Day 6 - Germany

We entered Germany today, but before that had stop over at the Rhine Falls, which is in Switzerland. We reached here at 1030, after leaving the hotel at 0830.

The Falls, by themselves, are not very big (even though, the biggest in Europe). What has to be really admired, is the upkeep of the place, the surrounding gardens and the clean white water jostling down. A combination of all these, makes the falls, really awesome. There are also boats, which take you almost to the foot of the falls. A similar Indian Caravan restaurant, was parked here also and we had another cup of wonderful Indian Masala Tea here.

From Rhine, in Switzerland, we proceeded to the Black Forest in Germany (A part of the Black Forest ia also in Switzerland). On the way, we were informed that all the trees in the Black Forest were planted by the concerned departments, to have a uniform greenery in the forests. To imagine such uniform planting for several hundred square kilometres is mind boggling. The weather was extremely cold and windy. In fact, this was the only place, where I felt a bit uncomfortable during the entire tour (Just a bit though).
There is a huge lake here. We sat there and had our brealunch (the carry away breakfast eaten during lurch time in short) and some good Indian snacks.
We also had a demo of the manufacture of a Cuckoo clock (Cuckoo clocks are all made here). We have one at home, given to us by our daughter, Anu to remember her visit to this place. The minute hand of that had broken and I managed to take one of the same size, while viewing the demo.

We next proceeded to Heidelberg. Heidelberg has the world's best printing presses. Besides, there is a big, nice castle and the river Neckar flowing here. This is a good picnic spot. We had a stroll over here in the shopping malls. There are shops, selling Pav Bhajis and the Haldiram snacks. Got to know that the Indian population (especially bachelors) is sizable thanks to the software industry, especially SAP. We spent some time on the banks of river Neckar. Again, a very neat and clean place.
We then proceeded for dinner and night comfort. I was disappointed to learn that a few of my friends, who were in Bosch had come to meet me and left word at the reception. Spoke to them, before calling it a day.