Today instead of class, we took a day trip to the Black Forest and *pause for your image of the Forbidden Forest*…. now that you have that image, get it out of your mind! The Black Forest is absolutely beautiful and not nearly as scary as the land in Harry Potter. One of the great things about this program is the day trips that we get to embark on. We have gone to Munich, Black Forest, Strasburg, and soon Berlin. But today was one of my favorite trips and it didn’t have to do entirely with the Black Forest cake, but look how good it looks!!

Cherry, Chocolate, Perfection

And as the caption notes, it was perfection on a plate! Simply delicious. Although be aware, the cherries are soaked in alcohol…

The Black Forest is also home to some of the coolest attractions. We were lucky enough to go to a “roller coaster” park. The reason I put this into quotes is because it was not your typical roller coaster. The tracks ran along the side of a hill in the Black Forest and you were the controller of your cart. With my need for speed, I had the lever down the whole time. I almost thought I was going to fly out of the cart but I should trust the German engineering. You would think I would have learned to trust their knowledge after seeing all the amazing things this country engineers.

Location: Black Forest