And that is a wrap on Germany! 🇩🇪 Thank you so much for joining us in the Black Forest, and if you want to see us experience MORE of Germany, let us know where! We would love to return again in the future. Next up, we’re taking you on a small USA road trip for the remainder of the summer, so get ready for some video content set in the States! 😁 Tours and experiences we recommend in Freiburg im Breisgau and the Black Forest: 🎭 Freiburg: Guided City Tours with Actors - gyg.me/5w9137pr 🥾 Freiburg: Guided Walking Tour - gyg.me/gSskHEdj 🧺 Freiburg: Gässle, Bächle and More City Tour - gyg.me/7VAl3FGc 🍷 Freiburg: Veni, Vidi, Vino (Wine Hike and Tasting) - gyg.me/Bj4vd2E5 🎢 Rust: Europa-Park Entrance Ticket - gyg.me/nM1tdPFE
Such footage reminds me that we live there and mostly don't even really notice stuff, because it is just normal to us, but other people travel very long distances just to have an amazing trip to somewhere they have never been before. I live in an other region, the so called "Ermstal" in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, but there are also tourists from the whole world and every day they make me feel humble and thankful again, reminding me what a luxury it is to live where I live. Yes, the brown dough of the "Schwarzwälder Kirschkuchen" is soaked in "Kirschwasser" (Cherry Liquor with about 40% or 80 Proof). The hat with the balls is called "Bollenhut" and it's kind of an indicator. Red balls mean the lady is unmarried, black balls mean married, traditionally both hats are combined with wearng a black veil. Until the Chirstian confirmation, girls do not wear a Bollenhut, but they wear the black veil. Steep roofs were not because of strong winds, it was quite the opposite. A steep roof made snow slide off easier, which meant building cheaper with less material compared to building a stronger roof. But it also enlargened the attack surface for wind, which meant faster chilling, which meant more heating, which meant more wood for more heating, which meant more stockroom for more wood for more heating, which meant more work... you get the idea. The later solution was a steep top with a less steep bottom which seems to have combined the amazing world of rooftops the time back then. Wanna know how they moved these houses? They literally took them apart piece by piece and brick by brick, gave every single item a unique number and then rebuilt it all the way backwards. You're right, they made it a LEGO kit. 17:45 you found the "Maibaum" (maypole)
Sorry aber jeder "Arsch " der als amerikaneischer Tourist nach Deutschland kommt, landet in Baden-Württemberg oder Bayer und im Schwarzwald. Tatsächlich jeder. Die Frage " warum wohl " kann wohl nur ein von sich überzeugter Schwabe oder Bayer beantworten. Echt schlimm das daraus resultierende Bild von unserem Land.
Hello, I'm sorry to have to correct you. The houses don't have steep roofs because of the wind, but because of the snow. This makes it easier for the snow to slide off in winter and doesn't pile up. This means that the roof doesn't have as much weight, which could otherwise cause the roof to collapse in severe winters. Unfortunately, steep and therefore higher roofs are no help against the wind. That's why the older houses in northern Germany, for example, are built differently. They are often much lower and have flatter pitched roofs, because they are often exposed to the storms that sweep across the North Sea and the very flat land there.
@@huskynarr Better than Leipzig? Freiburg appeals to me since there is a lot of nature, and I've traveled to Switzerland a few times and like it. I need to find an IT job, but feel like there may be more opportunities in Leipzig. Leipzig is definitely not a bad choice, but I've been told Leipzig is getting over crowded. It is definitely a lot cheaper than Freiburg.
@@misternaem2103 IT Jobs here are rare and yes freiburg is expensive. Lower Costs for the flat than munich, but side costs like trash or dog Tax are up to 5x more than munich.
Greatings from the balck forrest. I often catch myself forgetting how beautiful this region is, just because it's normal to me, but it is truely magnificent. Glad you guys liked it.
I always love watching travel videos from the Black Forest as I was born there but now live in Australia. I get very nostalgic when I am watching these as I have fond memories from my childhood. A lot of the villages names end with (Bach) which means stream or Brook. People used to make little mock villages in the Forest with Nomes, model animals like dear and water wheels just like a small magical model village amongst the trees, undergrowth and mushrooms giving a real sense of wonder and magic to people walking past on the walking trails. I don’t know if they still do it. As a child it was just magic to have that on one’s doorstep. We kept Rabbits and chopped wood for the stove and our twice weekly bath from a water heater you had to heat with wood. And yes nothing compares with German Cakes.
I grew up in the black forest area and it still is to this day the place on earth I want to live in because its the only place that hits home to me. I dont feel comfortable to live anywhere else... its magical and have so many good childhood memories here. Really nice that it gets the recognition it deserves!! Proud german woman here, haha!
❤ Love too see. It's really nice to see people exploring my home, where I was born, enjoying the culture and nature, marvelling at it. It makes you feel like a little child again, discovering your surroundings yourself
Hello Chad and Claire, you definitely have to come to northern Germany too. There are the North Sea and Baltic Sea here. Many beautiful islands and coasts. There are beautiful mountains such as the Weserbergland, Teuteburgerwald, Wiehengebirge and the Brocken. Many old towns with delicious North German cuisine and special drinks such as Frisian tea. If you are in Germany again then come to Northern Germany.
@13:55 The romans did not fear so much fairies in the dense and dark black forrest, but more ambushes from local clans hidden in the forrest, where their usual open-field proof tactics did not work, and they were in disadvantage. Back then there was more wooden area and few roads, so getting to somewhere was not easy for an army.
Also a german teacher told me that the black forest was mostly covered with leaf trees at that time. They block more sunlight and the forest was even darker back then. They only planted those conifers later because they grow faster.
Funfact: With the big bowl in the middle of the desk and the spoon. There is a saying in germany when you die: Du gibst den Löffel ab / you hand over the spoon!
