Well, we made it on our first drive from Sindelfingen to Baden Baden. The car handles like a dream. The engine is so quite and it so spacious on the inside. I have never spent more than two days in Germany and that was only on a trip from the Czech Republic. Anyway, the drive through the Black Forest was fantastic. We spent the night at Brenner's Park Hotel. The hotel makes you feel like you are on some grand tour of Europe in the 1800s, and in fact that is when it was started. Although, I am pretty sure I dragged the average age down in the place. Since we had such a late lunch in Sindelfingen, I wasn't that hungry. I opted for the Wild Garlic Risotto with tomatoes, pine nuts and whole meal crostini.
The risotto was very good, although I couldn't find the pine nuts in it. The garlic flavor that might be supposed wasn't really there. Instead, I found it to be more of an onion taste. There were actually diced and peeled and mixed in as well. The crostini were fantastic.
To drink, we had a German sparkling wine called Furst von Metternich. It had a very nice flavor and was crisp.
To finish off the meal, we had a little plate of confections, courtesy of the kitchens. As you can see, there were little macaroons, cookies and chocolate. All very tasty and very much appreciated. We looked like some cartoon when we ate all but the three chocolates in the middle and wrapped those in the doily that was provided. I am sure that the waitstaff thought we were strange.
Finally, I will leave you with a picture from Brenner's Park Hotel on our stroll by the river.
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