During winter break, we took a quick trip to the Black Forest. The trees were topped with snow, which made it look like the woods were part of a snow globe scene. We stopped in the little town of Staufen. It borders the Rhineland and Black Forest regions and features the best of both places. The wine industry is very strong there. Huge, old grape presses sit in the town square and wine shops line both sides of the street. A hill topped by some castle ruins overlooks the town, and rows of grape vines criss-cross their way to the top. Before leaving town, we stopped at the Kornhaus Restaurant and Wine Room. I had a German pasta square with layers of black forest ham, spinach, cheese, and thinly rolled pasta. It was ridiculously good! The restaurant's building dates back to 1410 and throughout its history has been used as the city's pantry, a storage space for the fire brigade, and a place to hide Jews during World War II.
A beam from the restaurant that was used to move goods around the building when it was the city's pantry.