Great Video! Gutach is my hometown. I still live here. Nice to see the Vogtsbauernhöfe in your video. ❤ Hornberg and Villingen got these little waterstreams as well. Villingen is known as "little Freiburg". Hornberg/Schwarzwald (near Gutach and the Vogtsbauernhöfe) got a nice castle ruin with a restaurant to chill and enjoy the view over the black forest and the historical town. It is known for the "Hornberger Schießen". Which is very funny to watch. 🙂 Triberg is near by as well. In Triberg you can see big waterfalls and the biggest Cuckoo clocks of the world. 😃
So beautiful there and the cake looked so delish as all the food did. Safe travels and you two never disappoint. You two were made to travel and do videos. Always make us feel like we’re there Have an amazing weekend❤❤
One of my dream destinations. Went to Germany, Bietigheim-Bissingen, which is 40 minutes from the Black Forest, but on the first day of the trip I became really sick and didn't manage to eat, drink, or see many things.
If you want to see squirrels in Germany, you should visit larger cemeteries (esp. those with nut-trees), there's usually a lot of squirrels around them.
Amsterdam in the Netherlands is build on wood from the blackforest...it exists because they get this wood...the wood was transported down the rheine til Netherlands...little fact..!
I live there and yes, it is! But the best part is how convenient it all is. You got everything you need, including all kinds of shops, jobs, schools, doctors etc, and you don’t even need a car. (Sometimes it’s practical, but it’s not necessary.) Though, seriously: I could do without the humidity. 🥵
Gimme that Black Forest cake! 😍 We will definitely need to visit the Black Forest next time we're in Germany. It looks so beautiful and charming! What a great spot to "end it all" 😜
I'm glad you like our home (country). The trees in the Black Forest were very popular! Because of their straight trunks. Imagine that Amsterdam is built on a good 5 million (!) piles. Since a large proportion of the piles come from the Franconian Forest and the Black Forest, Amsterdam is built on a German foundation, so to speak - who would have thought that?
@@Michael_from_EU_Germany ? Welche? Originaltext 1568? Übersetzung 1582? Heute übliche Fassung? (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Het_Wilhelmus#:~:text=Text,-Adriaen%20Thomasz%20Key&text=Normalerweise%20wird%20nur%20die%20erste,den%20Namen%20Willem%20van%20Nassov.) "Wilhelmus van Nassouwe ben ik, van Duitsen bloed, den vaderland getrouwe blijf ik tot in den dood." Gibt passender Kontext zu der Frage zum verstehen?
12.58 She's got her cakeIt's so lovely to see , enjouing your time in germany. Thank you for that . I'm living in this country as a german for 56 years, but I never know how beautiful Germany kooks for foreigners.
Actually, these hats with the red things on top, the Bollenhut, it's still being worn on special occasions, it's not a black forest thing, it's a Gutach thin (which is one town inside the black forest, no other town does that, except for 1 or 2 smaller neighbouring towns, that have also adopted this tradition) and my grandma has those hats, including the traditional dress. She is from Gutach (I grew up 2 towns over, maybe a 15 to 20 min drive away) and when she was younger, women would dress up every sunday (and only on sunday) with that clothing. And the way it worked was, young women, who were still "available" wear the ones in red, married women would wear the hat in a version with black balls, instead of red ones. So, wearing the hat in red means, you are looking for a man. Also, the houses in that park aren't from 600 years ago, people lived like that in some places in the 50s and 60s, some lived like that for even longer, especially old people who didn't want to change. I have a grandpa, who sadly died long before my birth. He died in the 70s, never had electricity, for a fridge he had a hole in his basement, that was cool year round. This is not ancient history, my dad's parental house was close to that until he got us kids in the 90s (although he had electricity, but no indoor toilet). Then he just had to make some upgrades Modernity took a bit longer to make its way into the black forest, a lot of people lived in quite poor conditions until very recently. It is only very recent, that the black forest has become a wealthy region. Also, the houses aren't from all over Germany, just from different parts of the black forest. There is plenty of variety in architectural traditions just within that region alone. But it's not representative for traditional german architecture in general.
12:30 not wanting to be nitpicky here but the Neuschwanstein Castle is actually not as old as it looks. It was build less than 150 years ago if I remember correctly which basically makes it a fake baroque castle
Another reason why black forrest cake makes you so happy could be, that they put cherry-liquor into it - normally in the cafes it is not so much, but privately baked ones contain quite some alcohol... 😉
Aaaah Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte. I bake a lot and asked many of my german friends and colleagues what their fav cake is. I believe it might be the german‘s favourite cake😁 How can you argue tho it is so good!!
I personally would call Bienenstich my favourite cake. Followed by poppy and then rhubarb Streuselkuchen. Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte is also great but more of a whole meal than just a slice of cake for afternoon coffee and cake time to me. So it's a much appreciated guilty treat but I can't eat it more than a couple of times per year
I am german and only recently saw an old film about the many products that were made in the black forest like charcoal, carbon black for ink, timber and many other things I do not remember. So there were little huts all over the place and many looked like witch homes for sure.
You should get in touch with the Black Forest Family or now Type Ashton. An American family that now lives and works in Freiburg. Ashton did her doctorate at the University of Freiburg. She should have a lot to tell you. However, there are also excellent videos of her on TH-cam
The main function of the often steeply angled roofs is to keep snow from piling up on top to loads too heavy to carry. Rain and ice will also be channeled to the sides of the building to prevent possible injuries or leaks below.
Another great video guys👍 The Black Forest is cool, if I ever return I’ll visit the museum you showed us. If you ever return, you should check out Triberg. Gorgeous old growth forest with Germany’s largest waterfall, and squirrels everywhere! One of the most fun and beautiful hikes I’ve ever done. FYI if you like the fairy theme, then you should look into Rastoke Croatia. Our accommodation was built over a small river, about 300 years ago. It was cheap in late October, very cheap. You find yourself surrounded by waterfalls, it’s exhilarating! I think you two would love it, and do a fantastic video about this hidden gem.
