tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23300008666385962442024-03-13T14:21:48.426+01:00EmmanjayEmmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.comBlogger455125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330000866638596244.post-22960830831518129902023-10-01T09:20:00.031+01:002023-10-16T03:16:22.501+01:00<p>MONDAY, 25th SEPTEMBER : SARDINIA to PERTH</p><p>There is some catching up to do with the blog as it's several days behind, so I will try to remember the sequence of events since Tuesday 19th, our last day in Cagliari, Sardinia.</p><p>We left our hotel at 8.30am on WEDNESDAY, 20th to walk to the railway station to find a taxi to take us to the airport.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TE3RMPIlzZOubcL9g4QceOv-zyXBhLtQKchfscVyFSgoMxxPgRN9-zZApQ-NPTIJSDClX3HOCf8CWjqzwt-U_GMcR5pRdjgoHskl6wnimVokC31FcwNUM4OD5rRmaMf9VgF2R9GYxLScMrMRvUp5jRYOoT8Qq9YYi6d70BIoOLcpyCzVA32oNXgMnw/s4128/20230913_173830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TE3RMPIlzZOubcL9g4QceOv-zyXBhLtQKchfscVyFSgoMxxPgRN9-zZApQ-NPTIJSDClX3HOCf8CWjqzwt-U_GMcR5pRdjgoHskl6wnimVokC31FcwNUM4OD5rRmaMf9VgF2R9GYxLScMrMRvUp5jRYOoT8Qq9YYi6d70BIoOLcpyCzVA32oNXgMnw/w640-h360/20230913_173830.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Taxis are not permitted in our street, which didn't cause a problem for us as it was an easy walk, with just carry-on luggage and although there was another cruise ship in port, it had only recently arrived and its passengers had not yet been released into the town.</p><p>While waiting at the airport for the 10.30am flight to Frankfurt-Hahn, we had coffee and a bite to eat, in lieu of breakfast, and on arrival at around 12.40pm, we had a filled roll and a cup of coffee each while waiting for Carlo, our hotel owner, to collect us for the 3.7km drive to Sohren where we stayed the night. After a snooze in the afternoon, we sorted out our luggage, (we'd left a large bag at the hotel the previous week, which contained another large fold-up bag in which we carried the bike gear) in readiness for the next flight. Carlo and his wife Angela run the hotel, and the next door restaurant and in the evening we strolled to the restaurant for an excellent meal accompanied by wine and beer, followed by a short walk around the block. The restaurant was almost full with locals out enjoying good food and socialising with family and friends. The atmosphere was loud and convivial, it's good to see people having a good time!</p><p>On THURSDAY, 21st SEPTEMBER : After breakfast in the restaurant and another walk, we packed up the remainder of our belongings and were driven by Carlo to the airport to wait for the coach which would take us back to Frankfurt am Main. We had a little over an hour to wait so had the inevitable bite to eat and coffee (there was a pattern emerging here!). The coach was a double decker but with not a lot of room and Mike couldn't stand upright upstairs, we both hit our heads on the shelf above the seats, which was not a lot of fun. The journey was more than 2 hours long, along now familiar territory as we'd travelled the same route the previous week, once by bus and once in the motorhome. It's lovely scenery all the way so we didn't mind.</p><p>On our arrival at the bus station in Frankfurt, we collected our 2 large bags (now containing the bike gear and our two folding carry-on bags) from the coach's baggage hold and walked to the nearby railway station, stored the bags in lockers, and went walkabout to fill in the time until our 10.00pm departure for Singapore. First stop was at a cafe where we sat and had a glass each of refreshing, freshly made lemonade, then we walked to the Main Tower where for 6 euros each (pensioner price) and after going through a security check, we rode in the lift to the 54th floor, then climbed a couple of flights of stairs to the viewing platform.</p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cLralLQfjJEMDYeDHfXPY7YMbGEnApVQHOetF4zR8MbtevhbtK7Ehn-gv0rZvOLZE8G0D0MVBF6-BHIdTx3kCjAmyf4PYAiZ42Ah9kzZnCGZRcb1GxLjed4bLwfaG40T895s6yRue4ezd47pa3rNYQgaHzrEzRQZYJJtnoJPHiO5yrbmHUY9mp6tqw/s4128/20230921_151239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cLralLQfjJEMDYeDHfXPY7YMbGEnApVQHOetF4zR8MbtevhbtK7Ehn-gv0rZvOLZE8G0D0MVBF6-BHIdTx3kCjAmyf4PYAiZ42Ah9kzZnCGZRcb1GxLjed4bLwfaG40T895s6yRue4ezd47pa3rNYQgaHzrEzRQZYJJtnoJPHiO5yrbmHUY9mp6tqw/w640-h360/20230921_151239.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>Markets had been held in a closed off section of the street and were being dismantled when we arrived.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2_WlDX5j0QE0qDQWlPN2nArZ-bVnfzwKoWF_AuVgUvgKFB3NaMKtNrer7L9JQe-LN6K7gY52Hph0PhVPiCQC7gQFgx55CdlVMcBTQ5SifBSNo858oRU9SEfUtE_adzUUpo8Y-4Q2Uu_tNvpvx7WKmFz8TYbybu3-6Qnxix9lW-Ehr1lHeFQitrIARw/s4128/20230921_152010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2_WlDX5j0QE0qDQWlPN2nArZ-bVnfzwKoWF_AuVgUvgKFB3NaMKtNrer7L9JQe-LN6K7gY52Hph0PhVPiCQC7gQFgx55CdlVMcBTQ5SifBSNo858oRU9SEfUtE_adzUUpo8Y-4Q2Uu_tNvpvx7WKmFz8TYbybu3-6Qnxix9lW-Ehr1lHeFQitrIARw/w225-h400/20230921_152010.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Frankfurt is home to some lovely old buildings</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCuzedopZd6VUg5ouWaZbbJrXw2Hb9Xs8JaeJmzv6F7IvUqAAD-MJrYEkVAm14gxuOHnI3ncizrhcR7oUOqTmTRKhTWlpyrHXIovGrViOI58QVjxhjZDjMooqfvTj_D98kKautOLXsWerQoA_gvauIuJsYhR8HDdRhwLs4SH75Z1Bsv1D4vFhv9EJwOw/s4128/20230921_152311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCuzedopZd6VUg5ouWaZbbJrXw2Hb9Xs8JaeJmzv6F7IvUqAAD-MJrYEkVAm14gxuOHnI3ncizrhcR7oUOqTmTRKhTWlpyrHXIovGrViOI58QVjxhjZDjMooqfvTj_D98kKautOLXsWerQoA_gvauIuJsYhR8HDdRhwLs4SH75Z1Bsv1D4vFhv9EJwOw/w225-h400/20230921_152311.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and attractive parks with interesting sculptures, which we passed on the walk to the tower</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH57XORSJ-rAkIfrgi-o-kkUKGAWLb_jckWVFq76rVFeXl-s8Pep8GunT0fcz9ksDOt-WJYg4V5CLPbTsNPeWyY20JFPvvNZmM4Wy9561Go1Xyf6oAit_00H21fELH5mbAzQJrHUw5PpyWW1ghKpgSdoGbvMgfxnKDk9j-K8WwlVGM6tXossZHGEr52A/s2688/20230921_155918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="2688" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH57XORSJ-rAkIfrgi-o-kkUKGAWLb_jckWVFq76rVFeXl-s8Pep8GunT0fcz9ksDOt-WJYg4V5CLPbTsNPeWyY20JFPvvNZmM4Wy9561Go1Xyf6oAit_00H21fELH5mbAzQJrHUw5PpyWW1ghKpgSdoGbvMgfxnKDk9j-K8WwlVGM6tXossZHGEr52A/w640-h156/20230921_155918.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Frankfurt is large city with many modern buildings successfully mingling with the old</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaXNs9FO793K1dEopHUJHL4xKPXgeXfz7pYxSDLDNeKNFZ7eGl56YmSnXr4Qz8ZiexFSh7GVBQiBzn2dACWd_yKfoMdy91zw7Rmh4sHqhCMOdtha0MnGWtE7T6dEO2ESW0iTu7HA_O1NW9uRpZOHR24k6zpjBN9uFGokjw5VcgmWtipe6i4ORyvPGhA/s4128/20230921_160423.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaXNs9FO793K1dEopHUJHL4xKPXgeXfz7pYxSDLDNeKNFZ7eGl56YmSnXr4Qz8ZiexFSh7GVBQiBzn2dACWd_yKfoMdy91zw7Rmh4sHqhCMOdtha0MnGWtE7T6dEO2ESW0iTu7HA_O1NW9uRpZOHR24k6zpjBN9uFGokjw5VcgmWtipe6i4ORyvPGhA/w640-h360/20230921_160423.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">one of which is the green roofed Old Opera House</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We decided to walk the couple of blocks from the tower to the Main River and noticed along the way, several members of the police force (some we saw at the railway station were wearing riot gear) and as we reached the river, two police vehicles blocked off one of the streets where we could see in the distance, what appeared to be an exceedingly large group of people, predominantly wearing red clothing, marching along and chanting though we couldn't make out what they were chanting. We wondered if there was a protest or a soccer match about to happen and discovered a little later that a game was to break out in Frankfurt at 6.45pm between Frankfurt and Aberdeen. Many Scottish accents were heard as we wandered along so I'd hazard a guess that their owners had journeyed across to Frankfurt to watch the game.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77epSvX0vV_7clM867qIpAe_F9K7QvRGYRcHq-a8eZYxPApC6FbnWPlVxqEw0XBO3bgV-0T1iWAOwNpfwMFjKQXAOwIJtzeZ2vQlnXhMhsKyBC_Dvu-qMj7wa_Yna_pAu59j6rzxWhXgd6_8Q72IrC-QWl3FL3_RB-3V4am9EYuAYUQjMi54i9n4fYg/s4128/20230921_163636.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77epSvX0vV_7clM867qIpAe_F9K7QvRGYRcHq-a8eZYxPApC6FbnWPlVxqEw0XBO3bgV-0T1iWAOwNpfwMFjKQXAOwIJtzeZ2vQlnXhMhsKyBC_Dvu-qMj7wa_Yna_pAu59j6rzxWhXgd6_8Q72IrC-QWl3FL3_RB-3V4am9EYuAYUQjMi54i9n4fYg/w640-h360/20230921_163636.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwqCTkr8winWGkiHP_eAYyjEGNF4I2AuozShVZl-GA7_95Vhf_-evdVmHZDGoLlr5oX935K23cfBduYwv8Dh6P41_4n6biWHIOQfryxPzIz0DPidc7XUR-O4-qqsxGHpyhAZ4Lo2DSxf9_RrdugiQsYEi_hDznm6BinxL0nak04-dPL_-gDC4X6gi5w/s4128/20230921_163352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwqCTkr8winWGkiHP_eAYyjEGNF4I2AuozShVZl-GA7_95Vhf_-evdVmHZDGoLlr5oX935K23cfBduYwv8Dh6P41_4n6biWHIOQfryxPzIz0DPidc7XUR-O4-qqsxGHpyhAZ4Lo2DSxf9_RrdugiQsYEi_hDznm6BinxL0nak04-dPL_-gDC4X6gi5w/w640-h360/20230921_163352.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVA1oZcakItp1cTd6BYmPLbyiMZKOXpSQSuQIsLp5dlwff9bODNQoYbfNLTL2EO-hQqELIC3Pu9OETCnYlnwZDYDuHVqImjjUkxeTttrxc2ayMnyDx4m-XjClBVuBnnM5lQ_Gf0UcaH0u2CkIOy60MeM2MborAFwCXh7dFaA9qyrPI5Ief_PWC1yfc8w/s4128/20230921_164000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVA1oZcakItp1cTd6BYmPLbyiMZKOXpSQSuQIsLp5dlwff9bODNQoYbfNLTL2EO-hQqELIC3Pu9OETCnYlnwZDYDuHVqImjjUkxeTttrxc2ayMnyDx4m-XjClBVuBnnM5lQ_Gf0UcaH0u2CkIOy60MeM2MborAFwCXh7dFaA9qyrPI5Ief_PWC1yfc8w/w640-h360/20230921_164000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">After the police vehicles drove off and the traffic started moving again, we walked down the steps to the river path and strolled slowly along to the old town</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNAsxVH9peyhn5U_MDMz9pBl3vTonNdBUT_hbU1Ggg3GULz9aE7cw_mC4Hi_14UpyFZZLP16YzaHPvzPDa6CO67CZ3PqyPvxiboqWsMHlvWY06L13_uXdaNSsbsCaEIsNdL4o_6Nq6_f3yOoPi-91fZqA8h4n94uUHuFRPpBpZIi-Ndm2mxLztpjauQ/s4128/20230921_164450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNAsxVH9peyhn5U_MDMz9pBl3vTonNdBUT_hbU1Ggg3GULz9aE7cw_mC4Hi_14UpyFZZLP16YzaHPvzPDa6CO67CZ3PqyPvxiboqWsMHlvWY06L13_uXdaNSsbsCaEIsNdL4o_6Nq6_f3yOoPi-91fZqA8h4n94uUHuFRPpBpZIi-Ndm2mxLztpjauQ/w640-h360/20230921_164450.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">enjoying the view as were these ducks</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOkNZaCeeVGvDsvXkYfkfC1CGwPfaR6bKjK22mmeUOoADYZm7J5oVQ5YUX8II4V87qOgxqu1YFf7_So-svg_7FKgMkO58dsANhzMUtOkFlAC16TqX4-Yebu6LbM1iC7YM-Q_Temd4qxBOLKjh9R3nNVrnSBUnOLZe8uv8MHBlKKVCV_UF0bDhyphenhyphenaFKJg/s4128/20230921_171728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOkNZaCeeVGvDsvXkYfkfC1CGwPfaR6bKjK22mmeUOoADYZm7J5oVQ5YUX8II4V87qOgxqu1YFf7_So-svg_7FKgMkO58dsANhzMUtOkFlAC16TqX4-Yebu6LbM1iC7YM-Q_Temd4qxBOLKjh9R3nNVrnSBUnOLZe8uv8MHBlKKVCV_UF0bDhyphenhyphenaFKJg/w640-h360/20230921_171728.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We found an unoccupied bench and claimed it as our own for half ann hour or so, to sit and wath the passers by pass by, on the river and on the land</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6j-uYA70X3UdaiAW8sRyrrqpjhj8AHdEs3Y6ubyVn8SxtKrofmYp6CcTZ_wpKc_QqkzW5tXbpRVJFd63qp2Mo07JP504rft2MLvLTX50YCj6RsLs8A0dSFyxOu2dsgGuRpNRHl5fV5UsehOPlP6zZGWW-V4ikMM4ZcCEdoyF225MU1QCY5yRqnIW7Q/w640-h360/20230921_171821.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">we, and a few others, followed to see what, if anything, was happening. They were obviously off duty and about to be transported back home, but we're still in the dark about the heavy police presence.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGHaiPkiYPXbI6Pydwz7p432G-TA3syqg2KVOo6s3-rqUZw6EmqaI87yNM5cTi34lICxhpLBNaETCLMo44OsUDp_dYFI6TJ_LLLT355CaXpBZG6FuTaVPZEb05digM9yrVocHqlymNfz8-LZkvJduaVpiXzshcOPjxvXNKlC1eimQ49Yd4TGweTRXBQ/s4128/20230921_174546.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGHaiPkiYPXbI6Pydwz7p432G-TA3syqg2KVOo6s3-rqUZw6EmqaI87yNM5cTi34lICxhpLBNaETCLMo44OsUDp_dYFI6TJ_LLLT355CaXpBZG6FuTaVPZEb05digM9yrVocHqlymNfz8-LZkvJduaVpiXzshcOPjxvXNKlC1eimQ49Yd4TGweTRXBQ/w640-h360/20230921_174546.