Saturday June 20, 2026
Another 100 degree day. We'ré hoping the Black Forest will provide some relief so we're heading east toward the beach resort of Titisee (see = sea - or in this case lake). We should spend most of the day in an air conditioned car while still seeing some beautiful landscapes.
On the lower slopes of the Black Forest are farms and fields. Here farms aren't limited to town, but dot the landscape. I expect they were here long before there were such rules.
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| Large barn-houses like the one on the right are so typical of the Black Forest. What's new are the black solar panels covering the left end of the roof. |
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| so peaceful.... |
Titisee is a beach resort catering to tourists. There are boats and boat rides, there's a beach, there are lots of tourist shops and restaurants. Oh, and bierstubes (bars). Every restaurant has maximal outdoor seating, many with a view of the lake. The town was crowded with visitors.
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| Tourists need cuckoo clocks, right? |
Unlike most tourists, we have packed a lunch and sought out a park bench in the shade with a view for eating it. However, our goal here was to eat Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte - Black Forest cherry cake - almost as famous as the cuckoo clock. We found what we were looking for at the Bergsee Restaurant.
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| our lunch spot |
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| the restaurant sign |
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| view from the restaurant |
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| Black Forest Cherry Cake |
There is another lake near here - the Schluctsee - so our afternoon began there. Except we couldn't find a place to park anywhere near the lake. It was difficult to even see the lake through the trees and pull-off spots were rare. So our photos are less than stellar. After driving nearly every street in town, we gave up.
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| taken out of the car window as we were driving |
We took the scenic way back to Logelheim, enjoying the hills and valleys of the quiet parts of the Black Forest. Despite the heat, (it was only mid-80s in the Black Forest) we had a very calm and pleasant day.
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