Hello from Germany, excactly from Franconia. When you love little village's, stormy rivers, good Beer and Hiking with a beautiful landscape you must go to Franconian Switzerland. It is in the near of Bayreuth and Nuremberg.
A british newspaper once did a survey worldwide "What country would you like to live in". Germany made No1. A german magazin did a survey in germany "what town would you like to live in?" and Freiburg won. All of this is a few years back, don't know if it's still valid. Anyways i keep telling my kid, we live in the ONE town, the whole world would love to live in. Feels good.
It's so cool you came to my village with the waterfall and see that you like it, especially coming from a place like the US with its impressive and beautiful nature! You should have taken my dog with you, she's mad about squirrels and spots them all😂. No chance for hiding. Thanks so much for this beautiful video, all the best to you guys 🤗
I'm glad you enjoyed your trip through the southernmost part of Germany. But there are many, many other regions in Germany, and each has its own charm. You should really be traveling all the time. I live in Franconia. Nuremberg bratwursts, Franconian wine and good beer are all just must-trys. ...
Nice Vid, thanx for sharing. I love close to the Schwarzwald and I am often there, it is beautiful and wonderful for hiking. Not to forget the wonderful food and the nice people. You hit some nice spots, come back 😀
Thank you for the lovely video. Btw the liqueur in the Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte is Schwarzwälder Kirschwasser. It is one of my favourite cakes. But the best one was made by my grandmother😊.
@@ChadandClaire Hehehe, yes of course. Perhaps one day, if you come again to visit the other parts of Germany, you´re very welcome to try it. I am sure it will be a special reward for 100k subscibers at time. 👍👍👍
just a little thought I have to drop in: All of the houses you´ve visited on your museum tour are way older than Neuschwanstein "castle", which was build and finished around the 1880s, which means that it is "just" around 140 years old and a relative "new" construction (they´ve used concrete to build many parts of this castle) compared to most of the houses you´ve seen in Freiburg and many other german cities or small villages. Thumbs up for this great entertaining video! Nice to see you here in germany and thanks for visiting and uploading such a great video!👍🏼
Nice video! A tip to make your videos about specific regions, cuisines, etc even better: ask the locals how you pronounce stuff and maybe include a little snippet of them pronouncing it! it does a lot! For example Freiburg is not pronounced Frayburg but Fryburg like the verb "to fry".
Greetings from the Black Forest. Freiburg is not in the Black Forest, Freiburg is in Breisgau, it borders on the Black Forest. Breisgau is a region in the south-west of Baden-Württemberg between the Upper Rhine and the Black Forest.
Hello you two, visit Thuringia and the Thuringian Forest. Thuringia is also called the "Green Heart of Germany". And above all, eat the best sausage in the world, the Thuringian sausage, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm yummy. Greetings from DJ Mike from Greiz in East Thuringia, the pearl of the Vogtland.
Also fine and also good is the Schluch Lake and the TitiLake..And so also the"Glottertal"with the Building from the BlackForrestHospital in Glottertal where the succesfull TVSerie out the eightees was on taped aufgenommen "BlackForrestHospital"ln 1984-1989..It was in in many other countrys showed ..I belive..??
If you are looking for squirrels, go to a city park with old Oak trees. There you will most likely many of them. And those squirrels are accustomed to humans and often beg for nuts. In the forest you have to be very lucky to see them
7:26 These hats are part of a traditional costume which is still worn today in particular villages. The red balls are worn by unmarried women. Married women wear hats with black balls. They became the symbol for the Black Forest.
Those little rivers you saw in Freiburg are called Baechle and they keep the city cool in summer. Very useful. By the way, if you eat real Black Forest Cherry cake be careful, the cream contains some alcohol (cherry liquor at 40% alcohol)
@@ChadandClaire hi, as someone who was born and raised in Freiburg and has a tourist guide as a mother i have to tell you that the purpose of the Bächle is not to keep the city cool, even though that is as very nice side effect. When they were first built in 1220 they were used to fight fires and mainly to get rid of used water. After the city built a sewage system the Bächele lost their original purpose. Today the Bächle have mostly a historical meaning and are used to guide rain water from the streets into the sewage system In summer they are definitely used to cool off, you’ll often see people sitting at the Bächle with their feet in the water. But be careful, if you’re planning on cooling off: if you were not born in Freiburg and step into a Bächle you have to marry a Freiburger Bobbele, a person who was born in Freiburg - at least thats what the legend says :)
Starting a possibly long(ish) comment... 3:30 the artwork in the stones usually depicts what kind of business you're currently passing. Scissors -> hairdresser. Pretzel -> baker. Etc. 4:00 I went to school there. Unfortunately, my school has been torn down since then (Kepler Gymnasium, the old one!). It was kinda cool, on the other hand we never got "heat free" due to 1m thick walls... 5:05 you got it backwards. The bird is a cuckoo and the cuckoo clock is made to sound like him.
Glad you had a great time! Cute couple! Very positive & happy vibe without overly forced fake emotions as in many videos in YT which makes it very uncomfortable to watch. A new subscriber here and will follow your journey! :)
you had to visit the little place call wolfach and gutachtal....in wolfach ar a nice glasmanufactory with old tradition style to get glasses decration stuff and many more...right there are an place wher all the raftsman getting honoured...in gutachtal are the black forrest museum called vogts bauernhof, and nearby there is a barefootpark where you cabn hike barefooting over gras, stone clear mountain water and many more....also a summer toboggan run
Yes, I just talked to another person, who makes those Marino wool shirts here in Canada, he said you can wear it for 10 days or more before you need to wash it. Money well spent!
