Freiburg: the dream of small town life (Photos)

Walking in Freiburg is the best way to travel, even in the heart of the city also rarely see the car. Place oneself among them, seem to have a feeling of deja vu: gravel road all over the city every corner, roadside connection long filled with stories of drains, the beautiful house -- a smell fragrant smell of the coffee shop, bakery, there are full of scholarly atmosphere features the bookstore, even the tall building, may also be the university a college building.

Freiburg

This is located inGermanySouthwest, next toFranceAndSwitzerlandThe border town, ancient history, modern science and the envy of the fresh air together perfectly. This feeling of deja vu, as if from the small town life in the dream. Suddenly think of a famous movie line: all are met, after being apart a long time.

Gravel road and canal

Stroll in the Freiburg is too comfortable, can be arbitrary, aimless. Here almost everywhere is gravel road, there is a sense of staggered into the past. During World War II, the German planes bombing, Freiburg suffered heavy casualties, 4 years later, the Allied counter-attack, bombers and here will be razed to the ground. In addition to the cathedral, the center area of the building almost everything. But the gravel is preserved, the stone road, from the beginning of the twelfth Century City, has been retained so far, its long history in the German town of is come first on the list.

Freiburg is different from other city lies in its all over the streets of drains, the four seasons of a year the gurgling water. This isn't a waste, but from the nearby Schwarzwald to flow out of the water! The trench in the Middle Ages had, at that time is to fire, for cattle and sheep. Now use these streams have changed, it has served as a natural air conditioning, on the other hand also become Freiburg this beautiful book binding, add aura for this town. On the canal, there is a popular saying: those who go to Freiburg bachelor, if someone accidentally stepped on the water, soon he will have good luck -- and a Freiburg beauty married. Of course, deliberately not. Nevertheless, there is still a lot of visitors couldn't help but his shoes into the water point. Reportedly, former German President Schroder had "slip" into the pedal, but the legend of he is of no use, because he has been married 4 times.