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Leaving the riverside then, we wandered into the old town, taking care not to step in the evidence of the horses' recent presence, bought ice creams and sat on a bench to eat them, wondering all the while why so much rubbish was lying about. A newly wed couple emerged from the church in the square and were serenaded by Scottish football fans who were drinking in a pub opposite. I don't know if the fans were responsible for the rubbish and of course, don't know how the newlyweds felt when confronted with the broken bottles, broken glasses and all the accumulated rubbish. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">At an outdoor cafe with cold drinks, we discussed what our next move would be and decided to take a tram ride back to the railway station, collect the bags and take the train to the airport to wait, which is what we did. By this time, I'm happy to say, a team of expert cleaners had been to the square and cleaned up all the garbage.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3meG6X51iYw_k4aYXOExX2cn-pq9c6Cvl0K2zvVAnJC9sSFoO-xTXFS0eIJguCGvOMCw3_VyWnBoTx3Yx4d_4SOrEKqFuZTZ2waID1IyoX1Y6Py-ozojX8oSPIBn8gP8QBcC90v7zGWdQ8WKszNqyMMaMaQ74nyP3P-cbvNPnehW5rQvM4SW7NbT9Lg/s4128/20230921_185919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3meG6X51iYw_k4aYXOExX2cn-pq9c6Cvl0K2zvVAnJC9sSFoO-xTXFS0eIJguCGvOMCw3_VyWnBoTx3Yx4d_4SOrEKqFuZTZ2waID1IyoX1Y6Py-ozojX8oSPIBn8gP8QBcC90v7zGWdQ8WKszNqyMMaMaQ74nyP3P-cbvNPnehW5rQvM4SW7NbT9Lg/w640-h360/20230921_185919.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Inside the Frankfurt Railway Station</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">And so we waited and eventually boarded our flight to Singapore, and as the plane was not completely full, were lucky enough to have an extra seat so were able to spread out a little. It was still a long flight though and we arrived in Singapore at 5.15pm on FRIDAY, 22nd. </span><span style="text-align: left;">We were informed before landing that Singapore now requires an electronic immigration card to replace the old paper/cardboard one. Being extremely tired, just a little emotional and both feeling unwell, we had difficulty accessing the information needed to carry out this request. In the arrival hall, there are monitors available and people to assist in filling in these forms but some of the information required is not easily attained. For instance, when filling in a home address, it's not possible to type in Perth, Australia, you have to scroll through the whole of the country to find your city of residence and it's the same for your city of departure. Then, you have to take a photo of the document with your mobile phone, take it to the immigration officer where your passport must be presented, your photograph will be taken again, as well as your thumbprints. By the time we were allowed into the country and had found our carousel, our two bags were sitting forlornly beside it as all others had gone. We took a taxi ride into the city, it was raining heavily most of the way but we could still appreciate the drive in, it is the prettiest airport drive we've seen anywhere.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">After checking into our hotel, we found a cafe nearby where we had a meal, then went back to the hotel, showered and fell into bed.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">On SATURDAY, 23rd SEPTEMBER : After a night interrupted by a couple of bouts of intense coughing, we somehow managed to sleep until late morning. Feeling almost human, we ventured out into the steamy heat, first to find breakfast/brunch/lunch and then to the MRT where we were informed that it is not possible to buy a single ticket, a credit card must be used to tap on and off through the turnstiles. I don't know how a visitor could get on without a credit card. A day ticket can be purchased for 22 Singapore dollars but we weren't intending to make enough trips to warrant buying two of those. Our first train ride was to the Marina Bay area and we spent the afternoon walking about, trying to recognize the Singapore we last visited. It's been a while, much has changed and many new buildings have been added to the landscape, softened by the beautiful gardens throughout.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6w96gn6XiIi9udFNQJRYQn-6o8WNus3r_VF-62TpYPwnF6C4kytkbIZUact3gxJqcNc-yHMPt_TDIt2jpms7EOLtcLWCtU-rVJvTzYL7UV8nsVC2DKR-pcxk4dF9d3ZA_QvaiVM5LUE5kdM96yCOq7pUP9HDqOEAhJcvKAckYrE69u6OCXwOMROfrKg/s4128/20230923_144840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6w96gn6XiIi9udFNQJRYQn-6o8WNus3r_VF-62TpYPwnF6C4kytkbIZUact3gxJqcNc-yHMPt_TDIt2jpms7EOLtcLWCtU-rVJvTzYL7UV8nsVC2DKR-pcxk4dF9d3ZA_QvaiVM5LUE5kdM96yCOq7pUP9HDqOEAhJcvKAckYrE69u6OCXwOMROfrKg/w640-h360/20230923_144840.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The Customs House</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Saturday Night at Newton's Circus</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtR_eOMQxOYnGxKrgGpBb3VQOMgyIPm9mg36z3IUBhH65pe-Rc_S9PVDIt0-AEpYPXVMzKswMeWvJn4AVIuxHPLpUra7NGPCy7CqCTYEIbtDrmQFM9JzvUMrmLh2Bbee9BUtzUhLeiE4gpTMm6JWi71TLoJ6sRoRZowykhSxAdIHcFELn_wnmQCvoSrw/s4128/20230923_211204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtR_eOMQxOYnGxKrgGpBb3VQOMgyIPm9mg36z3IUBhH65pe-Rc_S9PVDIt0-AEpYPXVMzKswMeWvJn4AVIuxHPLpUra7NGPCy7CqCTYEIbtDrmQFM9JzvUMrmLh2Bbee9BUtzUhLeiE4gpTMm6JWi71TLoJ6sRoRZowykhSxAdIHcFELn_wnmQCvoSrw/w225-h324/20230923_211204.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">where we've had several excellent meals on previous visits, <i>tonights's meal was not one of them!!</i> Finding a vacant table was difficult as the place was packed but we managed to secure a couple of seats near Kiosk #78, ordered meals from the menu the woman in the photo brought over to us, but when they finally arrived they did not resemble the photos shown on the menu. They were only just warm, were tasteless and overpriced. Unfortunately there was a language problem, otherwise we would have complained bitterly and demanded replacement meals or a refund but the best we can do is to warn others.....<i>do not buy meals from Kiosk 78 in Newton's Circus!!!!</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">SUNDAY, 24th SEPTEMBER : Our last day and it was raining. We went out for a brief walk then decided to return to the hotel, finish packing in order to check out at midday, leaving our bags in storage until the early evening and spend some time in the fresh, though steamy, air. A very good bakery/patisserie<i> </i>a few doors up from the hotel was the first port of all and we ordered coffee and a pastry each. The air conditioning was turned down rather low so we didn't linger. 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text-align: center;">which was crowded, we didn't find anything we fancied so walked to the MRT station where we boarded a train to Chinatown, also crowded</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHr0C76-HF8b7-t6pz50Q57ghf5eQOQivghMBTS5ah3mt9W5t4fPFtNWqjh4-31b4NAuxeafqOE3e06ciebrkizEA0hpr-eI-9NvDVUTXAJGaiZ0guv93GQ_tKVF0-2YBxctWZyaVpvMn7NMNgHwp4HUFU58wMp-TlR7Zm-oJLTdJWcjvBvcf4kGxOwg/s4128/20230924_131634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHr0C76-HF8b7-t6pz50Q57ghf5eQOQivghMBTS5ah3mt9W5t4fPFtNWqjh4-31b4NAuxeafqOE3e06ciebrkizEA0hpr-eI-9NvDVUTXAJGaiZ0guv93GQ_tKVF0-2YBxctWZyaVpvMn7NMNgHwp4HUFU58wMp-TlR7Zm-oJLTdJWcjvBvcf4kGxOwg/w640-h360/20230924_131634.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was raining, there was little shelter and didn't feel very inviting so,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyf76LmE28V8bAWB6I13DaiNSsN4CkrTU4CXkE3UoFT-Wa5lcKOATADBisBDlRjI2fq4vx75bIs5Fru6_wdnC0V4cD45acpU9WTJZyICJf6ld-kBb6Hvm8hJ193eWHGqXru2lVLTTkbnONjPiITZQ8gqnQ6S3vFCweu5LGA4V75EJ1G0HRkJdoa0BCdw/s4128/20230924_160637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyf76LmE28V8bAWB6I13DaiNSsN4CkrTU4CXkE3UoFT-Wa5lcKOATADBisBDlRjI2fq4vx75bIs5Fru6_wdnC0V4cD45acpU9WTJZyICJf6ld-kBb6Hvm8hJ193eWHGqXru2lVLTTkbnONjPiITZQ8gqnQ6S3vFCweu5LGA4V75EJ1G0HRkJdoa0BCdw/w225-h400/20230924_160637.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">up the escalator to the train back into the city and to a shopping mall where we had coffee. We agreed</div><div style="text-align: center;">that we'd had enough wandering, went back to the hotel, collected our bags, rang for a taxi and drove out to the airport, thinking that we might as well wait there as anywhere else.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We'd already checked in on-line and took the bags to the kiosk for the baggage labels, scanning our passports as required, then took them to the bag drop, once again showing our passports and having unburdened ourselves of baggage, walked to Terminal 1 to "The Jewel". Luckily, there are several travellators on the way as it is quite a walk. There is a train between terminals 1 and 3 but I think it's only for transit passengers. Our first visit to the Jewel was about a week after it opened so we were interested to see what changes had been made since then. The waterfall and the gardens remain though it is now mostly a large shopping centre with a few cafes and many rather expensive looking shops...and large crowds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ynMltfLHpjWTp8K-FS2089rMosq5UZF49kuXqeUcyglz3qmqonNFIg-Vrj-ahKzuqVqPcbor62qN_R5WlJe3NpCWYwsIageomIKslWPcoq-GluJ5rRTRgq5-3VX5hBoveE1qtinkhWtLJ5JOy3Gu7cKUKrYEiLxfSMVn2WuSIXSWrGmGTZ6L4_5RLw/s2048/IMG-20231015-WA0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ynMltfLHpjWTp8K-FS2089rMosq5UZF49kuXqeUcyglz3qmqonNFIg-Vrj-ahKzuqVqPcbor62qN_R5WlJe3NpCWYwsIageomIKslWPcoq-GluJ5rRTRgq5-3VX5hBoveE1qtinkhWtLJ5JOy3Gu7cKUKrYEiLxfSMVn2WuSIXSWrGmGTZ6L4_5RLw/s320/IMG-20231015-WA0000.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;">We stayed a while and watched the waterfall change colours, then walked back to Terminal 3, showing our passports again before going through security, then found seats near our departure gate and waited for the call. When it came, we showed our passports yet again, went through another security check, again showing passports and soon after, boarded the plane bound for home.</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;">There were a few hiccups along the way, there always are, but none that couldn't be overcome (except for colds which we have still). Although 4 of the last 5 days were mostly spent travelling, or waiting to travel, it was a most enjoyable holiday. The bike ride was great fun, the motorhome itself was not the best but the times we had and the places we visited were fantastic and Sardinia was just awesome.</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;">We love to go travelling but are always glad to come home...there is simply no place like it!!!</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuEVn5255ommrcgu6QuGJ5Tp99Gmv9JClltC1Q1bfECpm16OD4hW000IIilPJmoUbWiIf1mD73vRdYpq17LyqBp8mIiSE94m1YgMxIH46sv44ocpDy3bac01xcbFy-G_RyiXrouI8cAIRcsHetgSUjSVwCm-yeAQuaIIoYkxjvQ4wZXMTGfIZMXBipg/s4128/20230924_203021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /> </a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuEVn5255ommrcgu6QuGJ5Tp99Gmv9JClltC1Q1bfECpm16OD4hW000IIilPJmoUbWiIf1mD73vRdYpq17LyqBp8mIiSE94m1YgMxIH46sv44ocpDy3bac01xcbFy-G_RyiXrouI8cAIRcsHetgSUjSVwCm-yeAQuaIIoYkxjvQ4wZXMTGfIZMXBipg/s4128/20230924_203021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><br /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Emmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330000866638596244.post-48839171912406870512023-09-19T17:33:00.000+01:002023-09-19T17:33:19.008+01:00<p> TUESDAY, 19th SEPTEMBER : In CAGLIARI</p><p>What happened to Monday? Well, not a lot I'm afraid. The coughing persisted and along came the sneezing accompanied by the runny nose and the misery, so we didn't do much at all. We did go out a couple of times, in the morning we walked to the bakery/cafe we visited a couple of days ago and on the way back, stopped at another little cafe for coffee and a small cake each. There was another cruise ship in port so we avoided the crowds as much as possible and sought refuge from the throng and the afternoon heat in our air conditioned room. We wandered out a couple of times for some fresh air and in the evening, strolled up to the piazza for a meal. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlb-7leLDDl2Wuj0c3sw3vJ519h9HoErAo9BdXzBwwVdXUJHWxNMbE6eh_k5lMcv8lSEdU_6ugBykYMP_aNIg3L9QVKfAkC5aP6gYWPnu-IlaRYhVc-2DIDg365GBsmOpdMb7XcrPhvmkHGsJ-KLNBZB4Ij562rAmHsQ9N04057_Hl5VfKC5f7-KQCJg/s3430/20230918_185657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="3430" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlb-7leLDDl2Wuj0c3sw3vJ519h9HoErAo9BdXzBwwVdXUJHWxNMbE6eh_k5lMcv8lSEdU_6ugBykYMP_aNIg3L9QVKfAkC5aP6gYWPnu-IlaRYhVc-2DIDg365GBsmOpdMb7XcrPhvmkHGsJ-KLNBZB4Ij562rAmHsQ9N04057_Hl5VfKC5f7-KQCJg/w640-h434/20230918_185657.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Half an hour after taking this photo, the restaurant was full as were all the others in the vicinity. We thought that Monday might be a quiet night....wrong!!</p><p style="text-align: left;">With the aid of paracetamol and lozenges, the coughing and sneezing have eased somewhat, which is a relief as we'll be flying back to Frankfurt tomorrow and I don't wish to be coughing and sneezing on the plane.</p><p style="text-align: left;">We didn't venture out this morning until 10 o'clock, for a breakfast of granola, yoghurt and fresh fruit which was delicious, then strolled along the 'front' to our little cafe for coffee (no cake).</p><p style="text-align: left;">There is another cruise ship in port today so lots of people once again but by staying away from the more popular places, we can avoid the crowds. We've been out and about a couple of times, had a snack and cold drinks at an Indian restaurant close by, a very good restaurant with reasonable prices and a lovely lady owner.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The Costa Toscana was scheduled to sail out of Cagliari at 4p.m. so we decided to stroll down to watch it leave</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8a7KNwdhXq5rBzxU_2E0kafLnccm6D2Ep4C_X9h7JV7qi1zY7Fxx9M8UQhzIAMRo0ojtH_ZGbSxz2cfo4lNLwO-b3RbUPxgHqWc4v--XqViGbOLTfIJwia-P88_NOXrNRTxDYG2Y3lIhqlpegirVKgHEMcj_9uHJ6FOWJQWh43n8ClL_nwURQXs2_qA/s3326/20230919_163521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="3326" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8a7KNwdhXq5rBzxU_2E0kafLnccm6D2Ep4C_X9h7JV7qi1zY7Fxx9M8UQhzIAMRo0ojtH_ZGbSxz2cfo4lNLwO-b3RbUPxgHqWc4v--XqViGbOLTfIJwia-P88_NOXrNRTxDYG2Y3lIhqlpegirVKgHEMcj_9uHJ6FOWJQWh43n8ClL_nwURQXs2_qA/w640-h206/20230919_163521.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">but it didn't and it didn't look like leaving so after about half an hour of waiting, we gave up as the sun had decided to emerge from the clouds, there was no shade available and it became quite hot. Back at the hotel we sorted out our bags for the flight tomorrow which didn't take long and we will shortly go out again in search of food.</p><p style="text-align: left;">We've enjoyed our stay in Cagliari, it's a shame I have been under the weather for the last few days. Our hotel is in the old town, is small and old but comfortable, airconditioned and it has a lift. It is situated close to several cafes and restaurants so we've been spoiled for choices. The back streets in Cagliari are narrow lanes, are closed to most traffic and because the rubbish trucks are too large to fit through, the cafe owners take their rubbish to the truck (which parks in one of the wider streets) each morning. The buildings in this area are very old, very close together so if you lived here you'd need to get along with your neighbours. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZg_9K05Iml5rD_L9NDmVGR9h2QnXwl9JOYa2K0LwR7owHhgsJCUo3qSQSpr3N1FfcPRSfEjGVArHRu3y85UiEAD-OfykwvadfmV03wwc0NkpLyUlXolOzHgC_K9OTJ3feRDYOydwwCb7mthgZO-6-9RvrTWhnu3Dl12YE-aF3asODHkEh7yfaDyHfAg/s4128/20230919_163616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="4128" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZg_9K05Iml5rD_L9NDmVGR9h2QnXwl9JOYa2K0LwR7owHhgsJCUo3qSQSpr3N1FfcPRSfEjGVArHRu3y85UiEAD-OfykwvadfmV03wwc0NkpLyUlXolOzHgC_K9OTJ3feRDYOydwwCb7mthgZO-6-9RvrTWhnu3Dl12YE-aF3asODHkEh7yfaDyHfAg/w640-h210/20230919_163616.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Cagliari has been an experience....we're glad we came!</p><div><br /></div>Emmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330000866638596244.post-75126148237099563842023-09-17T21:06:00.000+01:002023-09-17T21:06:17.443+01:00<p> SUNDAY, 17th SEPTEMBER : In CAGLIARI</p><p>My coughing woke us both several times through the night, consequently we felt like something the cat dragged in this morning and so decided to be kind to the old legs and take another bus ride instead of a long walk. This time to the Botanic Gardens. First we called into a little cafe we'd been to a couple of days ago for coffee and a bite to eat, then caught the bus up the hill </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRlRU4KefkHk4DCdSGYw22SUDFCXReZZRqFqKlFTgcf5QANzkJ9TF96fqIe1elCORtwAbjw27i54fh_2cItW5UkbA4l-5tfR2jLb8_u8ePj3An_Pu1xliscw7ZazNgEQvAR3sKBQVYVLJvT5qNhuecitE58FT34_aEg3hQO5AAjsOPPrEiU8tt1ahHg/s4128/20230917_105902.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRlRU4KefkHk4DCdSGYw22SUDFCXReZZRqFqKlFTgcf5QANzkJ9TF96fqIe1elCORtwAbjw27i54fh_2cItW5UkbA4l-5tfR2jLb8_u8ePj3An_Pu1xliscw7ZazNgEQvAR3sKBQVYVLJvT5qNhuecitE58FT34_aEg3hQO5AAjsOPPrEiU8tt1ahHg/w640-h360/20230917_105902.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nxSqWtKmpfrALbdD_51A4PpX_WAHjQhM-xR0jmJoVcZBnlNVj6Yi-nFBkVpChGWoe_bZNI8khMyyQr4JbANdrCEA0Pu27XEmSHiWyuwNZm1mOGxBrSipFGoHrBYdOyCOMfgLs4J6DPeRjMVJleRxISC-cSaPmoWGxPKMu-BryPmeIaXm6F6O_phD5A/s4128/20230917_105033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nxSqWtKmpfrALbdD_51A4PpX_WAHjQhM-xR0jmJoVcZBnlNVj6Yi-nFBkVpChGWoe_bZNI8khMyyQr4JbANdrCEA0Pu27XEmSHiWyuwNZm1mOGxBrSipFGoHrBYdOyCOMfgLs4J6DPeRjMVJleRxISC-cSaPmoWGxPKMu-BryPmeIaXm6F6O_phD5A/w640-h360/20230917_105033.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOyEnh6Yobiurgr6SvGZi8zH-srr1qWP7tIQqoKw7XVylSkrIUyrixO1WoUEHjka39ElpNZjV5Za4sAkpA9K0s1PDQBd6imTTSazq1eJ9beIL0RZU_H9yq5R5lI00aZJqTGRLfZVsGutqr0AE5B8PgSl-BoM0sQBMAHH39ZWBt_JUX5YPIdWfacfTHg/s4128/20230917_110026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOyEnh6Yobiurgr6SvGZi8zH-srr1qWP7tIQqoKw7XVylSkrIUyrixO1WoUEHjka39ElpNZjV5Za4sAkpA9K0s1PDQBd6imTTSazq1eJ9beIL0RZU_H9yq5R5lI00aZJqTGRLfZVsGutqr0AE5B8PgSl-BoM0sQBMAHH39ZWBt_JUX5YPIdWfacfTHg/w640-h360/20230917_110026.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVw9mh62caYput_wfhhMXGXdk3ba6qSeFHKCDGOQ8h4vel3yIm3IF2_x_9FmiWQOWxu-j83mazxMA88fczSiSYSKqFRJWntNAZPp4E6CkWrEzSu6mDnNRPP4OeH1s_jqU7wA8BQ8KxBJPfV-RGtk1MV923oNw2iNtKwNebmWaFwxu0VVIfPKHNipBAKA/s4128/20230917_110919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVw9mh62caYput_wfhhMXGXdk3ba6qSeFHKCDGOQ8h4vel3yIm3IF2_x_9FmiWQOWxu-j83mazxMA88fczSiSYSKqFRJWntNAZPp4E6CkWrEzSu6mDnNRPP4OeH1s_jqU7wA8BQ8KxBJPfV-RGtk1MV923oNw2iNtKwNebmWaFwxu0VVIfPKHNipBAKA/w640-h360/20230917_110919.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Another, shorter bus ride took us halfway down the hill to the gardens, we paid our 4 euros each to enter and wandered around for a while in the shade of the many trees. The gardens are well laid out with plants and trees from all over the world, lots of shade and plenty of benches for sitting and resting, but sadly, the gardens are in need of some t.l.c. as many of them are deceased or barely surviving.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIodCZJ9JUa37BXURuNEaeCB3RJO5LXHTeFpCMMpKT2wxAKU2OE0O3Ij6fwh2gncqmhCBJvqux3pOBv7MkuPW0U7YLDlBObC7LBSxF5igffxL_FeJWLbuE6rDn9NR7nvVZZvbPhpQgGHCAcl9VLcqgLNHTcrnv3vRBSJxjGsBnFGbPUOL7L9P5S4S4mg/s4128/20230917_113956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIodCZJ9JUa37BXURuNEaeCB3RJO5LXHTeFpCMMpKT2wxAKU2OE0O3Ij6fwh2gncqmhCBJvqux3pOBv7MkuPW0U7YLDlBObC7LBSxF5igffxL_FeJWLbuE6rDn9NR7nvVZZvbPhpQgGHCAcl9VLcqgLNHTcrnv3vRBSJxjGsBnFGbPUOL7L9P5S4S4mg/w640-h360/20230917_113956.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was an easy walk </p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCKHtHZtQqcepThc2m7CUqlFAjir8dfkpEgJB-XQe_XFy2_ghj0uTwa3h27bVt-F6eMZzj3XfUG1DNoNtt8c0CRbKPwoODp7hPXok0Wx3VrV8OOG5g1F8S6dL_0-hKbt4QeCX8RsZgW4QyEADgki_2rem3amvYrl0I7otRYYTkFGJiRNPg_eDpgQahA/s4128/20230916_091639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCKHtHZtQqcepThc2m7CUqlFAjir8dfkpEgJB-XQe_XFy2_ghj0uTwa3h27bVt-F6eMZzj3XfUG1DNoNtt8c0CRbKPwoODp7hPXok0Wx3VrV8OOG5g1F8S6dL_0-hKbt4QeCX8RsZgW4QyEADgki_2rem3amvYrl0I7otRYYTkFGJiRNPg_eDpgQahA/w640-h360/20230916_091639.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">through a well cared for garden</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwX3xeEuxs4j0P4UicepKrksExKYiY1iqQUkbSa1Qbm7wKTP4fpO390cnd_qmrTw2Q_6-rQlMkRO4Bm6vsTg7ugKCoG650yQyWVFTew9tTn8Z90h-NHJDJmofe4dRM7QomAoy4suk34hnzJR-GaZddycAOehhKDTOQ48X2_6WBbGZbAKxGzf5o1dIXDA/s4128/20230916_091648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was entertaining, a small bus with seating for only ten or twelve people and we drove through narrow lanes at speed, past some of the sights we saw a couple of days ago. The bus drivers here are highly skilled, they have to be to negotiate the narrow streets and sharp turns.</div><div><br /></div><div>After our ride we found the gelataria and bought delicious ice creams, then retreated once again to the hotel for an afternoon siesta. The hottest part of the day is usually mid to late afternoon, not a good time to be walking about.</div><div><br /></div><div>We ventured out again in the early evening, along with the masses. The cafes and restaurants were mostly full, with families, young people, old people and tourists, all intent on having a good time. We didn't stay out late, opting for an early night.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjoV1NYpAwI6pYfBGgr6Du77C5iJr-NadvTHp-wjC-shzBDfMFxT4-apQ9sFxsKJb8GOd2mepvFOhQHeU_ynfb6c5UV_fIS3R9d73EHvPnq1rxOEYXlB-j3YnsoWL7AMPI710lRUAcotthTy5nWQc02IvOpre8EqP_G9pkOG6RBFWK-jx4o_YAh9U-g/s4128/20230916_192154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjoV1NYpAwI6pYfBGgr6Du77C5iJr-NadvTHp-wjC-shzBDfMFxT4-apQ9sFxsKJb8GOd2mepvFOhQHeU_ynfb6c5UV_fIS3R9d73EHvPnq1rxOEYXlB-j3YnsoWL7AMPI710lRUAcotthTy5nWQc02IvOpre8EqP_G9pkOG6RBFWK-jx4o_YAh9U-g/w640-h360/20230916_192154.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The banging of drums and chanting, they were enjoying themselves</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6DQoWIuu1LkX8wrH_Ahs2gw5oVe0-Qz3FXKeoKcxbTPUOpyEezkrO_oLjckX1F-pjQrbGSJLpFKPXJLDu2aIPGKiaCgGT_oLwXMqZMe9Atm-4MBikmhGxtcSeiBs4HB5Yy_0HFU4L76o4uuW2LHSDpsk1pu0i9ebPIUWJqSuJHQ8Q6RqAN-eHQaaOg/w640-h360/20230916_184551%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Which cafe shall we choose?</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkf4rEVX2S-H743D5WgzKD5x1uiZbPlHaFtsb1pvLUJne_1LDcioahXg8q5Z4nymuThSU1_uKWy6yhNoLC6ShlfAXeyHbLEslu-x1g2qF6xI7CC2oJYwFHd8nr434jLwFfeIJ-n_eRPJNuu-J5hBRcW3zrho4Ug2c8WOVoKrvQ9pwWRPTj7Ms7jkCOg/s4128/20230916_184446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkf4rEVX2S-H743D5WgzKD5x1uiZbPlHaFtsb1pvLUJne_1LDcioahXg8q5Z4nymuThSU1_uKWy6yhNoLC6ShlfAXeyHbLEslu-x1g2qF6xI7CC2oJYwFHd8nr434jLwFfeIJ-n_eRPJNuu-J5hBRcW3zrho4Ug2c8WOVoKrvQ9pwWRPTj7Ms7jkCOg/w640-h360/20230916_184446.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><p style="text-align: center;">This one's showing a soccer match, involving Italy, on television.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Emmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330000866638596244.post-2796711093695358812023-09-16T16:05:00.001+01:002023-10-16T03:14:59.254+01:00<p> FRIDAY, 15th SEPTEMBER : In CAGLIARI</p><p>I woke this morning with a raspy throat, an annoyance at any time, especially so when one is on holidays!</p><p>Our elder son commented today that we don't put enough photos of ourselves on the blog (that's because neither of us likes being photographed) but we've taken a couple, even tried a selfie which we've not as yet been successful at mastering.