Awesome video of a great region! Fun fact: Black Forest Cake was actually invented in the city of Bonn in 1915, which is not even in or near the Black Forest 😆👌🏻
Yepp, traditional Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte has a very generous amount of Kirschlikör / cherry liquer in it. So it's definitely not something for anyone wanting to skip on alcohol. Many confisseries however opt for a non-alcoholic version as well. You got to ask around if you don't want alcohol in it. Again, yepp, Flammkuchen is delicious. Yes, it looks kinda like a pizza but it's definitely a far older recipe than pizza, as pizza with a tomato sauce as we know it was only possible after Europeans had discovered the tomato in South America. Traditionally the dough is rolled out really, really thin, covered in a garlic flavored crème frêche with baccon strips and onion. No cheese actually. It literally translates to flame-cake because due to its thinness and the very thin toppings it bakes very quickly. Basically a flame-kissed 'pie' if made in a really hot, wood burning stone-floored oven. That's where the similarity to a pizza is. Put it in the oven with a peal, and watch it crisp up. As soon as the edges and toppings show some color, remove. Otherwise it will be burnt. This was a recipe that was adopted in Germany from the Alsace and Lorraine region. Those two provinces had and still have a lot of overlap with Germany despite being French bordering directly on Baden-Würtemberg.
Next time you should visit Offenburg aswell 😊. It's pretty close to Freiburg. Between 30 min up to 45 min.depends if you take the german high speed train ICE or the Regional Bahn. Greetings to the USA
And that is a wrap on Germany! 🇩🇪 Thank you so much for joining us in the Black Forest, and if you want to see us experience MORE of Germany, let us know where! We would love to return again in the future. Next up, we’re taking you on a small USA road trip for the remainder of the summer, so get ready for some video content set in the States! 😁
Tours and experiences we recommend in Freiburg im Breisgau and the Black Forest:
🎭 Freiburg: Guided City Tours with Actors - gyg.me/5w9137pr
🥾 Freiburg: Guided Walking Tour - gyg.me/gSskHEdj
🧺 Freiburg: Gässle, Bächle and More City Tour - gyg.me/7VAl3FGc
🍷 Freiburg: Veni, Vidi, Vino (Wine Hike and Tasting) - gyg.me/Bj4vd2E5
🎢 Rust: Europa-Park Entrance Ticket - gyg.me/nM1tdPFE
Lovely video! ❤ I‘m a Spaniard living in Eastern Germany and I love it. However, I can also recommend you other places in Germany:
Northern Germany:
- islands: Rügen, Usedom, Hiddensee, Fehmarn, Sylt, Amrum, Norderney
- cities: Hamburg, Lübeck, Flensburg, Lüneburg, Schwerin, Wismar, Heiligendamm, Rostock, Stralsund, Greifswald
- lakes: Müritz, Tollensesee, Kummerower See, Schaalsee, Ratzeburger See, Plöner See, Steinhuder Meer
Eastern Germany:
- cities: Berlin, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Salzwedel, Quedlinburg, Wernigerode, Bernburg, Merseburg, Naumburg, Halle, Wittenberg, Leipzig, Meißen, Dresden, Bautzen, Görlitz, Zittau, Bad Schandau, Freiberg, Altenburg, Weimar, Saalfeld, Meiningen, Erfurt, Eisenach, Mühlhausen
- nature: Spreewald, Harz, Sächsische Schweiz, Thüringer Wald
Western Germany:
- cities: Aachen, Monschau, Köln, Düsseldorf, Münster, Detmold, Willingen, Winterberg, Warburg, Lemgo, Hameln, Alfeld, Einbeck, Northeim, Goslar, Duderstadt, Eschwege, Melsungen, Fritzlar, Wetzlar, Marburg, Limburg, Idstein, Wiesbaden, Frankfurt, Mainz, Rüdesheim, Bacharach, Koblenz, Bernkastel-Kues, Cochem, Trier, Saarburg, Neustadt (Weinstraße), Dürkheim
- nature: Maare (Eifel), Sauerland, Weserbergland, Edersee, Taunus, Mittelrheintal, Moseltal, Saarschleife, Dahner Felsenland, Weinstraße
You missed Lake constance. Only 1 hour drive to drive.
Such footage reminds me that we live there and mostly don't even really notice stuff, because it is just normal to us, but other people travel very long distances just to have an amazing trip to somewhere they have never been before. I live in an other region, the so called "Ermstal" in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, but there are also tourists from the whole world and every day they make me feel humble and thankful again, reminding me what a luxury it is to live where I live.
Yes, the brown dough of the "Schwarzwälder Kirschkuchen" is soaked in "Kirschwasser" (Cherry Liquor with about 40% or 80 Proof).
The hat with the balls is called "Bollenhut" and it's kind of an indicator. Red balls mean the lady is unmarried, black balls mean married, traditionally both hats are combined with wearng a black veil. Until the Chirstian confirmation, girls do not wear a Bollenhut, but they wear the black veil.
Steep roofs were not because of strong winds, it was quite the opposite. A steep roof made snow slide off easier, which meant building cheaper with less material compared to building a stronger roof. But it also enlargened the attack surface for wind, which meant faster chilling, which meant more heating, which meant more wood for more heating, which meant more stockroom for more wood for more heating, which meant more work... you get the idea. The later solution was a steep top with a less steep bottom which seems to have combined the amazing world of rooftops the time back then.
Wanna know how they moved these houses? They literally took them apart piece by piece and brick by brick, gave every single item a unique number and then rebuilt it all the way backwards. You're right, they made it a LEGO kit.
17:45 you found the "Maibaum" (maypole)
Sorry aber jeder "Arsch " der als amerikaneischer Tourist nach Deutschland kommt, landet in Baden-Württemberg oder Bayer und im Schwarzwald. Tatsächlich jeder. Die Frage " warum wohl " kann wohl nur ein von sich überzeugter Schwabe oder Bayer beantworten.
Echt schlimm das daraus resultierende Bild von unserem Land.
