These pics were also posted in that other thread, but I suppose some who browse this thread might like to see them too.
We had our usual Thursday off, but today the wife had her own plans, so I was free to do as I pleased. I gassed up the car and drove north toward Titisee & Feldberg, the land of the high and narrow, curvy roads. It was a bit drippy/drizzly, but not cold enough for snow; at least not today. There were places at the higher elevations that still had snow on the ground from a day or so ago, but nothing on the roads. It was a great day for driving in that area; crappy weather and a weekday afternoon helped keep a lot of the tourists away!



There are some gorgeous sights up there, even when the mountains are draped with clouds.


(and in case anybody's wondering, no, I didn't drive up that dirt path.

And here's my car in its usual haunt, parked outside the dorm, near the trash bins.

This is the view from one of the upstairs windows in our building; a couple of hills to the east of us and a little higher up got some snow overnight. We dodged that one. It was a little odd to see cars rolling through town with snow piled on top!

This is the ruins of Sausenburg Castle. We can see the castle from our building, but this photo is taken from the opposite side and a little closer than from our vantage point in the dorm. It's a very cool place to visit; 5 km hike from our place to the castle on a red-diamond trail. It's open to the public, but not very easy to get to, and is pretty rustic. There has been some restorative work done to it in recent years, like a set of wooden stairs in it and a platform at the top; the view from up there is pretty spectacular. Guys from our dorm go there pretty regularly for overnight camping when the weather allows. They even go there sometimes when the weather isn't so great, like last spring they spent a cold & rainy night there, huddled in any little nook & cranny they could find. Goofballs!

This is from a couple of weeks ago; Basel, Switzerland, puts on a big fall festival every year -- Herbstmesse. The school hires busses to carry all of the students there for a night on the town. The rides are pretty impressive, like this ferris wheel, The Bellevue; it's usually an attraction at Europa Park that's just down the road a piece, but they tear it down, haul it to Basel, set it up, run it for a couple weeks, then tear it back down and haul it back. The thing is crazy tall -- 55 meters, or ~180 feet. Crazy Swiss!
