Our first stop of the day was at a cuckoo clock store and factory in the Blaxk Forest town of Freiburg, Germany. The first picture shows Beejay, who showed ud the several steps to making a cuckoo clock. He also pointed out that the number of weights hanging from the chains tells you what the clock does. One weight is only for time, the second for cuckoo, the third for music and the fourth for other motion.
After the demonstration, we walked around the store and picked out a clock to bring home. We chose a battery operated one, a much more economical choice. It still has all the same inner workings and outward appearance of a mechanical clock, it just runs on battery rather than by the weights. Eventually I would like a weighted one, but for now I love this one. It has a little man on the front that chops wood as the music plays after the cuckoo is done.
Next it was downstairs for lunch. Doug and Josh had burgers and Zack and I had weiner schnitzel. Doug got some black forest cake and I got an apple pie type dessert. Yummy all around.
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