Hello, I'm sorry to have to correct you. The houses don't have steep roofs because of the wind, but because of the snow. This makes it easier for the snow to slide off in winter and doesn't pile up. This means that the roof doesn't have as much weight, which could otherwise cause the roof to collapse in severe winters. Unfortunately, steep and therefore higher roofs are no help against the wind.
That's why the older houses in northern Germany, for example, are built differently. They are often much lower and have flatter pitched roofs, because they are often exposed to the storms that sweep across the North Sea and the very flat land there.
This!
Don't be sorry. Because of comments like these we learn more! ❤
One good way to learn more about one's home country: Watching videos from foreign travelers. Thanks for the great video :)
I am so proud to live there. Best place to live on earth!
I agree, I once lived in Freiburg 😇
@@Ki-l7s It's nice to see how other people enjoy our beautiful city. You get so used to it and sometimes forget to appreciate it.
I've just been on holidays. 😊😊
@@huskynarr Better than Leipzig? Freiburg appeals to me since there is a lot of nature, and I've traveled to Switzerland a few times and like it. I need to find an IT job, but feel like there may be more opportunities in Leipzig. Leipzig is definitely not a bad choice, but I've been told Leipzig is getting over crowded. It is definitely a lot cheaper than Freiburg.
@@misternaem2103 IT Jobs here are rare and yes freiburg is expensive. Lower Costs for the flat than munich, but side costs like trash or dog Tax are up to 5x more than munich.
Greatings from the balck forrest. I often catch myself forgetting how beautiful this region is, just because it's normal to me, but it is truely magnificent. Glad you guys liked it.
I would absolutely love to see Germany!!!
Take a fly (when you have the Money),and come! We Germans wait of nice people....
@@marionmaier8152But only nice people 👌🏻 Assholes are not welcome and by the way, rumor says, we germans are very direct and not sugar coding 😅
I always love watching travel videos from the Black Forest as I was born there but now live in Australia. I get very nostalgic when I am watching these as I have fond memories from my childhood. A lot of the villages names end with (Bach) which means stream or Brook. People used to make little mock villages in the Forest with Nomes, model animals like dear and water wheels just like a small magical model village amongst the trees, undergrowth and mushrooms giving a real sense of wonder and magic to people walking past on the walking trails. I don’t know if they still do it. As a child it was just magic to have that on one’s doorstep. We kept Rabbits and chopped wood for the stove and our twice weekly bath from a water heater you had to heat with wood. And yes nothing compares with German Cakes.
I grew up in the black forest area and it still is to this day the place on earth I want to live in because its the only place that hits home to me. I dont feel comfortable to live anywhere else... its magical and have so many good childhood memories here. Really nice that it gets the recognition it deserves!! Proud german woman here, haha!
❤ Love too see. It's really nice to see people exploring my home, where I was born, enjoying the culture and nature, marvelling at it. It makes you feel like a little child again, discovering your surroundings yourself
Your video on the Black Forest is fantastic! You've packed so many great tips and must-see spots into just 48 hours. 😍❤
This truly felt like watching a fairytale!! Your videos are awlays so peaceful and relaxing to watch 🥰
Awh thanks guys!! We’ll have to chat again soon!
Hello Chad and Claire, you definitely have to come to northern Germany too. There are the North Sea and Baltic Sea here. Many beautiful islands and coasts. There are beautiful mountains such as the Weserbergland, Teuteburgerwald, Wiehengebirge and the Brocken. Many old towns with delicious North German cuisine and special drinks such as Frisian tea. If you are in Germany again then come to Northern Germany.
Ooooooh North Germany sounds WONDERFUL. We will have to explore that area next time!
@13:55 The romans did not fear so much fairies in the dense and dark black forrest, but more ambushes from local clans hidden in the forrest, where their usual open-field proof tactics did not work, and they were in disadvantage. Back then there was more wooden area and few roads, so getting to somewhere was not easy for an army.
Also a german teacher told me that the black forest was mostly covered with leaf trees at that time. They block more sunlight and the forest was even darker back then. They only planted those conifers later because they grow faster.
Funfact: With the big bowl in the middle of the desk and the spoon. There is a saying in germany when you die: Du gibst den Löffel ab / you hand over the spoon!
Ich schicke euch viele liebe Grüße aus dem schönen Nordschwarzwald, schön dass euch meine Heimat gefällt 🙋♀️
I really enjoyed your time in Germany. So beautiful. The architecture, nature, atmosphere, and you two were delightful! :)
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Great Video! Gutach is my hometown. I still live here. Nice to see the Vogtsbauernhöfe in your video. ❤ Hornberg and Villingen got these little waterstreams as well. Villingen is known as "little Freiburg". Hornberg/Schwarzwald (near Gutach and the Vogtsbauernhöfe) got a nice castle ruin with a restaurant to chill and enjoy the view over the black forest and the historical town. It is known for the "Hornberger Schießen". Which is very funny to watch. 🙂 Triberg is near by as well. In Triberg you can see big waterfalls and the biggest Cuckoo clocks of the world. 😃
So beautiful there and the cake looked so delish as all the food did. Safe travels and you two never disappoint. You two were made to travel and do videos. Always make us feel like we’re there Have an amazing weekend❤❤
Awh! That's very encouraging to hear! Thanks for cheering us on and choosing to travel along with us. Hope YOU have a great Sunday!
Yes, the black forest cake gets a shot of cherry brandy on the bottom layer. There is a version for kids too.
One of my dream destinations. Went to Germany, Bietigheim-Bissingen, which is 40 minutes from the Black Forest, but on the first day of the trip I became really sick and didn't manage to eat, drink, or see many things.
"that one bird sounds exactly like a cuckoo clock"
(that's why we named it after the clock: cuckoo)
yes, Schwarzwald is a really beautiful area
yeah named after the clock ;) ...
@@Ati-MarcusS ;)
the clock is named after the bird, but I think you know that by now ;)
It's always nice to see others experience the places you live in ^^
Ikr? It makes me appreciate it all so much more.