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRZ8xqc1JiUzAAC8CZQKbEKuAYOKdbVtVS1amp6gNk7Ls5iMd2HNdifxRBWtvW-v8hoAf2nt_KR0wTjTgoOt6GgKtdy8EeoVgyW3xSr8t-jFUO8zIqmGq2Ar_EzTS7Ab2j0p82RSMMsf8X5lxIzmHIPbcD1omuaE2epgixSPTxwzYTuDnJBFDUE91eA/s4128/20230915_100143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRZ8xqc1JiUzAAC8CZQKbEKuAYOKdbVtVS1amp6gNk7Ls5iMd2HNdifxRBWtvW-v8hoAf2nt_KR0wTjTgoOt6GgKtdy8EeoVgyW3xSr8t-jFUO8zIqmGq2Ar_EzTS7Ab2j0p82RSMMsf8X5lxIzmHIPbcD1omuaE2epgixSPTxwzYTuDnJBFDUE91eA/w225-h400/20230915_100143.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is Mike</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarv_5sCZdo9ojCQT0OWOdp89XAkb0mBKyMU9HtAJqQNfCIvV-HkFh9EiyHPWlAqVp_EDhi46kYY3RQMY7L-3y7KWJyKoijbNR4dz9_YYEq2GHKpcfDxClkYY2Ij2bVAc8U3NTAkFKZESB3SH7cuAYuIHq_Qs3xt3U7DiKKW5vW7oZ8-vkL2zBklK5Lw/s4128/20230915_110149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarv_5sCZdo9ojCQT0OWOdp89XAkb0mBKyMU9HtAJqQNfCIvV-HkFh9EiyHPWlAqVp_EDhi46kYY3RQMY7L-3y7KWJyKoijbNR4dz9_YYEq2GHKpcfDxClkYY2Ij2bVAc8U3NTAkFKZESB3SH7cuAYuIHq_Qs3xt3U7DiKKW5vW7oZ8-vkL2zBklK5Lw/w640-h360/20230915_110149.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">We decided to visit the Santa Chiara Indoor Markets this morning, perhaps get something to eat there but were disappointed to find that there was only a fish stall and a fruit/vegetable stand open so went around the corner to a small cafe for our coffee and snack.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We then walked down the street </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bgo-zrguIA8YEwXdebyUEVrD0diNOs3nydFs0QdRroYZlgBMQePpc02geh0j4RIXm7tOePEy9Muu2zXeKrw1SZguA4ycywLyU7m6p5nvCjlQljPyC0mA27UHS116XMt-Aol34H_5zmL_pNJ0Xde56EOc5iYZyr-pkQnuQGbxOEk2_THugiJvYuMs2w/s4128/20230915_094053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bgo-zrguIA8YEwXdebyUEVrD0diNOs3nydFs0QdRroYZlgBMQePpc02geh0j4RIXm7tOePEy9Muu2zXeKrw1SZguA4ycywLyU7m6p5nvCjlQljPyC0mA27UHS116XMt-Aol34H_5zmL_pNJ0Xde56EOc5iYZyr-pkQnuQGbxOEk2_THugiJvYuMs2w/w640-h360/20230915_094053.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">to the bus station, and caught a bus to Poetta Beach, the closest beach to Cagliari. The bus was crowded, the beach was adorned with tanned bodies of all shapes and sizes, Mike went in for a swim, I paddled.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LqtZk1i_-oiO5v7XfZgbiw-I4lGzfVX5WezayUWOc9n8KLo7Mu39P7X6Tao_VNLLsNHaKka2GkTNfCSXw11zWTkpJ6OajUCSaWE5rNEYjAj1hJIRqjMGocYYAIN1Fhou4cQg7W2JFzPCtKgL_Z5_AMMuidEtp-asT9NKE8CfXfDj8kgzhzqATV5T6g/s4128/20230915_103444.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LqtZk1i_-oiO5v7XfZgbiw-I4lGzfVX5WezayUWOc9n8KLo7Mu39P7X6Tao_VNLLsNHaKka2GkTNfCSXw11zWTkpJ6OajUCSaWE5rNEYjAj1hJIRqjMGocYYAIN1Fhou4cQg7W2JFzPCtKgL_Z5_AMMuidEtp-asT9NKE8CfXfDj8kgzhzqATV5T6g/w640-h360/20230915_103444.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We had to stop and watch proceedings</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EDCvuvgeznk7A44MjJ4_xrNrYeekZSPqeNg0JDpuQrw7i12ISrbw4_DPvc6RH2tis-vfiPuGlgcrj_wi_9ISK85jkY2M1jws6yQICXgXJhBPzpJn1KH61Sn8_aA8tULRD6zIpcUu8IskvvJu20iPNR1xCfv3oXjWIs2fYfU4a93MI7D_GFdFI-V7xA/s1517/20230915_201244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="1517" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EDCvuvgeznk7A44MjJ4_xrNrYeekZSPqeNg0JDpuQrw7i12ISrbw4_DPvc6RH2tis-vfiPuGlgcrj_wi_9ISK85jkY2M1jws6yQICXgXJhBPzpJn1KH61Sn8_aA8tULRD6zIpcUu8IskvvJu20iPNR1xCfv3oXjWIs2fYfU4a93MI7D_GFdFI-V7xA/w640-h432/20230915_201244.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The wedding car!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LhPsvCWlArJx3tVsBD5nTGqAq2jZK3eWJe6hbrngzurNV_Uk4edSp5fJzbSGRHY6xU9qCdtrxHvbuCf2ix9QTEsWXQb5gBpXOgwpcRKWOIhCsGq1UKnbFnx60kqPqqFqqre7Sb9ipT5842lLLyKnPavxrQ2-gQFGsMwn9fV9LBv8V3ZOHd76GdrWyw/s4128/20230915_171544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LhPsvCWlArJx3tVsBD5nTGqAq2jZK3eWJe6hbrngzurNV_Uk4edSp5fJzbSGRHY6xU9qCdtrxHvbuCf2ix9QTEsWXQb5gBpXOgwpcRKWOIhCsGq1UKnbFnx60kqPqqFqqre7Sb9ipT5842lLLyKnPavxrQ2-gQFGsMwn9fV9LBv8V3ZOHd76GdrWyw/w640-h360/20230915_171544.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Bride and Groom</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNEIBAvN2JDj93JFuyWS70CmoQVrPDs2Op9hId-49c9k3N1xm_7ySN_NfI5zb2RLsm2FMBMd88mjEN7NwKG8lUCLGE7_5QH1y2t2lJsv2eTher34W47wjVYEm5vhWKo2g--4iIFoJUxrJSIBjfWx1BIvXoryf9eSGXIIhznenP-2AvXLIaWPZrqyPyg/s1576/20230915_201627.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="1576" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNEIBAvN2JDj93JFuyWS70CmoQVrPDs2Op9hId-49c9k3N1xm_7ySN_NfI5zb2RLsm2FMBMd88mjEN7NwKG8lUCLGE7_5QH1y2t2lJsv2eTher34W47wjVYEm5vhWKo2g--4iIFoJUxrJSIBjfWx1BIvXoryf9eSGXIIhznenP-2AvXLIaWPZrqyPyg/w640-h394/20230915_201627.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">managed to squeeze into the car</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujAcA3TFS84V2-20aG9jdG45g1I3LZqBWZlBNbLIC_N9mJQM7-xCVzNVqE0Borh8CSovy2Inq6GGkZAofo6QnDb3O-xmRjJayY44dxQV04r6in6moW0lYJxi3IsFoUU1fSonORwFEZblNZZN7sE0c-ukPtDu2Y6YB-qumlmlhalRTblOAPWFcrDc6Hg/s4128/20230915_171956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujAcA3TFS84V2-20aG9jdG45g1I3LZqBWZlBNbLIC_N9mJQM7-xCVzNVqE0Borh8CSovy2Inq6GGkZAofo6QnDb3O-xmRjJayY44dxQV04r6in6moW0lYJxi3IsFoUU1fSonORwFEZblNZZN7sE0c-ukPtDu2Y6YB-qumlmlhalRTblOAPWFcrDc6Hg/w640-h360/20230915_171956.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and to the cheers of family & friends (and a few bystanders) they said arrivederci!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We found a cafe which is not difficult, there are plenty of them, and stopped for beer and coffee, enjoying the breeze wafting in</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuCYDgIqQVzXwR4xz368XWHQJm7DQtAY9vGyCm6rsScYKxchBFOmOe1xFUpv4LNdZ62i4Gfl1PAgD6psFCqD2EgVBbWvQFNjq3hr9_ydA25ljd-5G-t2wEcdWqy2laUBGqIw-So6dmyBJIXiSP9kD4ncBSLpUffN8e_Mw4GhbCxgsiChm0n5Sh39ZKA/s4128/20230915_174420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuCYDgIqQVzXwR4xz368XWHQJm7DQtAY9vGyCm6rsScYKxchBFOmOe1xFUpv4LNdZ62i4Gfl1PAgD6psFCqD2EgVBbWvQFNjq3hr9_ydA25ljd-5G-t2wEcdWqy2laUBGqIw-So6dmyBJIXiSP9kD4ncBSLpUffN8e_Mw4GhbCxgsiChm0n5Sh39ZKA/w640-h360/20230915_174420.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I bought a Sardinia cap to replace the Hunter Valley cap which I lost, it was made in China which probably explains why the cross is white when it should be red, as it is on the official Sardinia flag. It keeps the sun of my face and is company for Mike's Germany cap!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We shared an excellent pizza for dinner, accompanied by an equally excellent glass of wine and a beer</div><div style="text-align: justify;">and as we were paying the bill, spotted a procession at the end of the street so followed it to see what was happening.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQec77lnJKEbMRk-l1Gp37TDIk3wWmZbfrMwERWS15zvxs2WKWbEmZNTGemhDvGBbNJ_vZkrmva8VaYeF0sajVm5m_H-si2zteoBlFgmChMQqU1eMEwfFbN_6nba8JPsj5VdIWf8mFstod8cUDVYvyvC6tZyTovqZj5kui3CyhAhunTw_HApoJwpGow/s4128/20230915_194007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQec77lnJKEbMRk-l1Gp37TDIk3wWmZbfrMwERWS15zvxs2WKWbEmZNTGemhDvGBbNJ_vZkrmva8VaYeF0sajVm5m_H-si2zteoBlFgmChMQqU1eMEwfFbN_6nba8JPsj5VdIWf8mFstod8cUDVYvyvC6tZyTovqZj5kui3CyhAhunTw_HApoJwpGow/w640-h360/20230915_194007.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"> THURSDAY, 14th SEPTEMBER : In CAGLIARI, Sardinia</span></div><p></p><p>We were late moving this morning but it didn't matter, we didn't have to go anywhere, no bikes to ride no motorhome to drive, no plane, train or bus to catch, so when we did start our day, we first took a load of washing to the laundromat </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbmxPwuYBrcZZkSL8xwunPguigk5DBVWtDGlnAv_10rx6OoeOoSPDX1pMDVjcfrdzUS6bW1oEMFyw4KKR4GHm0rZ8IAAtbYHyicPhaWSgXf_QN2wL5FGuhiBG1b6zZo--fEAhVO1EpAholl5D-fDUgV58vvFicWglnci8KkVGq9PFGhXP_ofdu5Cr9Q/s4128/20230914_111749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbmxPwuYBrcZZkSL8xwunPguigk5DBVWtDGlnAv_10rx6OoeOoSPDX1pMDVjcfrdzUS6bW1oEMFyw4KKR4GHm0rZ8IAAtbYHyicPhaWSgXf_QN2wL5FGuhiBG1b6zZo--fEAhVO1EpAholl5D-fDUgV58vvFicWglnci8KkVGq9PFGhXP_ofdu5Cr9Q/w225-h400/20230914_111749.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><p>which was closed and didn't open until 10a.m. While wating for it to open, we went to a cafe for a late breakfast, after which we went back to the laundromat, loaded up the washing machine and wandered down to the port, whiling away the time by taking a few photos of the wonderful old buildings in the area</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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After a great breakfast in the hotel, </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMqOwHBEyBvo1Uc2H1-VQ2lEGYRqPI96ZpFQk_hA2Y0zZ9Bfe5K2S97gDT_nfauB_OldzcZhN2dmxw9o_AjF-KfBmIFwrIzUsIDBH6VDl72KX4AJZM7Ou1VkNljG0DDWdpOk17Z-KadBL3MOse3_GkTY9hkVrpq524aUPw8OMY7nRw5xmTeGAISDa1Iw/s4128/20230913_084218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMqOwHBEyBvo1Uc2H1-VQ2lEGYRqPI96ZpFQk_hA2Y0zZ9Bfe5K2S97gDT_nfauB_OldzcZhN2dmxw9o_AjF-KfBmIFwrIzUsIDBH6VDl72KX4AJZM7Ou1VkNljG0DDWdpOk17Z-KadBL3MOse3_GkTY9hkVrpq524aUPw8OMY7nRw5xmTeGAISDa1Iw/w640-h360/20230913_084218.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />we went for a little walk into the town for a look see. We didn't really see much last night as we were focused on finding the Asian shop and on not getting drowned but we liked what we saw so decided to take another look,<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw--NNEUijbTunYK47yiowPgmlwjdZc5lmQ-SXJmrjh7XIvfA-tY4S55ZYgsTuBE-hLZ0jEkR6Su19gskviGUtfP_rC9Svy0Xc5gld1--Py0ovO2PfprWcSCGwmRaZqP56vGsXfqlNJ_WL0dNmSIBLj-4T_5_fa0xFjilugWn6RCpWBGg7MyGDlmhOSQ/s4128/20230913_084753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw--NNEUijbTunYK47yiowPgmlwjdZc5lmQ-SXJmrjh7XIvfA-tY4S55ZYgsTuBE-hLZ0jEkR6Su19gskviGUtfP_rC9Svy0Xc5gld1--Py0ovO2PfprWcSCGwmRaZqP56vGsXfqlNJ_WL0dNmSIBLj-4T_5_fa0xFjilugWn6RCpWBGg7MyGDlmhOSQ/w225-h400/20230913_084753.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFuQG3uDgPjaTTmZPsgBAAZgioeBUbkPIG8pP3CkOjAGwzsWUP3d6ihEDOeaUsJ7Na_54knlmuaUISE9p99asvqCwD1hZ7O_oEMmDZGtTxSZ5aow7BiSkwnpaaA3hqxt36CafYer3Egaw0kur72y1eWkRY0kC2S4QEiYP1D3IK-eHKqGUuL55QpwNscA/s4128/20230913_084922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFuQG3uDgPjaTTmZPsgBAAZgioeBUbkPIG8pP3CkOjAGwzsWUP3d6ihEDOeaUsJ7Na_54knlmuaUISE9p99asvqCwD1hZ7O_oEMmDZGtTxSZ5aow7BiSkwnpaaA3hqxt36CafYer3Egaw0kur72y1eWkRY0kC2S4QEiYP1D3IK-eHKqGUuL55QpwNscA/w225-h400/20230913_084922.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2B-jcYzrzhrZuYYJhmIwqzQLfzYLKpm-5kJ_YxSJI7wmSoQb_ztC4Tsd1QU-ZsRP9HZ_ilHlAXPYAZhkAeemlG1f7IC9v14J_pqTjy6mUJR2xtSZf97Y8cvMDxeJrudtURB5r-nFFJHl_exRL0eZSiZf0tjx6Dtm8sVnpYbqJPm7_C3Tb5sv2beT4rQ/s4128/20230913_084929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2B-jcYzrzhrZuYYJhmIwqzQLfzYLKpm-5kJ_YxSJI7wmSoQb_ztC4Tsd1QU-ZsRP9HZ_ilHlAXPYAZhkAeemlG1f7IC9v14J_pqTjy6mUJR2xtSZf97Y8cvMDxeJrudtURB5r-nFFJHl_exRL0eZSiZf0tjx6Dtm8sVnpYbqJPm7_C3Tb5sv2beT4rQ/w640-h360/20230913_084929.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_nx4qIGyIvT4MB3W5DJnFBWycwmYgKDbjhZ8UmqieIgLrBqOd7YOb8P-fhkjnAmAsZxXXmPKm5xKQ1X3398POH0SyJ5riovl6pd7rB0z_it14B-Hw2HxwFZxX2K6kRZ5-qNWREKRYQQV9AM7aP1Xv9_78TiMNV56fbcR6vitO4zB6SYCG81GUHqimA/s4128/20230913_091907.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_nx4qIGyIvT4MB3W5DJnFBWycwmYgKDbjhZ8UmqieIgLrBqOd7YOb8P-fhkjnAmAsZxXXmPKm5xKQ1X3398POH0SyJ5riovl6pd7rB0z_it14B-Hw2HxwFZxX2K6kRZ5-qNWREKRYQQV9AM7aP1Xv9_78TiMNV56fbcR6vitO4zB6SYCG81GUHqimA/w640-h360/20230913_091907.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Back at the hotel, we were soon packed</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQByL3NH7xiSKxdFJ8MbZXs0s38D4zGhXyXsLBcZNWoCbtq9pov4FPzE4XEdPqGfy3LxMEmyuxFhIm5AynPRsZvStmkVFBxa3MAUw50wl0iW8lMhodCxOS3dSkXlsxQzckRP9XokBt_QXZcexHsgd3XLbQQhf_zVnwcLGYSShfL4af9OGzYIkYKrY3ew/s4128/20230913_104509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQByL3NH7xiSKxdFJ8MbZXs0s38D4zGhXyXsLBcZNWoCbtq9pov4FPzE4XEdPqGfy3LxMEmyuxFhIm5AynPRsZvStmkVFBxa3MAUw50wl0iW8lMhodCxOS3dSkXlsxQzckRP9XokBt_QXZcexHsgd3XLbQQhf_zVnwcLGYSShfL4af9OGzYIkYKrY3ew/w640-h360/20230913_104509.