The Wilson's: The Black Forrest

The weekend after school ended Micah decided it was time to purchase a cuckoo clock. We made the 3 hour drive to Triberg in the Black Forrest, and it was incredible. The first stop we made was to purchase our clock. We had the hardest time deciding! There were so many to choose from, old school or new school, one day, 8 day or battery. The list goes on. Ultimately we couldn't decide so we bought 3. I know it seems excessive, but they are all amazing. They wouldn't allow you to take pics inside the stores, and once we purchased them they were boxed up and again we didn't get a picture. We don't plan on opening them until we get back to the states to keep them safe. I picked out a 2012 limited edition Oktoberfest clock. Micah picked out one he liked with a slanted roof, both are 8 day clocks. Our 3rd is a smaller one day clock, it's one of the original styles.

This building is outside of the store that we purchased 2 of our 3 clocks from. If you look at the bottom left part of the picture you'll see a green stand with red on it. When you put money in it this clock works! The people are moving around and at the top people walk around also. You can see Luke and Tuck sitting at the bottom of the clock.

After we finished shopping we ate lunch, had ice cream and took a 45 minute hike to see the waterfall. The largest in Germany. Many people have made the trip to the waterfall, past kings and princes as well as American writers and musicians.