Gorgeous! Informative. Perfect! The Black Forest is magical , the black forest cake looks super delicious. Thanks guys😘
Awh! So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
If you want to see squirrels in Germany, you should visit larger cemeteries (esp. those with nut-trees), there's usually a lot of squirrels around them.
Great to see you have fun here in germany and in the Black Forrest. I hope you enjoyed the beer and the food in Germany. Your welcome.
The farmhouses in the vogtsbauernhöfe (open air museum) are not from different regions of Germany, but from different regions of the Black Forest ;)
Wow, this area is so beautiful! Freiburg looks adorable! 😍
It really is! You should visit someday!
Thank you guys for another beautiful episode 🖤🖤🖤
You are welcome 🙏 in Germany 🇩🇪 anytime Chad & Claire
Quality content on my day off, much love to you both from germany ❤ you both lighten my day up
Amsterdam in the Netherlands is build on wood from the blackforest...it exists because they get this wood...the wood was transported down the rheine til Netherlands...little fact..!
Freiburg is truly beautiful.
I live there and yes, it is! But the best part is how convenient it all is. You got everything you need, including all kinds of shops, jobs, schools, doctors etc, and you don’t even need a car. (Sometimes it’s practical, but it’s not necessary.)
Though, seriously: I could do without the humidity. 🥵
i dont think people understand how important the forest was for us here, it was our livelyhood and our place of peace
I would absolutely love to see Germany))))
Come visit us. Where do you live?
Es gibt nichts schöneres . I miss You, I love You...Black Forest.
Wonderful, just wonderful.
Gimme that Black Forest cake! 😍 We will definitely need to visit the Black Forest next time we're in Germany. It looks so beautiful and charming! What a great spot to "end it all" 😜
We have to explore part of Germany together someday!
Magical!
Thanks for sharing your wonderful adventures with us
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching and joining in on the fun!
I'm glad you like our home (country).
The trees in the Black Forest were very popular! Because of their straight trunks.
Imagine that Amsterdam is built on a good 5 million (!) piles. Since a large proportion of the piles come from the Franconian Forest and the Black Forest, Amsterdam is built on a German foundation, so to speak - who would have thought that?
Text der Niederländischen Hymne gelesen?
@@Michael_from_EU_Germany
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Welche?
Originaltext 1568? Übersetzung 1582? Heute übliche Fassung?
(de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Het_Wilhelmus#:~:text=Text,-Adriaen%20Thomasz%20Key&text=Normalerweise%20wird%20nur%20die%20erste,den%20Namen%20Willem%20van%20Nassov.)
"Wilhelmus van Nassouwe
ben ik, van Duitsen bloed,
den vaderland getrouwe
blijf ik tot in den dood."
Gibt passender Kontext zu der Frage zum verstehen?
12.58 She's got her cakeIt's so lovely to see , enjouing your time in germany. Thank you for that . I'm living in this country as a german for 56 years, but I never know how beautiful Germany kooks for foreigners.
Such culturally open, young people, wonderful. It's fun to watch you. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Greetings from southern black forest here
Ich bin auch aus dem Südschwarzwald. Woher kommst du?
@@max.power89 knapp 200m von der Grenze. Ziemlich genau nördlich von Zürich
@@edgargabriel6640 also ein wt'ler aus dem jeststetter zipfel? Grüße aus Lö ;)
@@max.power89 👋🏻
You have to try „Bananenweizen“
Its wheat beer with banana juice!
Woah! This sounds really interesting! Adding it to the list!
My home. I live a 40-minute drive south of Freiburg in a small mountain village surrounded by the highest mountains in the Black Forest.
Actually, these hats with the red things on top, the Bollenhut, it's still being worn on special occasions, it's not a black forest thing, it's a Gutach thin (which is one town inside the black forest, no other town does that, except for 1 or 2 smaller neighbouring towns, that have also adopted this tradition) and my grandma has those hats, including the traditional dress. She is from Gutach (I grew up 2 towns over, maybe a 15 to 20 min drive away) and when she was younger, women would dress up every sunday (and only on sunday) with that clothing. And the way it worked was, young women, who were still "available" wear the ones in red, married women would wear the hat in a version with black balls, instead of red ones. So, wearing the hat in red means, you are looking for a man. Also, the houses in that park aren't from 600 years ago, people lived like that in some places in the 50s and 60s, some lived like that for even longer, especially old people who didn't want to change. I have a grandpa, who sadly died long before my birth. He died in the 70s, never had electricity, for a fridge he had a hole in his basement, that was cool year round. This is not ancient history, my dad's parental house was close to that until he got us kids in the 90s (although he had electricity, but no indoor toilet). Then he just had to make some upgrades Modernity took a bit longer to make its way into the black forest, a lot of people lived in quite poor conditions until very recently. It is only very recent, that the black forest has become a wealthy region.
Also, the houses aren't from all over Germany, just from different parts of the black forest. There is plenty of variety in architectural traditions just within that region alone. But it's not representative for traditional german architecture in general.
12:30 not wanting to be nitpicky here but the Neuschwanstein Castle is actually not as old as it looks. It was build less than 150 years ago if I remember correctly which basically makes it a fake baroque castle
Another reason why black forrest cake makes you so happy could be, that they put cherry-liquor into it - normally in the cafes it is not so much, but privately baked ones contain quite some alcohol... 😉
Aaaah Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte.
I bake a lot and asked many of my german friends and colleagues what their fav cake is. I believe it might be the german‘s favourite cake😁
How can you argue tho it is so good!!
@@godSPARDA1995 Yes, it's our favourite cake.
