Our train ride to Freiburg im Breisgau took 2 hours and required a transfer in Mannheim. Freiburg im Breisgau is a small university town at the edge of the Black Forest. There was a light rain and very strong winds when we arrived, thankfully our hotel was only a short walk from the station, but that did not stop the winds from destroying our umbrellas. We chose Hotel Novotel Freiburg am Konzerthaus as there were limited Airbnb options in Freiburg. We tried to persuade them to upgrade our rooms since it was our honeymoon but they were unable to do so, but they did try to decorate our room 🙂
Freiburg was a small town connected by trams, we initially wanted to purchase the Regio24 but we realized that it wasn’t necessary since we could just travel on foot. We made our way to the Freiburg Christmas market shortly after checking into the hotel. It was small, cozy and surprisingly lively even with the erratic drizzling; it felt like everyone in the city was there and having a good time.
On Day 7 we explored the rest of the town, luckily for us it was bright and sunny! We loved the quaint, surban-ish atmosphere of Freiburg, it was a nice change of pace from the hustle and bustle of the city. There are small canals running through the town, used for firefighting in the olden days. Legend has it that if you fall into one, you would marry a ‘Freiburger’!
We visited the farmers’ market at the Freiburger Münster before having lunch at a restaurant called Tacheles, which was famous for its schnitzels and their generous portions.
The second half of day 7 was originally planned for train ride on the Black Forest Line but we scrapped it and visited Switzerland instead! The layout of the international borders meant that Freiburg is a short distance away from the cities of Basel, Switzerland; the fascination that I was just a 30 minute train ride away from another country was overwhelming, so I had to do it!
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