Yawn, not much to say here…oh yes, on the way to Landau we finally managed to find a piece of Schwarzewaldekirschkuchen (or Black Forest cake to you and me) but it left us a little underwhelmed. I think we should have had this when we were in the Black...
2017 Manchester to Crete
Day 22-25 : Sonnen, Germany
We woke up to, would you believe it, clouds again, packed Kaya up and we were off to our next destination. The gorgeous Mr T had found what he thought was a great place for a stopover in the grounds of a Wellness Hotel. And so it was! The...
Day 21 : Lindau, Germany
Here we are finally at the very southern end of Germany in a village on the edge of Lake Constance or as it’s known in Germany, Bodensee. The drive down through the Black Forest has been gorgeous and we have been surrounded by beautiful landscapes all day. ...
Day 20 : Hausach, Germany
A second day in Bad Durkheim was brought to an abrupt halt when we discovered that the Turkish Baths that we were going to visit (for a bit of hot and cold water therapy and a beating with some leaves & branches ) was closed today. So instead we...
Day 19 : Bad Durkheim, Germany
Waving Anja, Jeorg and Emil goodbye, we set off in, would you believe it, bright sunshine again in the direction of Daremstadt, the home of bwa-ha-ha-ha-HA-HA *suitable spooky laugh*, cue da-da-DAAAH on an upright piano, a dark night, crashing thunder, lightning flashing across the sky …… and here we...
Day 16-18 : Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Did you know that Friedburg, Germany was the army home of Elvis Presley? No, neither did we. We decided to stay off piste today and wander slowly down to Frankfurt and we are constantly amazed at the little gems that we stumble upon. Whilst waiting for Jeorg...
Day 15 : Hunge, Germany
We left Trier behind with the sun once again beaming down but as we travelled onward towards our next destination, Frankfurt, the clouds started to close in again. We had planned this visit to Frankfurt as soon as the decision had been made to tour Europe. During our 2009-2010...
Day 13-14 : Trier, Germany
The following day we carried on down through the Mosel valley to our next destination in Trier, Germany, drawn here because of the amazingly preserved Roman buildings and ruins. In particular, Porta Nigra, standing tall as the portico into Trier city centre and the Kaisertherma or thermal baths. And...
Day 11-12 : Mosel Valley, Germany
From having not a drop of rain, we have woken up to a deluge again. Dank u well. The poor people at last night’s Andre Rieu concert must have had a torrid old time. Is it awful to be grateful that it wasn’t us? It was time for us...
Day 5-10 : Maastricht, Netherlands
Do you have a cup of tea and a couple of biscuits? This one’s a biggie!!! Day 5 dawned in La Roche-en-Ardenne, the sun rose and we were off again to our next destination, Maastricht in the Netherlands. We were last here in April and loved it. In fact...