European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Even in Winter the highest Waterfall in Germany runs swiftly As it tumbles Over rocks and toward Triberg. At right among the museum s musical machines is a giant player piano with 743 pipes that was built in 1892.triberghome to falling water and thousands of clocks by Chuck Roberts staff writer Triberg is a Good place to Sample some of what the Black Forest is famous for. The Small town and its Vicinity offer the highest Waterfall in Germany numerous cuckoo clock stores and factories a Glassworks factory a museum and possibly the Best Black Forest cake you la Ever sink your Teeth into. Although the Mountain setting around the City is attractive the City itself in t particularly interesting because every Home but two was destroyed during the great fire of 1826. The City burned Down in less than two hours after a maid working at a restaurant accidentally started the Blae with a Candle she was using while giving Hay to the t attle. After the conflagration a dam was built below the Waterfall so water could be stored in c ase of a fire. If a House caught lire water was allowed to flow Down the main Street so that it could be used to douse the Blae. In addition to being used As a giant fire Hose the Waterfall just Southwest of town is also a major tourist attraction that annually draws More than 400,000 people. Water splashes its Way Down the Mountain Over seven separate sections before turning into a Stream that runs into town disappears behind a Cluster of buildings and then rushes downhill. A Scenic walking Trail that winds its Way up to the Waterfall begins just across the Street from the hotel Pfoff. The Trail is sleep and in y in the Winter so those who Are Short on Balani e a or stamina a might prefer driving to a higher Elevation and taking a Short walk to gel a Good glimpse of the tailing water. Alter a trek up the Falls a Good Stop is at the nearby it in album i which otters a look at the Indus lines i costumes ands amps photos by Jim Derheim customs of the Black Forest. It has moving music machines a Mineral exhibit set up in what resembles a mineshaft re created woo shops and displays of the area s most famous product cuckoo clocks. The museum is open daily from 10 . To several stores Selling a wide variety of cuckoo clocks. During the summer months the Street is packed with tour buses and their passengers who pour off the vehicles and Rush to the shops to examine the ticking timepieces. Pick out a shop and look around. The clocks closely resemble the first ones made some 250 years ago. Visitors who want to see the clocks in different stages of construction can Stop at the Hubert Herr Uhre Fabrik showroom at Haup Strasse 8. A Carver and assembler Are available to demonstrate their Craft to groups that Call in Advance. For details Call 07722-4268. After seeing the highest Waterfall in Germany visitors can take in the largest cuckoo clock in the world in nearby Schonack. Heading from Triberg watch for signs Reading Quot Weh grosses original  Besic Tigen Quot Quot world s largest cuckoo clock to see Here Quot. A to go inside the clock find the House of Josef Dold at Uncle real 28 and buy a ticket from Dold or his wife Erika for 1 Mark about 65 cents they will escort you inside the clock which is visited each year by approximately 20,000 people Erika said. The clock which looks like a Small House with a clock face on the outside is More than 10 feet High. Josef is a fourth generation clock builder who completed the clock 11 years ago after two years of building it in his spare time. Another excursion not far from Triberg is the Glasswork factory in Wolbach where visitors can watch workers create ornate pieces of glassware a or make one themselves. The factory is open daily from 9 . To 3 30 . The Glass store is open daily from 9 . To 5 . Call 07834751 for More information. For those who become tired and hungry while exploring the area a Good place to make a pit Stop is the cafe Adler on Hau Strasse 52, which offers a Black Forest cake Worth writing Home about. This delicacy is a three layer chocolate sponge cake with red currant Jelly whipped Cream cherries Cherry Brandy and shavings of dark chocolate that tastes like a slice of heaven. Brochures maps and hotel listings Tor the area Are available at the Triberg tourist office on the Edge of town. It is open 8 . To noon and 2-5 . Monday through Friday and 10 . To noon on saturday. Noon and 2-5 . Back on Triberg s main Street there Are crazy for cuckoos tiny ticking clocks a Selling for Between 17 and 34 Marks a fill a portion of a Wall at the House of 1,000 clocks. 8 stripes Magazine february 13, 1992