On Saturday we went 'hiking.' Really, we took a gondola up the hill, wandered around at the top, and had lunch. We could either do this trip or go snowshoeing, and I seriously considered snowshoeing, but decided I would rather get to know people in a relaxed environment than while working out heavily. It was a good decision.
Gondolas
On the way up we passed these windmills. Apparently there was a big debate in Freiburg about whether or not the windmills could be installed on the mountain: while they are energy efficient, they are incredibly ugly. Efficiency won.
'Hiking'
The snow was so high! And it had definitely melted a little by the time we got there.
We had an awesome view at the top of the mountain. Beyond the branches of the tree on the right, you can see the town of Freiburg. The mountains in the background are France!
The other side was even cooler. The mountains in the background (the farthest back - they're hard to see in the picture) are the Swiss Alps. One of them is the Matterhorn, but nobody knew which one. All of the black in the picture is the Black Forest. Julia, one of the IES guides, says that it is very easy to tell what is part of the Black Forest compared to the rest of the forests in Germany because it is distinctly darker from afar.
The hiking group at the top of the mountain.
Carvings like this were all over the top of the mountain. This particular one is called the Spirit of the Black Forest.
Gondolas
On the way up we passed these windmills. Apparently there was a big debate in Freiburg about whether or not the windmills could be installed on the mountain: while they are energy efficient, they are incredibly ugly. Efficiency won.
'Hiking'
The snow was so high! And it had definitely melted a little by the time we got there.
We had an awesome view at the top of the mountain. Beyond the branches of the tree on the right, you can see the town of Freiburg. The mountains in the background are France!
The other side was even cooler. The mountains in the background (the farthest back - they're hard to see in the picture) are the Swiss Alps. One of them is the Matterhorn, but nobody knew which one. All of the black in the picture is the Black Forest. Julia, one of the IES guides, says that it is very easy to tell what is part of the Black Forest compared to the rest of the forests in Germany because it is distinctly darker from afar. 
The hiking group at the top of the mountain. 
Carvings like this were all over the top of the mountain. This particular one is called the Spirit of the Black Forest. 
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