Mine is chocolate cake ir strawberry cake 😊
I personally would call Bienenstich my favourite cake. Followed by poppy and then rhubarb Streuselkuchen. Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte is also great but more of a whole meal than just a slice of cake for afternoon coffee and cake time to me. So it's a much appreciated guilty treat but I can't eat it more than a couple of times per year
@@hmvollbanane1259 Bienenstich🔥 so geil
I am german and only recently saw an old film about the many products that were made in the black forest like charcoal, carbon black for ink, timber and many other things I do not remember. So there were little huts all over the place and many looked like witch homes for sure.
Yall that Black Forest cake looked SO GOOD! Beautiful video and the hike looked so peaceful too 💗
The first and last shots with the half-timbered houses are my home village Schiltach...I love living there and I'm glad you enjoyed your stay with us.
You should get in touch with the Black Forest Family or now Type Ashton. An American family that now lives and works in Freiburg.
Ashton did her doctorate at the University of Freiburg. She should have a lot to tell you.
However, there are also excellent videos of her on TH-cam
That would have been an awesome connection! Thanks for sharing!
I hope we see each other again in Germany. Great videos and you are such a nice couple.
Auf Wiedersehen
Maybe one day! We can't wait to visit again!
The main function of the often steeply angled roofs is to keep snow from piling up on top to loads too heavy to carry. Rain and ice will also be channeled to the sides of the building to prevent possible injuries or leaks below.
Here in the Scandinavia we have much more snow than in Germany, yet we are able to engineer all kinds of roofs that hold and don't leak
So interesting! Makes a lot of sense! Very smart design!
Another great video guys👍 The Black Forest is cool, if I ever return I’ll visit the museum you showed us. If you ever return, you should check out Triberg. Gorgeous old growth forest with Germany’s largest waterfall, and squirrels everywhere! One of the most fun and beautiful hikes I’ve ever done.
FYI if you like the fairy theme, then you should look into Rastoke Croatia. Our accommodation was built over a small river, about 300 years ago. It was cheap in late October, very cheap. You find yourself surrounded by waterfalls, it’s exhilarating! I think you two would love it, and do a fantastic video about this hidden gem.
Hello from Germany, excactly from Franconia. When you love little village's, stormy rivers, good Beer and Hiking with a beautiful landscape you must go to Franconian Switzerland. It is in the near of Bayreuth and Nuremberg.
Please come back.
We love it in Freiburg and are already making plans to come back to Germany soon! :D
I'm happy to live here. We have a lot of tourist the whole year, we really don't need more. So, please enjoy your journey just in privat 🙏
Im from Mexico . I would love to visit Germany... i want to see bavaria :)
Bavaria is overrated ;)
@@dirktimreinbold5821 Who says? A Bavarian?
Hi✌🏻 I live in Villingen which is near Freiburg about 1 hour away and we also have these small rivers that flow through the city.
Liebe Grüße an meine alte Heimatstadt aus Kanada 🇨🇦
Haha, noch n villinger hier..Ja und unser Münster ist nur halb so hoch..
Gruß aus Schwenningen du Spakken.
A british newspaper once did a survey worldwide "What country would you like to live in". Germany made No1. A german magazin did a survey in germany "what town would you like to live in?" and Freiburg won. All of this is a few years back, don't know if it's still valid. Anyways i keep telling my kid, we live in the ONE town, the whole world would love to live in. Feels good.
A bird that sounds exactly like the cuckoo clock. 😂😂 I'm dying here laughing. Bless your heart. 😊😊
It's so cool you came to my village with the waterfall and see that you like it, especially coming from a place like the US with its impressive and beautiful nature! You should have taken my dog with you, she's mad about squirrels and spots them all😂. No chance for hiding.
Thanks so much for this beautiful video, all the best to you guys 🤗
I love the username! Would have been cool to cross paths, and exploring the black forest with our doggos would be a dream!
I'm glad you enjoyed your trip through the southernmost part of Germany. But there are many, many other regions in Germany, and each has its own charm. You should really be traveling all the time. I live in Franconia. Nuremberg bratwursts, Franconian wine and good beer are all just must-trys.
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Chad and Claire! Hey there, Thanks for posting this video
Schwarzwälderkirschtorte is the best! :)
Hope you enjoy your time here in germany.
Nice Vid, thanx for sharing. I love close to the Schwarzwald and I am often there, it is beautiful and wonderful for hiking. Not to forget the wonderful food and the nice people. You hit some nice spots, come back 😀
Thank you for the lovely video. Btw the liqueur in the Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte is Schwarzwälder Kirschwasser. It is one of my favourite cakes. But the best one was made by my grandmother😊.
yes. And to explain "Schwarzwälder Kirschwasser": It is a fruit brand. In that case of course made from cherries.
Ummm can we come back and try your grandmothers cake next time? hehehe. Also thanks for watching!!
@@ChadandClaire Hehehe, yes of course. Perhaps one day, if you come again to visit the other parts of Germany, you´re very welcome to try it. I am sure it will be a special reward for 100k subscibers at time. 👍👍👍
just a little thought I have to drop in: All of the houses you´ve visited on your museum tour are way older than Neuschwanstein "castle", which was build and finished around the 1880s, which means that it is "just" around 140 years old and a relative "new" construction (they´ve used concrete to build many parts of this castle) compared to most of the houses you´ve seen in Freiburg and many other german cities or small villages. Thumbs up for this great entertaining video! Nice to see you here in germany and thanks for visiting and uploading such a great video!👍🏼
What an important note! Thanks for sharing this and reminding us of the incredible history of the Black Forest Open Air Museum! Thanks for watching!
❤❤❤ Absolutely love this vid ! So well done 😊
love your video - you're an amazing tourist couple, so open minded and gentle 💓
Nice video! A tip to make your videos about specific regions, cuisines, etc even better: ask the locals how you pronounce stuff and maybe include a little snippet of them pronouncing it! it does a lot! For example Freiburg is not pronounced Frayburg but Fryburg like the verb "to fry".
Now THAT’S a really good tip! 🙂
Nice to see my homeland. I live in a City next to Gutach, where the Museum is you’ve shown.
Im so happy to live in this area.