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and ready to go</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our host Carlo drove us to the airport in his blue Audi, his 7 seater shuttle bus is having a clean out as he had a major mishap with a load of tortellini a few days ago, apparently making a huge mess. We had the mandatory 2 hour wait till departure time, bought coffee and sat and waited, thankful that we'd arrived early enough to secure seats in the waiting area as there were not enough available for all passengers. Our flight left only about 15 minutes late, was reasonably comfortable for the 2 hour flight though I wouldn't want recommend it for a long haul. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPytsPqix5E45cUJGAd7MYLd-_dU4y1pJ9zxTvFxbfL5I-MpOgnla5nD8AeStudqVlFnuthiY_bG1FKyxPlHzzPL3QBA3DGlSsmU15sVfh19iy4y79B8KqknepVppVujPnVbsGkIVK5nAmKpVvC5bIIOiTqieT5w7Y_NolIoHojcQwrNwB7qDXSswLA/s4128/20230913_130908.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPytsPqix5E45cUJGAd7MYLd-_dU4y1pJ9zxTvFxbfL5I-MpOgnla5nD8AeStudqVlFnuthiY_bG1FKyxPlHzzPL3QBA3DGlSsmU15sVfh19iy4y79B8KqknepVppVujPnVbsGkIVK5nAmKpVvC5bIIOiTqieT5w7Y_NolIoHojcQwrNwB7qDXSswLA/w640-h360/20230913_130908.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was a rather quiet time of the day with not a lot happening, it seems that the majority of cafes, shops, etc. don't open until late morning for a couple of hours, then again from 6 or 7 o'clock in the evening. So far, we're happy to be here and look forward to the next week.</div>Emmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330000866638596244.post-8299488814019033702023-09-13T09:23:00.000+01:002023-09-13T09:23:06.873+01:00<p> TUESDAY, 12th SEPTEMBER : MAINZ to SOHREN (HAHN)</p><p>We left Mainz this motning at 9 o'clock after doing the dumping of fresh, grey and black water and a last clean out of the motor home in preparation for its return to Frankfurt. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdkaqEgW7jrmHE3e4KEe4SIbAEfaPcNQ1l8GiNPMDpcBnbufssU-BOjcjsWO3yulzDm_SU4iYT7rxSx35pUu7Z0PBVfT8d9VTle1E-W_CeDheHGes-ADI5jxZowTSZaEO3IKxZR0dx-IzPx6QAxAOS2B35BU1X0VaTi8mHjgErCoGFYjv_lEC25Zk7Q/s4128/20230912_091416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdkaqEgW7jrmHE3e4KEe4SIbAEfaPcNQ1l8GiNPMDpcBnbufssU-BOjcjsWO3yulzDm_SU4iYT7rxSx35pUu7Z0PBVfT8d9VTle1E-W_CeDheHGes-ADI5jxZowTSZaEO3IKxZR0dx-IzPx6QAxAOS2B35BU1X0VaTi8mHjgErCoGFYjv_lEC25Zk7Q/w640-h360/20230912_091416.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Crossing the Rhine yet again, </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We arrived at the motor home rental company at around 10.30 and because they were busy, we had a thirty minute wait for the inspection and handover. Mike called up an uber who arrived quite quickly and we drove into Frankfurt to the bus station. We had tickets for the 1.00pm bus to Frankfurt Hahn (a smaller, regional airport about 100kms from Frankfurt am Main) and our amiable Iraqi uber driver suggessted one of the cafes close to the bus stationas as a place to eat. We ordered a doner sandwich each, they were yummy and huge and neither of us could finish them.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">The bus ride was pleasant, </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdsd2AHasVb3rjFxNko18ky2oj-7aUObbNZM6L5eRe2bW9kAcOE4DfPdQovKMOb-smTNi6YHUCyvv9NGpylsfKG8MCxxh9Gf02rL9GpSu5HquWVs5VIvl3-e5ZXBdCM87zm4h1lTcKicBoXe0VcqqDu2CIp-3Lbwn-1cpBElAJEAp7-TZ3O5XJTmJcA/s4128/20230912_143639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdsd2AHasVb3rjFxNko18ky2oj-7aUObbNZM6L5eRe2bW9kAcOE4DfPdQovKMOb-smTNi6YHUCyvv9NGpylsfKG8MCxxh9Gf02rL9GpSu5HquWVs5VIvl3-e5ZXBdCM87zm4h1lTcKicBoXe0VcqqDu2CIp-3Lbwn-1cpBElAJEAp7-TZ3O5XJTmJcA/w640-h360/20230912_143639.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">once again crossing</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ37IKDSzeT9QMogK6X_3ZykSOmdL2Oz0aaqb1alrd7704swN478MmhiUKSeKYooMuMr1Eang3-Ie2jy80hTwPu4rh9KIjC5qt4UfumcCV_PJZAvK76OP0HW6Y_quHxRqJVRVNp0xAnisnReiqHusSLNtGkjTz4xspXipHBh-7uqMHNuMZ1yXhSENLTg/s4128/20230912_130729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ37IKDSzeT9QMogK6X_3ZykSOmdL2Oz0aaqb1alrd7704swN478MmhiUKSeKYooMuMr1Eang3-Ie2jy80hTwPu4rh9KIjC5qt4UfumcCV_PJZAvK76OP0HW6Y_quHxRqJVRVNp0xAnisnReiqHusSLNtGkjTz4xspXipHBh-7uqMHNuMZ1yXhSENLTg/w640-h360/20230912_130729.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The Main River</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxD9lq6-Q4-tFwoepf2IWVz0OddSWm0xSNLG0JESeaFvLNnvFl_qVQZiSxuyek6alWnHX-j9iGCxqLY8uS4aO0y-2Xl0ADNQWlENzf_KiPAxJQdCvqLf5xvMv3ngRSkPHMuHx_91RhXDf0t3wR_rmGHFwvX-qSNVtonQPFr9Abq3ilNTMLY-Z_QlZGg/s4128/20230912_134931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxD9lq6-Q4-tFwoepf2IWVz0OddSWm0xSNLG0JESeaFvLNnvFl_qVQZiSxuyek6alWnHX-j9iGCxqLY8uS4aO0y-2Xl0ADNQWlENzf_KiPAxJQdCvqLf5xvMv3ngRSkPHMuHx_91RhXDf0t3wR_rmGHFwvX-qSNVtonQPFr9Abq3ilNTMLY-Z_QlZGg/w640-h360/20230912_134931.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and The Rhine </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">only in the opposite direction and </span>stopping after 15 minutes at the Frankfurt Main airport to collect a few more passengers. We were soon out in open country </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIduZu5fKb0CVdR3UAUsbVqBuUVGyfKLDVkkRV8GevWrLE_HheBif73y9HReIQSl_udISUFQQJXnyl8jBx6kRkmLKUtKslxiVKndx7fbaA5w_oAwjO8vi1-TrFVF4Nf7Wd9i-ung2lRbKJs6uFr-rd9C1e9m26DHxfDbgfzUoyypivr7pEKC-SXewZaQ/s4128/20230912_143056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIduZu5fKb0CVdR3UAUsbVqBuUVGyfKLDVkkRV8GevWrLE_HheBif73y9HReIQSl_udISUFQQJXnyl8jBx6kRkmLKUtKslxiVKndx7fbaA5w_oAwjO8vi1-TrFVF4Nf7Wd9i-ung2lRbKJs6uFr-rd9C1e9m26DHxfDbgfzUoyypivr7pEKC-SXewZaQ/w640-h360/20230912_143056.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0oK2MWJRjjZUFWct4yBpLkPIIXLsMuURZwB--IrY8izCb1ztxgVW2LtApyPjtyq1-o3uc20S-SQ2x5ioSSqCPh8BXD3OM-ZFaKPaByN1yCub_NLIe9ROu8Cy-dCZd60GK79pra-Qissdf-TIi8d4wc2rEr_z722rWw8DfVxMNcnIQKVO9D9Edd2vVA/s4128/20230912_143110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0oK2MWJRjjZUFWct4yBpLkPIIXLsMuURZwB--IrY8izCb1ztxgVW2LtApyPjtyq1-o3uc20S-SQ2x5ioSSqCPh8BXD3OM-ZFaKPaByN1yCub_NLIe9ROu8Cy-dCZd60GK79pra-Qissdf-TIi8d4wc2rEr_z722rWw8DfVxMNcnIQKVO9D9Edd2vVA/w640-h360/20230912_143110.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXMzSsLyXLlexDgY4GUUE9mleM91YQFBahmbLSEn3glEaCOFE2Ho9AOC80Zj9FUlygYM44PSszmvxESe3AXcaj_s8SESn5EzMDt55RaI9PInUoe6KAscjDLkmIfcCl1xRVNUpF6RHO-mql-fL4KpAcnn8rJ6C-5n_I9dD-1QrVX9w49II9gJLvzOOgQ/s4128/20230912_145617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXMzSsLyXLlexDgY4GUUE9mleM91YQFBahmbLSEn3glEaCOFE2Ho9AOC80Zj9FUlygYM44PSszmvxESe3AXcaj_s8SESn5EzMDt55RaI9PInUoe6KAscjDLkmIfcCl1xRVNUpF6RHO-mql-fL4KpAcnn8rJ6C-5n_I9dD-1QrVX9w49II9gJLvzOOgQ/w640-h360/20230912_145617.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">rriving at Hahn Airport shortly after 3pm. </span><span style="text-align: left;">Our hotel host runs a shuttle service to and from the airport but we could not get a phone signal to let him know our arrival time, Mike asked a young man sitting near us at the airport if he could borrow his phone to make the call, which the young man very kindly did and we were picked up 10 minutes later. It's not a great distance from the airport to the hotel but too far to walk, expecially with bags. The hotel has a restaurant which, unfortunately for us, is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, we asked our hostess where we could eat and she gave us a couple of suggestions. We decided to try the Asian option and set off up the road just before 7p.m., hadn't walked more than a couple of hundred metres and the rain came, with a vengeance and with it, thunder and lightning. In minutes we were soaked, didn't know whether to continue on or turn back and decided to go on. The rain eased a little, we got lost, found a little bit of shelter, got wetter but eventually found the Asian shop, it's a take away! We ordered a chicken and noodle dish and some mini spring rolls to share, it was a huge meal and we couldn't eat it all.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMB9Y0hUd9eksME1G6XfGYoydTrMxt7bh4T3BiE1P8IA3b3BfqQHBAi4o1WV5MYIP5_4ZOskl2DKs4z9-UUe4L-Er4KG3hBYy-HnCUAqfmRDxy4wuOHRyP3qac5j2soUYzUCRKzID-MZCXGooIGfgJ2lcex7AtXuNlFxe1OCivy4eTyRvyIdfSvxSAg/s4128/20230912_185357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMB9Y0hUd9eksME1G6XfGYoydTrMxt7bh4T3BiE1P8IA3b3BfqQHBAi4o1WV5MYIP5_4ZOskl2DKs4z9-UUe4L-Er4KG3hBYy-HnCUAqfmRDxy4wuOHRyP3qac5j2soUYzUCRKzID-MZCXGooIGfgJ2lcex7AtXuNlFxe1OCivy4eTyRvyIdfSvxSAg/w640-h360/20230912_185357.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkx1xHOtaVbIcw2fWl_yAgOz6qmMl4kwbA-E5zIojTeC3Dv_e5uZNxWCYizJOMdgRmymDfPMhyNYgjvxrhOvSWWRPpa4y2FgWWYG3mJNN9qUozLrC0Af7w9zyVZ2jl2VDZnD2pkykApdBUIuyXz4KlXaBnEBwMlQ9fPN7Yi7a4f8VBmGQYs_-fNPyIAQ/s4128/20230912_185438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkx1xHOtaVbIcw2fWl_yAgOz6qmMl4kwbA-E5zIojTeC3Dv_e5uZNxWCYizJOMdgRmymDfPMhyNYgjvxrhOvSWWRPpa4y2FgWWYG3mJNN9qUozLrC0Af7w9zyVZ2jl2VDZnD2pkykApdBUIuyXz4KlXaBnEBwMlQ9fPN7Yi7a4f8VBmGQYs_-fNPyIAQ/w640-h360/20230912_185438.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sIZ2dLd4S9Q_fje5joBRR5rsVMPbiAsTQKKccf5SwwWTRC43-AfmP1PYEQUKUABW47i2q62ZU78tWN81kFQ-JNjkvW7gXBw2CQNYk9MZtZR4Entmo8-09XwsjZNO2xIsO9vCD6zRg8kHgjVDUlSnk0V2zm_yPhqcWjmg4_oziGZEvsj-3RSW_6ya3g/s4128/20230912_193324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sIZ2dLd4S9Q_fje5joBRR5rsVMPbiAsTQKKccf5SwwWTRC43-AfmP1PYEQUKUABW47i2q62ZU78tWN81kFQ-JNjkvW7gXBw2CQNYk9MZtZR4Entmo8-09XwsjZNO2xIsO9vCD6zRg8kHgjVDUlSnk0V2zm_yPhqcWjmg4_oziGZEvsj-3RSW_6ya3g/w640-h360/20230912_193324.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRtW6P30BXALbTS-WSjncqeWlClGMyzlKP-Y4i5kLX54m0MzSNeO0sS18jr9nduVsD_WlNrbeVJ76Y6dROzDAcsnx7_dU9A95bQI10YIxk8JJ-RVSSvj8FvWtfyXmo3o-eHY6X4Gi4fny2ruHknUYy9IMys-49Yc4I1PXlyC4Aijyb4VtHd3SvkbxEw/s4128/20230912_193412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRtW6P30BXALbTS-WSjncqeWlClGMyzlKP-Y4i5kLX54m0MzSNeO0sS18jr9nduVsD_WlNrbeVJ76Y6dROzDAcsnx7_dU9A95bQI10YIxk8JJ-RVSSvj8FvWtfyXmo3o-eHY6X4Gi4fny2ruHknUYy9IMys-49Yc4I1PXlyC4Aijyb4VtHd3SvkbxEw/w640-h360/20230912_193412.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;">We managed to take a few photos on the walk to and from the Asian shop, Sohren is not a tourist town but it has charm and the people are friendly.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The thunder and lightning and rain continue but we are in a comfortable room with a proper bed and a bathroom we can turn around in so we're not complaining.</span></div></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Tomorrow is another day!</p>Emmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330000866638596244.post-88352218701273472892023-09-12T06:40:00.000+01:002023-09-12T06:40:45.932+01:00<p> MONDAY, 11th SEPTEMBER : TRITTENHEIM to MAINZ</p><p>People have asked us after previous trips, what was the favourite place we'd visited and we have always replied that there isn't <i>one</i> favourite, that we haven't been anywhere we haven't liked. However, coming to the Mosel River at Trittenheim yesterday, we agreed that it could be at or near the top of our favourites. Our first visit to the Mosel was in 2009 with good friends Robyn & Laurie and we rented an apartment in Bernkastel-Kues for a week. It was a good move as we were able to take advantage of the quiet mornings before the crowds of tourists arrived and the equally quiet late afternoons/evenings when they'd all left, doing our own touristy road trips in the middle of the day. The river winds its way from southern France, where it is the Moselle, to Koblenz and it's easy to lose all sense of direction. We have visited on three other occasions, twice with 'Boris' and now with the rental motorhome and have noticed the increase in the number of motorhomes and of cyclists travelling along the river. We are so glad that we did what we did when we did, before the popularity explosion.