click here: pics of titisee :: freiburgIf you ever get an opportunity to visit Germany, you definitely want to visit Freiburg. And if you like to drive, rent a convertible and purchase a navigation system. Trust me. I’ve been there twice so far and have been tickled by the beauty of this city both times. The boy in you will love driving the winding back roads within the heart of the black forest. Wimps like me will need a dramaine pill and access to a brown bag.
We rented a furnished apartment from Marko’s landlord in Titisee-Neustadt, which is about 30 minutes drive from Freiburg, for 35 Euro a night. Marko also had over old friends from Iserlohn, Ela and another Marko. Yes, it made for a confusing weekend (so I’ll call the first Marko by his last name, Kimpel). After we arrived last Thursday afternoon, we sat and drank beer on the porch and basket in the sun. Much of the conversation flew above my head at that point and Alex’s use of german slang even started to confuse me. I struggled to keep from slipping into my own little world while they spoke about people I didn’t know or jokes I couldn’t decipher even when translated. Rather frustrating but its definitely much better than say six months ago.
So Kimpel is the man to go to when you want to know what is the lastest, hippest gadgetry one really, really needs to survive in this ‘breck neaking’ world. 
tomtom one at amazon.de Seriously. Boys. Ugh. I don’t even know how it happened, I guess I was in Hezaland at the time. 300 Euro later, Alex was walking out of MediaMarkt with his new toy, tomtom, a complete GPS Auto-Navigationsystem and crazy eyes. Help me. He’s going to make use of BMWs excellent construction on these hidden mountain backroads. Actually tomtom is an excellent tool. Alex conned me into believe it will improve our relationship because I no longer have to navigate the insane german roadsystem like my life depends on it. I just have to hold my head straight and enjoy the ride. We even found an alternate route back home that shaved 1.5 hours off the travel time with this gadget and I got to see the Bodensee along the German Switzerland border for the first time.
You can check out a complete slideshow of our weekend in Freiburg here.
thaks for the tip. i’d rather leave website than email too. guess i never really looked at my comments form before.
when i click on your name to comment back, it takes my to your home pg rather blog pg. it might be easier for someone to comment back if it went directly to your blog.
ok, done. thanks again for the tip.
glad he likes his new toy
and that the car ride was fun.
This is beautiful part of Germany. I would recommend a walk on Feldberg followed by a swim at the Revital Bad in Menzenschwand.
what’s blog renting all about?
I used to live in this part of the world (just an hour or so drive over the border in France) and can confirm that Frieburg is beautiful. I also recommend going up to Titisee on a hot sunny day for a swim in the lake, it’s a gorgeous place for a dip.