Nice Video Guys! Be happy and don’t let anyone bother you
Greetings from the Black Forest.
Freiburg is not in the Black Forest, Freiburg is in Breisgau, it borders on the Black Forest. Breisgau is a region in the south-west of Baden-Württemberg between the Upper Rhine and the Black Forest.
My ancestors came from here. I'm crazy about sausage and sauerkraut!!
The Museum has Hauses of diferent regions of the Schwarzwald, not from all over Germany
Black Forest Cherry Cake is the best cake in Germany!
Yes ,in the cake sponge is "kirschwasser" (cherry liquor)
Freiburg is beautiful was often here in my Youth cause Fam. lives near
Hello you two, visit Thuringia and the Thuringian Forest. Thuringia is also called the "Green Heart of Germany". And above all, eat the best sausage in the world, the Thuringian sausage, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm yummy. Greetings from DJ Mike from Greiz in East Thuringia, the pearl of the Vogtland.
Also fine and also good is the Schluch Lake and the TitiLake..And so also the"Glottertal"with the Building from the BlackForrestHospital in Glottertal where the succesfull TVSerie out the eightees was on taped aufgenommen "BlackForrestHospital"ln 1984-1989..It was in in many other countrys showed ..I belive..??
If you are looking for squirrels, go to a city park with old Oak trees. There you will most likely many of them. And those squirrels are accustomed to humans and often beg for nuts. In the forest you have to be very lucky to see them
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7:26 These hats are part of a traditional costume which is still worn today in particular villages. The red balls are worn by unmarried women. Married women wear hats with black balls.
They became the symbol for the Black Forest.
Yeeah, Happy 80k subbies to you! 🥰
Those little rivers you saw in Freiburg are called Baechle and they keep the city cool in summer. Very useful. By the way, if you eat real Black Forest Cherry cake be careful, the cream contains some alcohol (cherry liquor at 40% alcohol)
Oh my! Good to know.
@@ChadandClaire hi, as someone who was born and raised in Freiburg and has a tourist guide as a mother i have to tell you that the purpose of the Bächle is not to keep the city cool, even though that is as very nice side effect. When they were first built in 1220 they were used to fight fires and mainly to get rid of used water. After the city built a sewage system the Bächele lost their original purpose. Today the Bächle have mostly a historical meaning and are used to guide rain water from the streets into the sewage system
In summer they are definitely used to cool off, you’ll often see people sitting at the Bächle with their feet in the water. But be careful, if you’re planning on cooling off: if you were not born in Freiburg and step into a Bächle you have to marry a Freiburger Bobbele, a person who was born in Freiburg - at least thats what the legend says :)
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3:30 the artwork in the stones usually depicts what kind of business you're currently passing. Scissors -> hairdresser. Pretzel -> baker. Etc.
4:00 I went to school there. Unfortunately, my school has been torn down since then (Kepler Gymnasium, the old one!). It was kinda cool, on the other hand we never got "heat free" due to 1m thick walls...
5:05 you got it backwards. The bird is a cuckoo and the cuckoo clock is made to sound like him.
Glad you had a great time! Cute couple! Very positive & happy vibe without overly forced fake emotions as in many videos in YT which makes it very uncomfortable to watch. A new subscriber here and will follow your journey! :)
you had to visit the little place call wolfach and gutachtal....in wolfach ar a nice glasmanufactory with old tradition style to get glasses decration stuff and many more...right there are an place wher all the raftsman getting honoured...in gutachtal are the black forrest museum called vogts bauernhof, and nearby there is a barefootpark where you cabn hike barefooting over gras, stone clear mountain water and many more....also a summer toboggan run
Yes, I just talked to another person, who makes those Marino wool shirts here in Canada, he said you can wear it for 10 days or more before you need to wash it. Money well spent!
Nice to hear someone else agrees! I've been loving it so far!
Awesome video of a great region! Fun fact: Black Forest Cake was actually invented in the city of Bonn in 1915, which is not even in or near the Black Forest 😆👌🏻
What a beautiful video, greetings from Karlsruhe, northern border of Black Forest! :D
Yepp, traditional Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte has a very generous amount of Kirschlikör / cherry liquer in it. So it's definitely not something for anyone wanting to skip on alcohol.
Many confisseries however opt for a non-alcoholic version as well. You got to ask around if you don't want alcohol in it.
Again, yepp, Flammkuchen is delicious. Yes, it looks kinda like a pizza but it's definitely a far older recipe than pizza, as pizza with a tomato sauce as we know it was only possible after Europeans had discovered the tomato in South America. Traditionally the dough is rolled out really, really thin, covered in a garlic flavored crème frêche with baccon strips and onion. No cheese actually.
It literally translates to flame-cake because due to its thinness and the very thin toppings it bakes very quickly. Basically a flame-kissed 'pie' if made in a really hot, wood burning stone-floored oven. That's where the similarity to a pizza is. Put it in the oven with a peal, and watch it crisp up. As soon as the edges and toppings show some color, remove. Otherwise it will be burnt.
This was a recipe that was adopted in Germany from the Alsace and Lorraine region. Those two provinces had and still have a lot of overlap with Germany despite being French bordering directly on Baden-Würtemberg.
Thanks for sharing! This is so fascinating and i'm so glad we got to try it!
Wholesome per ushe. Thanks y’all. Beautiful sites🌻🪬🌈✨
Glad you enjoyed! thanks for watching!
Chad cheering you on!!!😂 I’m dead!😂❤
Hahaha i think she did a great job eating that cake.
WOW! amazing video I love it thank you
Next time you should visit Offenburg aswell 😊. It's pretty close to Freiburg. Between 30 min up to 45 min.depends if you take the german high speed train ICE or the Regional Bahn. Greetings to the USA
Greetings from Freiburg. ♥
Nice insights into Baden Württemberg. Next time you can explore Thuringia. 😊😊👍🏼