</p><p>Late yesterday afternoon when the temperature had dropped significantly, we went for a walk, hoping to stop in at the hotel near the stellplatz </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZaN4cKqAUT0_2CbGz1mORjPdaMrBQbmj4-9apwlcrvgZsbqi9yiSgt8QeYGy0OmALGOE9VmoR2WCIk_h8YqHh0j43_7ZjV4uUWpqiqYY-qL0cYl5Q3LH-PhlQowKJD2frxvoHCS-JJRzOMoLDPcJl-TQbXRj0LUJZ1l3x_2ktBpHzLw4aPXExtA7PIA/s4128/20230910_190816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZaN4cKqAUT0_2CbGz1mORjPdaMrBQbmj4-9apwlcrvgZsbqi9yiSgt8QeYGy0OmALGOE9VmoR2WCIk_h8YqHh0j43_7ZjV4uUWpqiqYY-qL0cYl5Q3LH-PhlQowKJD2frxvoHCS-JJRzOMoLDPcJl-TQbXRj0LUJZ1l3x_2ktBpHzLw4aPXExtA7PIA/w640-h360/20230910_190816.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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While there, we donated our leftovers to a Norwegian couple we chatted to and to a couple of girls from Hamburg with whom we'd exchanged coins, for the parking meter, for paper money. 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Our stocks are almost depleted but we don't need to add to them at this stage.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEoYT0Y-BgL9ElsVRNpDkAGhr7EPoNK5RTMPY0fM9dsRmTUdreVisuEdEMEzkvcos48XNvQ3SSSUVdcv6GQJ7xIC_ZPI_1ciiiFAy9wZ7MO41_xALxYQ8bhe3XShpyp96up9cQffwahkzqALPmcEABod1GyzWJpXd_E3Wd0TWK-ENBjpYgVvLOEZrzlw/s4128/20230910_084635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEoYT0Y-BgL9ElsVRNpDkAGhr7EPoNK5RTMPY0fM9dsRmTUdreVisuEdEMEzkvcos48XNvQ3SSSUVdcv6GQJ7xIC_ZPI_1ciiiFAy9wZ7MO41_xALxYQ8bhe3XShpyp96up9cQffwahkzqALPmcEABod1GyzWJpXd_E3Wd0TWK-ENBjpYgVvLOEZrzlw/w640-h360/20230910_084635.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Leaving Kairserslauten</div><p>For the first few kilometres we drove on the A6 motorway, but though it's quick, it's also a bit boring so we took to the back roads for the rest of the journey, going past patchwork countryside and through small towns. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">We got lost a couple of times but managed to find ourselves and stopped at Fischbach to check out a motorhome parking place we saw from the road, and to have a break.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_OSe8RD8-QG-85vhfLopu9LUwiT1cQuHFD_OmjnPw0rZXgp4cGqj_V8js-EJ_Oiv3ANHIeFWg-SPQhMGyIyUBg8CZou8Y2XFjBA-lDxCRotIMaX-6pKmeibBhFQggvrKrJSHukh1q4CYE1zoo1clVQXVeS0FtxVqgxL6zr9Omc__KY4MZh_IBWmFoA/s4128/20230910_110114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_OSe8RD8-QG-85vhfLopu9LUwiT1cQuHFD_OmjnPw0rZXgp4cGqj_V8js-EJ_Oiv3ANHIeFWg-SPQhMGyIyUBg8CZou8Y2XFjBA-lDxCRotIMaX-6pKmeibBhFQggvrKrJSHukh1q4CYE1zoo1clVQXVeS0FtxVqgxL6zr9Omc__KY4MZh_IBWmFoA/w640-h360/20230910_110114.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Continuing on from Fischbach, we drove along winding, sometimes narrow roads until seeing a sign which intrigued us, mainly because we didn't quite understand what it meant, we turned off to find a Nature Park which caters for sports such as mountain biking with multiple tracks through the forest, snow skiing, zip lines also through the forest, walking tracks and cycle tracks, and....sommerrodelbahnen (summer tobogganing, Mike's favourite). He had a ride, declared it the worst one he'd been on but he had to try it, we can't come to Germany without having a ride on the rodelbahn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXweB7327kCwo8oxtc0_dLMspjPe1PriC6xg7sepLUefjVAQGMQC5u7ZGvzX65WaoMmsUuygrCwh7wJ_fsFDDcajN1kGoaVor6U_o7nSbHMcgwBfvS0NvHtIMmQRGAVlaNGxbbOQSgphq4xj6SpZ6vhDUl8F8oSS5L_eKhiHU2aKI_P_UXAPiNwVIUA/s4128/20230910_122028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXweB7327kCwo8oxtc0_dLMspjPe1PriC6xg7sepLUefjVAQGMQC5u7ZGvzX65WaoMmsUuygrCwh7wJ_fsFDDcajN1kGoaVor6U_o7nSbHMcgwBfvS0NvHtIMmQRGAVlaNGxbbOQSgphq4xj6SpZ6vhDUl8F8oSS5L_eKhiHU2aKI_P_UXAPiNwVIUA/w640-h360/20230910_122028.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5tEsBk1yMAPO0r8xgNzOWgEdI1el32yMdERgipe2OLKKEsuGHuT-t_ClyfjERurPVcLesc_7rbJ2PlmUGaJ4NwrliZ81JRTXJzkG1Dt4nwG0IzGV1eiE9o6bCPf_o0saFRIu-LUVU26czIxi-G5iS1zBftm6M9lIZo6ixSCS6Nwz7wTD5CV6V5GfFw/s4128/20230910_112614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> SATURDAY, 9th SEPTEMBER : BRUCHSAL to KAISERSLAUTEN<p></p><p>We're basically doing a road trip now, the motorhome is due to be returned to the rental company on Tuesday so we have a plan to steadily work our way back to Frankfurt, without causing ourselves any last minute panic. We left Bruchsal at 9.50a.m., were on the A5 motorway shortly after and stopped for coffee at the first services we came to. </p><p>Twenty minutes after leaving the services, we encountered today's roadworks</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CEkyRGTy3HGdXtFIToVjbYVgm9vzpFsfxFg3eOehKCh5jfJH0JU3-ZpLRhxMnODVQpgIopjR6Bapxpv0mWOodi0pyiq6t9iCiLVsw5GYl8dJHh4IVq8HXu8VxWN9lQt4TD6HgIBuo0ptLTvvil2TZxmaDeVwUZGWR59GlInPAAP4_zkwJ63LbS7fpg/s4128/20230909_103918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CEkyRGTy3HGdXtFIToVjbYVgm9vzpFsfxFg3eOehKCh5jfJH0JU3-ZpLRhxMnODVQpgIopjR6Bapxpv0mWOodi0pyiq6t9iCiLVsw5GYl8dJHh4IVq8HXu8VxWN9lQt4TD6HgIBuo0ptLTvvil2TZxmaDeVwUZGWR59GlInPAAP4_zkwJ63LbS7fpg/w640-h360/20230909_103918.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aghlyMuAWsRyiQqggya3KRgX3-MaKteAozJOH-drGrFQ5svzu5Ius0lWyp3ANIXmHawH85u0UCVAHVjBh2-kNNAsfjAFYz2YvdfGnDJNb24FTn6ibuc3R04d_xbAjNMNPtrc2SDk5D-cvatWBToV0kRyy7EvWRWCbtQFHJgDKmWnAJBBJnnTkLV5sg/s4128/20230909_104047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aghlyMuAWsRyiQqggya3KRgX3-MaKteAozJOH-drGrFQ5svzu5Ius0lWyp3ANIXmHawH85u0UCVAHVjBh2-kNNAsfjAFYz2YvdfGnDJNb24FTn6ibuc3R04d_xbAjNMNPtrc2SDk5D-cvatWBToV0kRyy7EvWRWCbtQFHJgDKmWnAJBBJnnTkLV5sg/w640-h360/20230909_104047.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZeN2GSf3ynJz-KIbZkc9wgIvG1STL2VAAEQ8sXZbdsLW4S48iGUdsg_1I-Tclqk93a4VKtWP6bALOAxCwvkXtlsfHxrBKGxtiEkANEtYAfllUImaODkAUTwFxpW5MH0zlgFkSadlhrpXDXnuDXUtS1NGRHHY7wpKr7XkBWvAi2_K8EVjqO0zswt4LQ/s1184/20230909_104802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1184" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZeN2GSf3ynJz-KIbZkc9wgIvG1STL2VAAEQ8sXZbdsLW4S48iGUdsg_1I-Tclqk93a4VKtWP6bALOAxCwvkXtlsfHxrBKGxtiEkANEtYAfllUImaODkAUTwFxpW5MH0zlgFkSadlhrpXDXnuDXUtS1NGRHHY7wpKr7XkBWvAi2_K8EVjqO0zswt4LQ/w640-h420/20230909_104802.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbIKuwGXpYeFsBy-_NNDV6Ilgs3TgLtLWrCHlIP0O8cqNKPvkVy5nOqFPtP8ASZMPVBCTWGKFs9qnCxhfRuG70H8a7CfqLTIQ0hLAajixk9B15ATryKnBQ0CWapXISp_HSBlm9GqOts2H6GFsjy2vqxeoZW0wXt2Ta0I7qSrPppKMG_dN4MvRyVKEd8A/s4128/20230909_105320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbIKuwGXpYeFsBy-_NNDV6Ilgs3TgLtLWrCHlIP0O8cqNKPvkVy5nOqFPtP8ASZMPVBCTWGKFs9qnCxhfRuG70H8a7CfqLTIQ0hLAajixk9B15ATryKnBQ0CWapXISp_HSBlm9GqOts2H6GFsjy2vqxeoZW0wXt2Ta0I7qSrPppKMG_dN4MvRyVKEd8A/w640-h360/20230909_105320.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>which entailed a 15 minute crawl, part of which was past Hockenheimring where many motor events, which previously included the German Grand Prix, are held and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed there in July this year. It apparently seats 120,000 people, unfortunately, because of all the roadworks I wasn't able to take a decent photo.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XBUb_5-Qg7fAwwoZWCMgNjxepYnohEWM1EQY6UfeWJp2V-pUHz4Z81bUNaK2y95SsDSiROuwG4ZWF4Wbjg2nLLvfAdOxXgaRmrqPoMETTFHKE_gKV_CYcOZPUGjFMwvtpAjJ9IHsOoCLw2PM_HdPwujcbaP-qn3F1oaU14hLoGCqVJFI2QrIIfh9hQ/s4128/20230909_105758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XBUb_5-Qg7fAwwoZWCMgNjxepYnohEWM1EQY6UfeWJp2V-pUHz4Z81bUNaK2y95SsDSiROuwG4ZWF4Wbjg2nLLvfAdOxXgaRmrqPoMETTFHKE_gKV_CYcOZPUGjFMwvtpAjJ9IHsOoCLw2PM_HdPwujcbaP-qn3F1oaU14hLoGCqVJFI2QrIIfh9hQ/w640-h360/20230909_105758.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Leaving the roadworks behind, this bridge across the Rhine loomed large ahead of us</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fu9wbRU3i44sM_4e4JvYTdQ6lBMuo5lvW_5yMUqLiIk6U9re-OKg7nrP-HbWYkxyq3z6Tv-K0WZR-nXHBui1QxEJIf-VSeGJKGJr9IVBE5okSRgzF-z-DWiG8ku4OZvbWWvbvkxgMbpkwIbjqjTvudFR2c1gBgkySTkow9oJQNiZvdGuePx5PmjlIA/s4128/20230909_105815.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fu9wbRU3i44sM_4e4JvYTdQ6lBMuo5lvW_5yMUqLiIk6U9re-OKg7nrP-HbWYkxyq3z6Tv-K0WZR-nXHBui1QxEJIf-VSeGJKGJr9IVBE5okSRgzF-z-DWiG8ku4OZvbWWvbvkxgMbpkwIbjqjTvudFR2c1gBgkySTkow9oJQNiZvdGuePx5PmjlIA/w640-h360/20230909_105815.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and we crossed the mighty Rhine once more.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When we pulled into the parking area on the right to have a break and to eat the pastries Mike had bought this morning when he visited the bakery to buy our breakfast rolls, a young couple in a motor home pulled in behind us and we chatted. They were on their way home to the Cologne area after a 3 week holiday in Lake Garda, Italy. He had worked in Perth and Melbourne and hopes to go back to do in our country what we've been doing in his, i,e. motorhoming. We gave him lots of advice of course!</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3V0z75VU16_9CNcS3M_6TPoDrMNjip53QV7d4BhkjULPnAG9sC54U_nkWpKDGRBsv0YFrpvycvJgVkAu1jAOlXrix1Xgs5fb_H7GrigX2j_pTYe0PbpH5z1k7noaBxCOFhFtHRGE7RuDX4OhBzKylybGdjNJ2vKminY65u0Yw__0oRN_aZvnRGU-WA/s4128/20230909_114615.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3V0z75VU16_9CNcS3M_6TPoDrMNjip53QV7d4BhkjULPnAG9sC54U_nkWpKDGRBsv0YFrpvycvJgVkAu1jAOlXrix1Xgs5fb_H7GrigX2j_pTYe0PbpH5z1k7noaBxCOFhFtHRGE7RuDX4OhBzKylybGdjNJ2vKminY65u0Yw__0oRN_aZvnRGU-WA/w640-h360/20230909_114615.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtX6yGqc_1VKjrzFpXDyY6uy9unVcoMzv31sAls-6xlipdgOty-2h9dmv2g0D2NTS0sRt0A1pibRaKnEKXEXheBDSgyq2HdEb_g50a2uG11je0qOjt18--rtS2UCJVmn2B3wdtT7Lp2EaxnbA5NkDnyIMWiKjJE2TzOI08LaPczRDTOSG_c65aJfFWg/s4128/20230909_115713.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtX6yGqc_1VKjrzFpXDyY6uy9unVcoMzv31sAls-6xlipdgOty-2h9dmv2g0D2NTS0sRt0A1pibRaKnEKXEXheBDSgyq2HdEb_g50a2uG11je0qOjt18--rtS2UCJVmn2B3wdtT7Lp2EaxnbA5NkDnyIMWiKjJE2TzOI08LaPczRDTOSG_c65aJfFWg/w640-h360/20230909_115713.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">From then on it was easy travelling with just light traffic on the motorway. There were more roadworks but they didn't impede our progress and we arrived in Kaiserslauten at around midday, chose our parking spot, paid our 10 euros for the 24 hour stay which included free bus tickets into the town which we put to good use</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-A99BEXwYux-K5GdnyK0ztyNP3fyGo4PIi_C8ew-WLQIkKId5lxRPkYvpFFk3Oi7OqiQbUn6wUHNVJKi5yYmI5WfJdmEDwFzZHD--95YZXOySRN2q9Ht0gt2se3g4JGOfM4vx8QgBcUgRLEYjcxy7O7YYaRNTvYVbfP3N_sggZnWi9qqy-E-rjwOQ1A/s4128/20230909_125159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-A99BEXwYux-K5GdnyK0ztyNP3fyGo4PIi_C8ew-WLQIkKId5lxRPkYvpFFk3Oi7OqiQbUn6wUHNVJKi5yYmI5WfJdmEDwFzZHD--95YZXOySRN2q9Ht0gt2se3g4JGOfM4vx8QgBcUgRLEYjcxy7O7YYaRNTvYVbfP3N_sggZnWi9qqy-E-rjwOQ1A/w640-h360/20230909_125159.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">on the bus, just a 10 minute ride which was a good thing as the buses are not airconditioned and have only a couple of small windows that open.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We did our usual walkabout in the town, it was very busy with many people out and about, the shops were all open as were the cafes, the centre of the town is closed to traffic so it's a big pedestrian mall and we spent a couple of hours there taking the usual squillion photos. (The cafes were all full, eating and drinking seems to be a national pasttime in Germany, should be more of it!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIFtAjr357cxWHtCtgejDXy887h94ZrMmtwroHengSELgMAWkf4K36CzyLeOvy6BGXJll8QvExXOciMk0FJm4p9eDjI39-qPLimVQcKEiIGVhLy6d0w740L6zF-_i4X_LRlmRqfNYk2YxxOKm3Qp-181hUkIK8o7shVJF7BeeWSqBLDrQY2Pt8FwJ5g/s4128/20230909_125641%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIFtAjr357cxWHtCtgejDXy887h94ZrMmtwroHengSELgMAWkf4K36CzyLeOvy6BGXJll8QvExXOciMk0FJm4p9eDjI39-qPLimVQcKEiIGVhLy6d0w740L6zF-_i4X_LRlmRqfNYk2YxxOKm3Qp-181hUkIK8o7shVJF7BeeWSqBLDrQY2Pt8FwJ5g/w640-h360/20230909_125641%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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He looked at other columns and found one which still had 2.50 kilowatts of power available left by the previous camper, which will last us the night. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Alles ist gut!</div>Emmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330000866638596244.post-8096098222063472612023-09-08T21:31:00.002+01:002023-10-16T03:26:14.309+01:00<p> FRIDAY, 8th SEPTEMBER : BAD URACH to BRUCHSAL</p><p>We left Bad Urach at 9.15 this morning after a brief walkabout in the old town. We had intended to go in yesterday afternoon for a look-see but after all the driving, the visit to Schloss Lichtenstein and the Sommelbahn, we decided to leave it until this morning. It was a good time to visit as the town hadn't completely woken up yet and there were few people about, making it easier for us to move around and take the obligatory photos. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6kSGSzGFLTCEDdl_P_RQccthsZF4OMU9QBOERg24GFR2npcJaFmDx2v_df_XQNfLtBq7h2Z1ht6ZF8EyhUKS2Bqcj8rAoZqal2aOsCVW1hW0EQlPuoP-KWgBGxxeVslPW59K-kHTjeKj1DL2qxOP2sePI6_uqFD9EBkeJyRAcDiF8a5Boq18lHt00g/s4128/20230908_083415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6kSGSzGFLTCEDdl_P_RQccthsZF4OMU9QBOERg24GFR2npcJaFmDx2v_df_XQNfLtBq7h2Z1ht6ZF8EyhUKS2Bqcj8rAoZqal2aOsCVW1hW0EQlPuoP-KWgBGxxeVslPW59K-kHTjeKj1DL2qxOP2sePI6_uqFD9EBkeJyRAcDiF8a5Boq18lHt00g/w640-h360/20230908_083415.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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At least that was the plan. The entry system to the stellplatz is rather complicated and Mike spent a frustrating couple of hours trying to sort it all out, which he eventually did as did a few others who had the same problem. It's a terrific stellplatz, the showers are huge with plenty of hot water, use of the washer & dryer is free (or rather, included in the overnight fee), there are grassed areas and some gravel and it's within walking distance of the town. We stayed here last week and as we are now heading north on our way back to Frankfurt and Bruchsal is on the way, we decided a return stopover would suit very well. There were just a few motorhomes here at midday but there's no more room now.</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNhALwmyek3CFj8SrJiBud4LyejhA1IXNFWLbILE28sguzarkt4ql1mEZ9n18yUF0b1-uLgvLmrwk58yfB2iU73dOBiQ5Y--IcxdLX2S9BP6fOb5A37Ocv4bNvgB22ZsMauKZLE6rvNy80jtD8vJeneteiOEoCrBNBsk0ReHn0WtmcuTAMyOIJzXJzw/s4128/20230908_173853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNhALwmyek3CFj8SrJiBud4LyejhA1IXNFWLbILE28sguzarkt4ql1mEZ9n18yUF0b1-uLgvLmrwk58yfB2iU73dOBiQ5Y--IcxdLX2S9BP6fOb5A37Ocv4bNvgB22ZsMauKZLE6rvNy80jtD8vJeneteiOEoCrBNBsk0ReHn0WtmcuTAMyOIJzXJzw/w640-h360/20230908_173853.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The swimming pool and water slide next door have been extremely busy all day.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">We didn't feel like cooking tonight so walked the couple of hundred metres to the tennis club, which has a restaurant which serves mainly pizzas and pasta, shared a very good pizza accompanied by very good beer. </span></div><p style="text-align: center;">All's well that ends well!</p>Emmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330000866638596244.post-3644627354123582772023-09-08T06:23:00.001+01:002023-10-16T03:27:35.195+01:00<p> THURSDAY, 7th SEPTEMBER : In BAD URACH</p><p>After our muesli this morning, we were debating whether we would stay here another night as there seems to be quite a lot of interesting places and attractions in this area, when our minds were made up for us by a fellow motorhomer who had paid for 2 nights but decided not to stay for the second (tonight) and so kindly offered us his parking ticket for tonight. We had already decided to visit the Schloss Lichtenstein today and were still discussing other possible visits before we start heading north towards Frankfurt.</p><p>Before setting off, we strolled a short distance to the local bakery/cafe where we indulged in coffee and yummy pastries, then headed off for the 27km drive through gorgeous country</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQD4T5resv9eRvYvrv_vG4QQikcy0ZEHThDUXryeQHNV-yK6-iCAUgmq-UzzXRnY8Dg0NKxy6Hzbf7V2pSZSF1XtNX1JzRq792qG-clV6y_MaatXkuzz8aEKvrJYuyiw2h7k8vUOHpqqlSgF8GS5-f0_F9y1n4sYx09sc-dYEqNAqOSqZjMaVLP2qgQ/s4128/20230907_104606.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQD4T5resv9eRvYvrv_vG4QQikcy0ZEHThDUXryeQHNV-yK6-iCAUgmq-UzzXRnY8Dg0NKxy6Hzbf7V2pSZSF1XtNX1JzRq792qG-clV6y_MaatXkuzz8aEKvrJYuyiw2h7k8vUOHpqqlSgF8GS5-f0_F9y1n4sYx09sc-dYEqNAqOSqZjMaVLP2qgQ/w640-h360/20230907_104606.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH72RyDvR_yj2NuBeHu5cWLH7euVzDL0y586MH3bJOnTaPxv0NZAYxj_tTg4yXWj7eOGkvYBhKq3eZkBUzoSrVnm3KPRMPS6dOegcrctJcmE2ZO6LGnTeNg8iuOZrshbmE-vIdFEBOMlTzqdw3yiu8V52MS6H7DLtiGpAMFbttYCW7BJI2NHTezWL66w/s4128/20230907_104520.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH72RyDvR_yj2NuBeHu5cWLH7euVzDL0y586MH3bJOnTaPxv0NZAYxj_tTg4yXWj7eOGkvYBhKq3eZkBUzoSrVnm3KPRMPS6dOegcrctJcmE2ZO6LGnTeNg8iuOZrshbmE-vIdFEBOMlTzqdw3yiu8V52MS6H7DLtiGpAMFbttYCW7BJI2NHTezWL66w/w640-h360/20230907_104520.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOM6nh9fXucEeN_2bcvoUROTjbyeDv_VOApHS9EpWtcnV5NUZTK2GQvNUyU2uMEXuO3wt66OWddyTxjGL9mCJppuVPBglEFKTK8dpkDACam8XlIz1K4qN58lGwhIDfmlWvDlIVxFrfG1G1PhKcI305Ey5jwKBJR-eKTsS5oh0i1iqPj-vmrB24-cfEKA/s4128/20230907_115302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOM6nh9fXucEeN_2bcvoUROTjbyeDv_VOApHS9EpWtcnV5NUZTK2GQvNUyU2uMEXuO3wt66OWddyTxjGL9mCJppuVPBglEFKTK8dpkDACam8XlIz1K4qN58lGwhIDfmlWvDlIVxFrfG1G1PhKcI305Ey5jwKBJR-eKTsS5oh0i1iqPj-vmrB24-cfEKA/w640-h360/20230907_115302.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">to the Lichtenstein Castle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>In 1388 a knight's castle was erected at the site where the current castle stands. It was considered one of the strongest, most well-fortified defensive structures of the medieval period and resisted all attack. In 1802 a hunting lodge was erected on the foundation walls of the former castle, by this stage in ruins. This lodge served as a hunting chateau for the King of Wurttemberg.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>In 1840 Count Wilhelm of Wurttemberg, later Duke of Urach, acquired the lodge, demolished it and constructed Lichtenstein Castle based on his romantic vision of a medieval knight's fortress.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjal_6dHECgUP8dIe1pRImM_hNrkRfVxqaGVg0bPs38NUM1nqG7ytXA22O8izyui1lpMXjXkIHdaox2XZB-u8HhFrFJFfOrqLj1hzZyhsABJ36B0WyyTiKo0pAOKM2j0rp6Wg9EDDGuiMY4DiolvowZYtiVCc3c4ntzcEEc4kinZiJ1hIzYx7EPV4MANg/s4128/20230907_113431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjal_6dHECgUP8dIe1pRImM_hNrkRfVxqaGVg0bPs38NUM1nqG7ytXA22O8izyui1lpMXjXkIHdaox2XZB-u8HhFrFJFfOrqLj1hzZyhsABJ36B0WyyTiKo0pAOKM2j0rp6Wg9EDDGuiMY4DiolvowZYtiVCc3c4ntzcEEc4kinZiJ1hIzYx7EPV4MANg/w225-h400/20230907_113431.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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In amongst the trees there is a tree walk of a different kind from that we experienced on Tuesday, many young people were zip lining and climbing from tree to tree, Mike wished he was young again so he could participate </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEXXP5pWD8hK6abD1uRi-ZcK3T6n5GC69nHijQ_Xpm0IYcM2uafaZSleWiFZk7ekeCmgNImooGOS62SmdQSZrpTGxSAeDk6nU-nPo-TUUmWyl1pEeFAT7QZqVyvxFuIgRCEmIcl-yOTeJRMHPTH3VwjWrstRFGcLBzZpS-VIGm7exVN3TJKpVhA8Myw/s4128/20230907_121246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEXXP5pWD8hK6abD1uRi-ZcK3T6n5GC69nHijQ_Xpm0IYcM2uafaZSleWiFZk7ekeCmgNImooGOS62SmdQSZrpTGxSAeDk6nU-nPo-TUUmWyl1pEeFAT7QZqVyvxFuIgRCEmIcl-yOTeJRMHPTH3VwjWrstRFGcLBzZpS-VIGm7exVN3TJKpVhA8Myw/w640-h360/20230907_121246.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The question is, are we following the roadworks or are the roadworks following us?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A fabulous day!!</div></div><i><br /></i></div><p><br /></p>Emmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330000866638596244.post-28629433815708524182023-09-07T19:55:00.001+01:002023-10-16T03:28:50.584+01:00<p> WEDNESDAY, 6th SEPTEMBER : DIERBACH to BAD URACH</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_QLnEa0cKwC5jO2mfnHAd0KLxqnze_wBciCWZSrh2Wr66zPDZ7jCWHJ74mHXaCrgNhL36HQjJcfxyqPzyYK6piejkylY6WMV-whYEWeQFYcTXWNbyG3m7IBZWvCiBp-8FlfXt9dEzyNFOoLh6IDn88NTJ-hKgw5DCFe6nw38HPGexPPIoDLPeJe-lQ/s4128/20230906_064754.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_QLnEa0cKwC5jO2mfnHAd0KLxqnze_wBciCWZSrh2Wr66zPDZ7jCWHJ74mHXaCrgNhL36HQjJcfxyqPzyYK6piejkylY6WMV-whYEWeQFYcTXWNbyG3m7IBZWvCiBp-8FlfXt9dEzyNFOoLh6IDn88NTJ-hKgw5DCFe6nw38HPGexPPIoDLPeJe-lQ/w640-h360/20230906_064754.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">6.45a.m. Dierbach : Scene from our door.</p><p>It was a day with a few frustrations and disappointments. We left Dierbach at about 10.30a.m. after saying auf wiedersehen to neighbours Uli and Volkar, who had given us a few tips on places to visit and who had also very kindly offered to let us park at their home overnight when in their area. They told us of roadwork on the motorway which was causing lengthy delays so we were prepared for that. Forty minutes later, after crossing the Rhine, we encountered the first stoppage which only lasted a few minutes but the stops became longer and longer with the major roadworks currently under construction. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgFq0Shb0kwtbqSicyptutuEgZS1JAXPY_BjS3WSdEACSJEYWFLVO5AI5cB6seSHS1VicDikhdGlD3Ch8HAaLzDx1Eou04NaJ7rg7ZeUrnnmHbUSGEnQU3Xr8H8j4MC4R9m_LeF1JQYu4IP8TCBeqM5aTgnhjdoVTDjngbRTArHjCuriB8DWHtOZmEA/s4128/20230906_111608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgFq0Shb0kwtbqSicyptutuEgZS1JAXPY_BjS3WSdEACSJEYWFLVO5AI5cB6seSHS1VicDikhdGlD3Ch8HAaLzDx1Eou04NaJ7rg7ZeUrnnmHbUSGEnQU3Xr8H8j4MC4R9m_LeF1JQYu4IP8TCBeqM5aTgnhjdoVTDjngbRTArHjCuriB8DWHtOZmEA/w640-h360/20230906_111608.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlsE56WehdK4OiZrOapjYgPNki1i4D9zx0UpB7ieK9sxNi8lXWQlRcl3qHLAG1n4kJBR6Z5O1KQMbl95TyQUcW5yNbG_UYNPVaNUf2w5ypwN0MnW_nqf6GWbyCjD9y853-v36jN1AFJRp-dGUjBj5qpUPXVyqBnNj_LjR5w2_ZgykqvMSkEOTAAADjw/s4128/20230906_112654.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlsE56WehdK4OiZrOapjYgPNki1i4D9zx0UpB7ieK9sxNi8lXWQlRcl3qHLAG1n4kJBR6Z5O1KQMbl95TyQUcW5yNbG_UYNPVaNUf2w5ypwN0MnW_nqf6GWbyCjD9y853-v36jN1AFJRp-dGUjBj5qpUPXVyqBnNj_LjR5w2_ZgykqvMSkEOTAAADjw/w400-h225/20230906_112654.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Wh5EQoGrhxufHoFL7Les84xZeHUst9U4xpdW7i5OQX5A4HgT4aAplnsYKXJ0wAw3BozdtVcsnG3u-3Xqz9n4Y4gBRWldenvBVZnVy9O7U6NsNaRLbkhqxoJd4r93dsFldhnKlCe-HlTfGuSNKX_aA3E01gG-Ll8PVq3t3DZGXA7SjbVy2TyVam83dQ/s4128/20230906_113001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Wh5EQoGrhxufHoFL7Les84xZeHUst9U4xpdW7i5OQX5A4HgT4aAplnsYKXJ0wAw3BozdtVcsnG3u-3Xqz9n4Y4gBRWldenvBVZnVy9O7U6NsNaRLbkhqxoJd4r93dsFldhnKlCe-HlTfGuSNKX_aA3E01gG-Ll8PVq3t3DZGXA7SjbVy2TyVam83dQ/w400-h225/20230906_113001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_BYbJ0t6IsfoHMFuEObeIHvaRmbKdPa2rNN6vflYVHszhRrQ4ibFXzPTcXWs-bUVzNlRRTvKAS5hbdHD9w8gRPvNI5-nj__0NJoThcjZ4B5Sp2qqcIfsOwqUeBSManNI9ruIukvRPDp7VmGU9KudRQxA1Q0Rcb2RJhkXaZE6nqTLUnFMhYpK9Ef8eA/s4128/20230906_113205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_BYbJ0t6IsfoHMFuEObeIHvaRmbKdPa2rNN6vflYVHszhRrQ4ibFXzPTcXWs-bUVzNlRRTvKAS5hbdHD9w8gRPvNI5-nj__0NJoThcjZ4B5Sp2qqcIfsOwqUeBSManNI9ruIukvRPDp7VmGU9KudRQxA1Q0Rcb2RJhkXaZE6nqTLUnFMhYpK9Ef8eA/w400-h225/20230906_113205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaL--7Q_ewspIUBZ1HVw2nmXZf8VAW_otSFSzleQ6uMMuAxAnhQa4RdCBn3ttmBMAi61Dnhn2HbR9fW8Pk64OyOCEeQLRBVZqZ5wa6k1aBFbGjvurnE3eDTpXXaA20t2d6sll1F_W0BuiICNdczvsa30-sY0oZRo5BJHtdzq48We-262Q6sRc5EXyFg/s4128/20230906_113502.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaL--7Q_ewspIUBZ1HVw2nmXZf8VAW_otSFSzleQ6uMMuAxAnhQa4RdCBn3ttmBMAi61Dnhn2HbR9fW8Pk64OyOCEeQLRBVZqZ5wa6k1aBFbGjvurnE3eDTpXXaA20t2d6sll1F_W0BuiICNdczvsa30-sY0oZRo5BJHtdzq48We-262Q6sRc5EXyFg/w640-h360/20230906_113502.