Sunday, 19th July.
What a fabulous day! Monheim wasn't on our list of places to visit but on checking our maps last night, we realised that we could be close to the route Shirley and Les were travelling and may cross paths at some stage, so sent a message, they replied, they had been here in Monheim for two nights, had a wonderful time at the Historic Town Festival being staged this weekend, were leaving this morning but would wait until we arrived.
It was just over an hour's drive, pleasantly cool and as it was early, a Sunday morning with no trucks on the road and not much other traffic, it was most enjoyable. There was a deviation which added a few kilometres to the journey, it seems that around this time of year, many towns and villages close to through traffic while their event is happening, causing a little confusion for those unfamiliar with the territory as we have found in the last few days, but we find our way eventually and it's all good fun!
It was good to catch up and compare travel stories with Shirley and Les and when they left, we took their spot. A five minute walk into the town and we were transported back to medieval times with people in costumes, market stalls, street theatre, music, plenty of food and drink and a big parade lasting half an hour and involving what seemed like hundreds of people with hundreds more lining the streets. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and after a rest back with Boris, we strolled back into the past for a couple of hours in the evening.
It was just over an hour's drive, pleasantly cool and as it was early, a Sunday morning with no trucks on the road and not much other traffic, it was most enjoyable. There was a deviation which added a few kilometres to the journey, it seems that around this time of year, many towns and villages close to through traffic while their event is happening, causing a little confusion for those unfamiliar with the territory as we have found in the last few days, but we find our way eventually and it's all good fun!
It was good to catch up and compare travel stories with Shirley and Les and when they left, we took their spot. A five minute walk into the town and we were transported back to medieval times with people in costumes, market stalls, street theatre, music, plenty of food and drink and a big parade lasting half an hour and involving what seemed like hundreds of people with hundreds more lining the streets. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and after a rest back with Boris, we strolled back into the past for a couple of hours in the evening.
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