The blackforest (pics) - not so black at all!

BlackHills said:
I also miss the Früh Kölsch :thumbup:
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I like your style!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:


Guess what we drank during the holidays!

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:D

It's what I'm drinking right now. There's no replacement. :thumbup:
 
Great pictures. When I was a kid, we rode the train through the black forest, Its not black at all. We didn`t get to stop, and I have always wanted to go back and explore.
 
DocArnie said:
I like your style!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:


Guess what we drank during the holidays!

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:D

It's what I'm drinking right now. There's no replacement. :thumbup:
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I hate you. :p :D Früh is definitely the best. I wish I could find it here, but unfortunately it's not imported that I know of. At least I can find Bitburger and Warsteiner, they aren't the same but sometimes you have to make do.
 
Thankyou for the picture of your home,its beautiful.To bad about the ham pictures though.
 
You know, the problem with kölsch is, that it's very sensitive. The fresher, the better. Time, transportation and temperature are important factors. Living near cologne, I'm close to the source, and it won't get any better than in the brewery near the cologne cathedral. Sounds funny, but it really makes a difference.
Bitburger and Warsteiner are good, but you're right, they're not the same as Früh. I'll drink one for you. ;)

I used to send barrels of Früh to a friend in Australia. He was always so happy, because he visited the brewery with us once and also said that it's the best beer he ever drank.


Guys, thanks for appreciating the pics. I just wanted to give something back after seeing so many beautiful pictures of your hikes. I simply love this forum and it's great members! :thumbup:
 
WOW! Great house, you're lucky to have unherited such a great place.

And great photos. I haven't seen snow in many years (almost a decade) so it's very special to see so much in your photos.
 
I don't really remember if I've drunk "Früh Kölsch" before, since I've drunk many different kinds of German beers and don't remember the names of all of them.
Until now, the best German beers I've drunk were during the "kulmbacher bierwoche". Strong good tasting beers, in 1L glasses, freshly tapped from HUGE beer kegs(fässer)

But next time I'm in Germany, I will certainly try the Früh out . Would be great if it turns out to be able to match the taste of our own Belgian beers :D
 
buckabee said:
Would be great if it turns out to be able to match the taste of our own Belgian beers :D
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In London, I visited a belgian restaurant with my dad, we tried some belgian beers and I found them great! :thumbup: I'm sure you'll appreciate Früh Kölsch! Bavarian beerdrinkers usually like it, too. Kölsch is close to their beer - not Weizen/Weissbier - but Helles/Vollbier.
 
Artiste De FM said:
Are you going to take pictures of the food within the high altitude restaurant?
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Next time I will! They have schnitzels, scrambled eggs (sounds unspectacular, until you see them), sausages, blackforest ham, ragout and other delicious food. The place can't be visited by car. It's always connected with a hike. :)
Artiste De FM said:
Hector is a Beautiful Dog.
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Thanks! He likes to hear that. ;)
 
Midwest Ninja said:
What do they think of those fixed blades over there in Germany?
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What do you mean exactly? My selection of blades or do you mean the legal status?
Well, I can carry everything I want with few exeptions. Balisongs and some automatic knives are forbitten. But my Buck 119 for example is perfectly legal and I can carry it everywhere I want.
Normally, people won't even raise a brow when you pull out a knife to cut something. The more tactical the knife looks, the more the experience might vary. ;)
Among hikers and hunters it doesn't matter what kind of knife you carry. But you can never go wrong with traditional materials. A grip made of stag or wood is almost never wrong.
What is considered a weapon and what is not depends on the gut feeling of a judge. For example, the nicker (my Böker is a nicker), a blade that is specifically designed to kill a deer by stabbing between to vertebrae, is not considered as a weapon, but as a knife for picknicking and hiking. But this isn't a question until you bring a knife to a demonstration and get caught with it. ;) Unless you're on a demonstration it doesn't matter if your knife is designed to be a weapon or not.

Besides that, a >4" blade is overkill in Germany. (I choose to carry it anyway, because I simply don't care what stupid people think)
Whereever you hike, you won't need to build a shelter or hunt for food. There is always some sort of restaurant/hotel around. We don't have any dangerous or venomous animals around, at all, though I wouldn't want to get between a boar and it's kids.
At the moment I use an Otter lockback with carbon steel to cut my food, even in a pub. I never get any strange looks.
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Very nice. I never made it down to the Schwarzwald when I was there.

BTW - In welcher Stadtteil wohnst Du? In 1981 wohnte ich in Buchforst und Muelheim.

I really miss the food.
 
@lambertiana:
I'm not living in cologne directly, but right next to it, in Bergisch Gladbach, where Heidi Klum comes from. ;)
Last weekend I used my Otter to cut a "halver Hahn" in the "Früh am Dom", I think you know what that is. :)
 
When I was living in Germany any knife was perfectly legal to carry, but ofcourse things have changed. It's still pretty good though, especially when compared with other EU countries.

The really cool thing was carrying semi auto 9mm CS gas pistols, legally ofcourse. I used to do that all the time even before I turned the legal age (18). And my balisong too.
 
When I was growing up I had a Norweigan Elkhound that looked exactly like that. Wow!

Thanks for the pictures and the memories that it brought back.:)
 
Great pics Docarnie , thanks for posting them.


I cant imagine eating at a restaraunt that is 300 years old , imagine the tales the walls could tell. :eek:

Nice dog too . :D
 
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