9264\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" \/><figcaption>The tour guide herds cats.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0795-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9269\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" \/><figcaption>One of the early versions of the Statue of Liberty.  This was the town in which the sculptor lived.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_6941-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9250\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" \/><figcaption>Nicole and Candy in the lounge back on board.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_6942-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9249\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" \/><figcaption>Candy disproving new alcoholic treats under the expert tutelage of Nicole.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0815-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9263\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" \/><figcaption>The evening&#8217;s entertainment consisted of a glass blowing demonstration in the lounge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a good, but long, first full day aboard ship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our first full day on the Sigyn was a Breisach, German, the &#8220;gateway to the Black Foreset.&#8221; Breisach is built on a basalt rock outcropping in the Rhine plain. It is located in one of the warmest parts of German, across the river from French Alsace, which is famous for its wine growing. 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