Cuckoo

6 tons with an 8 meter pemdelom....that is how big this cuckoo clock was.  It took five years to build this clock and it is the largest cuckoo clock in the world.  The inside is three stories high and you can go inside and see all the gears turning.  This clock is in the middle of Black Forest, on the outskirts of town.  And, sure enough, on every hour the cuckoo bird makes its appearance.  Cuckoo clocks are also sold here and you can tell it is from Black Forest due to the two wooden pine cones hanging from the bottom.  On the back of the store, there is another large clock.  For this one you put a Euro in and the cuckoo clucks and wooden people are rotated around to the tune of Edelweiss. 

After seeing the clock, we headed into the town of Triberg.  It is placed on the hill and town is beautiful.  At the back of the town is the path to the waterfall, which allowed Triberg to be one of the first towns in Germany to have electricity.  Leading up to the waterfall is an avenue of flags.  America was represented among them. 

The waterfall itself is one of the tallest in all of Germany and is a series of waterfalls, not just one.  For every drop, you had to hike farther up the really steep hill.  They were absolutely beautiful. The air was so pure and fresh there since you are in the middle of the forest. Fact: Ernst Hemingway, the author, has visited these falls.

Culture:

I saw a Honda CRV today.

For every "round" birthday (30,40,50, etc) one plants a special kind if tree.

There are parking spots for women only.  They are wider so women can get their kids out more easily.  Today there was a reporter in the parking lot interviewing the major of Triberg about the new man only parking spot.

There are black squirrels in the Black Forest.

I saw a Best Western.

Cops don't pull you over for speeding.  There are hidden cameras that take a picture and the ticket is mailed to your house.