Today we drove deep into the Black Forest ... in search of the rare Cuckoo Clock ... ok ok not so rare once you get there!
The drive was up a very winding narrow road and we arrived in the village of
Triberg Germany. Triberg is famous for waterfalls and cuckoo clocks ...
Linda and I decided to trek up to the Triberg waterfall ...
I had seen a cuckoo clock I really liked in the
House of 1000 Clocks but it was very expensive ... we went next door and the shop turned out to be an outlet of a clockmaker down the road ... this particular maker did his own work, by hand, and sold only his designs thru his shop. The girl in the shop suggested we go to see him ... we did ...
The
House of Black Forest Clocks was a very interesting place ... we got to visit the clock maker in his workshop and spoke at length with him about his craft and family. He is a 6th generation clock maker ...
His workshop ...
The clock maker Adolf Herr giving Carolyn a lesson in clock making ...
and with Woodie and Linda ...
One of a couple of workbenches in what is a pretty crowded shop ...
This is the clock we bought ... it's really very cool ...
Also in Herr Herr's shop were cool beer steins ...
and handmade grandfather clocks ...
I really liked these steins ...
This is a GIANT cuckoo clock outside the store/shop ...
... it all works ... things move and it has a really loud "cuckoo".
It was a very cool day!
Brandilina says:
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! What a very cool day!!! Bet you NEVER had "meet a cookoo clock maker in Germany" on your bucket list! This unexpected adventure makes me very excited! It sounds like how we ended up with 10 place settings from Mexico - a happy adventure that adds to the family story! I think I have reached my exclamation mark quota, but very excited to hear the whole story! (I was wrong, I had another "!") safe travels and enjoy the last few days of your adventure :-)
As much as I love soaring mountains, I think Triberg is the best so far. Smuggle back a bottle of the local beer.
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