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p> Both directions on the motorway were affected and on our side, it took us more than 20 minutes to travel 7kms. We were expecting it so it wasn't too bad and once we passed through the work zone, </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXe3UejeBJhWYNzeExzpLj8jU-tEKVhV814OeIfif-g6C6ymPyBicgeYfe1cpeNXd_bIzrlzAepVeSxK1OaZNw15Vy-g4nP7xMPj2hp-kFLnfLOeCYNScR49HytO-53uFyk7b6UNtAPxugb566AhCh41hJLNhS-gH8nxMWXQbcdujrFXQ4jCkKcJz3g/s4128/20230906_115502.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXe3UejeBJhWYNzeExzpLj8jU-tEKVhV814OeIfif-g6C6ymPyBicgeYfe1cpeNXd_bIzrlzAepVeSxK1OaZNw15Vy-g4nP7xMPj2hp-kFLnfLOeCYNScR49HytO-53uFyk7b6UNtAPxugb566AhCh41hJLNhS-gH8nxMWXQbcdujrFXQ4jCkKcJz3g/w640-h360/20230906_115502.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0E2y8d91au7usUleETFbKRW79YmpGIcQiZX4YWcDWCU7kORPaKUeDHk72BzKPt07qj4oY0wlhSzvkZUmo4zpc_BWfUPXT-jER68vHExbzIIG8Nj4x-9clwfX_vFKFCxfZ8Mlkms3stjzKeStjH5VPmf3byJ1L7cF9ppUNR35zZhVL2w3QX1P-b1aUtA/s4128/20230906_115532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0E2y8d91au7usUleETFbKRW79YmpGIcQiZX4YWcDWCU7kORPaKUeDHk72BzKPt07qj4oY0wlhSzvkZUmo4zpc_BWfUPXT-jER68vHExbzIIG8Nj4x-9clwfX_vFKFCxfZ8Mlkms3stjzKeStjH5VPmf3byJ1L7cF9ppUNR35zZhVL2w3QX1P-b1aUtA/w640-h360/20230906_115532.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZfG6otnyk2Z6RI_vFQaOfhn_jGvNCi84i1H96xNYW99puj6h95uTE2NpdkZZ6KbyhdVwMGPUWuEm7aBlGFFsQjoXuOLs99WKCY31HLlJeGl2dg_SsEsX8wyivUDbtwXeNhBcFS3geXZ7HgT_wKmhDxqlarFlig2eZluxM18pEdBOJrY39oQyNotZyw/s2230/20230906_125042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1262" data-original-width="2230" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZfG6otnyk2Z6RI_vFQaOfhn_jGvNCi84i1H96xNYW99puj6h95uTE2NpdkZZ6KbyhdVwMGPUWuEm7aBlGFFsQjoXuOLs99WKCY31HLlJeGl2dg_SsEsX8wyivUDbtwXeNhBcFS3geXZ7HgT_wKmhDxqlarFlig2eZluxM18pEdBOJrY39oQyNotZyw/w640-h362/20230906_125042.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">there was lovely scenery to be enjoyed.</div><p></p><p>The first visit was to Tubingen. After our German friends had recommended it, Mike checked the town out on the internet and was very keen to visit, but it was the old story of not being able to park the motorhome. We drove around town a few times, including down a very narrow street with cafe tables and chairs just inches away, to the amusement (?) of the diners. There were signs around the town for parking, but the car parks were either full, too far out of town or underground and not suitable for us. So, after a very frustrating 30 or 40 minutes we left and headed for Rottenburg am Neckar. Here we had a similar rather frustrating problem with parking but about to give up, we found the stellplatz which was a little too far out to walk but there was an Aldi much closer so we parked there and walked along the river into town. A charming town, busy but not crowded and we enjoyed a little wander but disappointingly, I lost my Hunter Valley cap which I bought 23 years ago and which has been with me on all our travels since. We retraced our steps when I discovered it was missing, but it was gone and either keeps the sun off someone else's face now or is in a bin somewhere!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMOkDjvgddlB8FHsGdl7wip3oyb5SYNomfK-ldkaFcb9qPL5-ZWxg_utiPH0Wsm_N8-S6wjxyOMpEnsaBb20TgdCrY8mP-TkpnhubWA_ZpKWAn0s5ftMLGorE8-XcNC1ienkO3RZwS9BeQTDW8_Dm4qO43Tk09pr6Kl9VQOp2z1V91B7blkP8Wj-UPg/s4128/20230906_145048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMOkDjvgddlB8FHsGdl7wip3oyb5SYNomfK-ldkaFcb9qPL5-ZWxg_utiPH0Wsm_N8-S6wjxyOMpEnsaBb20TgdCrY8mP-TkpnhubWA_ZpKWAn0s5ftMLGorE8-XcNC1ienkO3RZwS9BeQTDW8_Dm4qO43Tk09pr6Kl9VQOp2z1V91B7blkP8Wj-UPg/w640-h360/20230906_145048.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRkoT66fRrDtBbkjRZJLntkpojPVCAq8cAlhYlU0ODDMcxagrv4eeQ8_iu_N8Caj1sIEv63gDkhJ3jkM4DG4eAV1xFkFTOcDzb6QQAdClaPtgzh54LJF2DqltJyq0pIyr5PojkI1HTfQrc9UVIhE2vxEUUMDZ-bIBBE8cumt-HuEaX687NAsPLkEsEQ/s4128/20230906_145307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Although close to a main road and a railway station, it is quiet here so we should have a good night's sleep.</p>Emmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330000866638596244.post-32231480933038217832023-09-06T21:32:00.004+01:002023-10-16T03:30:23.910+01:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> TUESDAY, 5th SEPTEMBER : ROTHAU to DIERBACH <p></p><p>When I walked to the office this morning to pay for last night's stay, I saw our next door neighbour coming towards me and with him, his large, black, woolly dog, the dog that yesterday when we arrived and Mike was backing into the site, barked and charged at me, grabbing me by the shirt. The man held a tight rein on the dog as he passed, did not make eye contact and there was no apology forthcoming...I was not impressed. I was just a little upset at the time as it was an unprovoked attack and could have been quite nasty.</p><p>However, today was a happy day. We didn't leave Rothau until 9.45pm, drove along a couple of quiet roads</p><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAuCTAnX57tEQ6mCycAlJUWWztj6sBJDsnii438Ji70xZJcU93tlf43PuqNPHDyJkx_yoDwyJoQPVEfDNTdidlz7pYc_HGxqDhiPrRYl7bZnbyzuvYkB6fN9ZPQDn3gKDHUNGOw8fSCfBDhxzOSr6Q3UB0rLZLYVsGwYYObGIqVFAQ7ZJiwaUxskDvQ/s4128/20230905_095148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAuCTAnX57tEQ6mCycAlJUWWztj6sBJDsnii438Ji70xZJcU93tlf43PuqNPHDyJkx_yoDwyJoQPVEfDNTdidlz7pYc_HGxqDhiPrRYl7bZnbyzuvYkB6fN9ZPQDn3gKDHUNGOw8fSCfBDhxzOSr6Q3UB0rLZLYVsGwYYObGIqVFAQ7ZJiwaUxskDvQ/w640-h360/20230905_095148.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQVPTffx3tlFYNJGV3IuquoVaAaBAewJ021AosZtJQ5L-eQw_6o-_TlxJc_NCXs0pTZC1apC3fX08S00ATSapLbMIAoRROmCc_W0KILOFR-kiE4R3HCboh5I45jzm3nAT7eFjjCDlZltsufVgnPwa0dnA3XwMukDK3mvOyE531z80hXam2QzCPoXxng/s4128/20230905_100915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQVPTffx3tlFYNJGV3IuquoVaAaBAewJ021AosZtJQ5L-eQw_6o-_TlxJc_NCXs0pTZC1apC3fX08S00ATSapLbMIAoRROmCc_W0KILOFR-kiE4R3HCboh5I45jzm3nAT7eFjjCDlZltsufVgnPwa0dnA3XwMukDK3mvOyE531z80hXam2QzCPoXxng/w640-h360/20230905_100915.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsRP_Yd8pC4Sra0xo0yQnkpc5fASm0h0ZLx660rzeLRXDgEzfSL3fx3aiSvka-jFrGmeHl8tkmDfzc06wTwhi3ag1nI6gCKafAyv1NzGbZ4KDynrUXObVfl_S9UlXuD1Oc347mYKVWihxr6ChHYPJsOPWba3eV7fmf3fIQBLfHA88zFerD0bBmlC53A/s4128/20230905_112632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1948" data-original-width="4128" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsRP_Yd8pC4Sra0xo0yQnkpc5fASm0h0ZLx660rzeLRXDgEzfSL3fx3aiSvka-jFrGmeHl8tkmDfzc06wTwhi3ag1nI6gCKafAyv1NzGbZ4KDynrUXObVfl_S9UlXuD1Oc347mYKVWihxr6ChHYPJsOPWba3eV7fmf3fIQBLfHA88zFerD0bBmlC53A/w640-h302/20230905_112632.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>until reaching the fast roads, not as interesting as the back roads but we'd had quite a bit of wriggle, wriggle on winding roads in the last couple of days and thought we'd go the quick way. We stopped at the services on the way for coffee, had a delay caused by roadworks, drove through lovely towns</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5euT67YquLV74X0FX0zewkh6dwwn2sBdEtZc0IG9uARERN4mRWHNPgxvUmg0XEFv6ZKirPWXYK7qWWpSuNpZRQZ_aOozMhy3DwAXgWy07QYtVME8NIx_VDP4c5KI3TCSn8xUB0r-lTXnvfSLSwXwPpK0cDtly-8HWFV7_OOKcBQDvfsiICyd7lAT_A/s4128/20230905_113938.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5euT67YquLV74X0FX0zewkh6dwwn2sBdEtZc0IG9uARERN4mRWHNPgxvUmg0XEFv6ZKirPWXYK7qWWpSuNpZRQZ_aOozMhy3DwAXgWy07QYtVME8NIx_VDP4c5KI3TCSn8xUB0r-lTXnvfSLSwXwPpK0cDtly-8HWFV7_OOKcBQDvfsiICyd7lAT_A/w640-h360/20230905_113938.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when off the motorway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We reached our destination in Drachenbronn at midday, parked in the free carpark and boarded the free</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">shuttle train for the 3 km ride to the entrance of the Chemin des Cimes Alsace (Treetop Walk Alsace).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ts1gooOAnPthcn6lwNA8-prH8UihsAYvVTGniavg-47oxnypgdYARIOuh_In0g7JAFkXR4qroM2F10LYG5NclZeg7rjOdK4-Icq0M388yFkGdSfntrhzuyVNxxdSVWn6jbGeByxLoCDjr6qiOAx3t6ms1fya7poZnCFkzWF6yBWvLLEDwClbo3VKJw/s4128/20230905_154716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ts1gooOAnPthcn6lwNA8-prH8UihsAYvVTGniavg-47oxnypgdYARIOuh_In0g7JAFkXR4qroM2F10LYG5NclZeg7rjOdK4-Icq0M388yFkGdSfntrhzuyVNxxdSVWn6jbGeByxLoCDjr6qiOAx3t6ms1fya7poZnCFkzWF6yBWvLLEDwClbo3VKJw/w640-h360/20230905_154716.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We paid the pensioner price of 14 Euros each (one whole euro deduction) plus 2 euros for Mike to descend via the slide. I wimped out on that one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUfMAiaF8cXnVOu61WxAM7IkdLsz4pF_HJQdXBSC3lpeOG6zWyUASF4YbHSBgllNNb_kc2SCZacwyiqFik-3QyyE0ASiED7cK2PeTI6Cxmo_pwgD2up6LNHgWyfwMQnFEm7qyYZIm9n-flIQJN99B88DtEEG4-me3POqTqq6L1eZpnZGLZMO91ZXuMA/s4128/20230905_132825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUfMAiaF8cXnVOu61WxAM7IkdLsz4pF_HJQdXBSC3lpeOG6zWyUASF4YbHSBgllNNb_kc2SCZacwyiqFik-3QyyE0ASiED7cK2PeTI6Cxmo_pwgD2up6LNHgWyfwMQnFEm7qyYZIm9n-flIQJN99B88DtEEG4-me3POqTqq6L1eZpnZGLZMO91ZXuMA/w640-h360/20230905_132825.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>With a total distance of 1,050 metres (including the ramp and tower), and at a height of up to 23 metres, the treetop walk winds its way along one of the highest points in the Vosges foothills, through spruces, pines and copper beeches - past numerous learning and activity stations. The highlight of the walkway is the view tower, which is 29 metres high. The Treetop Walk is situated in northern Alsace in the Northern Vosges Nature Park, a popular holiday area in the French-German border area.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOoovkPWQYXbrssSDcR_q8A_8_24-I7FGzDuDkl-X3Oc0bxegwGVNaodAGztwN7MgsG4_wICU2Oambo0IF0BAmx9kGKh1l9VbEuqCoKkxJ7qanpyvRB8iObovHo_Y-2_vNgfgH4TcBy4s2sM8xH13aMUFnQROPMM71yPDqTC_kPX8OPGo_HH-QtszgQ/s4128/20230905_132912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOoovkPWQYXbrssSDcR_q8A_8_24-I7FGzDuDkl-X3Oc0bxegwGVNaodAGztwN7MgsG4_wICU2Oambo0IF0BAmx9kGKh1l9VbEuqCoKkxJ7qanpyvRB8iObovHo_Y-2_vNgfgH4TcBy4s2sM8xH13aMUFnQROPMM71yPDqTC_kPX8OPGo_HH-QtszgQ/w640-h360/20230905_132912.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I'll have to take his word on that. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfdj3mfdwEUIbffj4gO2kWGyHZ28678lAyCnCrzhiH_H9ztpWvJ6VmYjU4mDbmaoaxNFn9ttNgO1LCk3EThKyXQ5zJRe0VcpaPhZZUefDmzm-70AaKhHnsEwqcIQm7TFb1lXIY_TSo8suE1Iyy0ZAIAvgIDQAzpiRlVuIDskjxI8XiYAdejnTpm-ygg/s4128/20230905_142131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfdj3mfdwEUIbffj4gO2kWGyHZ28678lAyCnCrzhiH_H9ztpWvJ6VmYjU4mDbmaoaxNFn9ttNgO1LCk3EThKyXQ5zJRe0VcpaPhZZUefDmzm-70AaKhHnsEwqcIQm7TFb1lXIY_TSo8suE1Iyy0ZAIAvgIDQAzpiRlVuIDskjxI8XiYAdejnTpm-ygg/w640-h360/20230905_142131.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">He arrived safely!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We are now in Dierbach, on a camping place on a vineyard, along with at least a dozen other motorhomes. 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The road was narrow in places, we took a wrong turn and drove up the Col du Valsburg </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4rM3YQVESMKChq9sQkOuewfcaD8gwlD4JuTlwlHJkret0ThjLAk-2-USDf_qk_fW69z7YeoPq7pfE0Imogjscfeiods-VoALxaF5Rzp436EHQr4mZR8FJj7RqJGDtz4setOuRpBzYsqer_5DRS3hTGUIRlIMHbJu0oMeU6hymP8cqFGk_xc7K2QLbQ/s4128/20230904_091006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4rM3YQVESMKChq9sQkOuewfcaD8gwlD4JuTlwlHJkret0ThjLAk-2-USDf_qk_fW69z7YeoPq7pfE0Imogjscfeiods-VoALxaF5Rzp436EHQr4mZR8FJj7RqJGDtz4setOuRpBzYsqer_5DRS3hTGUIRlIMHbJu0oMeU6hymP8cqFGk_xc7K2QLbQ/w225-h400/20230904_091006.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><p>and back down again when we could turn around, finding the right road then driving through pretty villages, stopping to buy a loaf of bread in one of them</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoNVZ97lc-19A9rWnIx_iutfjiztTqzLZftS1PFhEKzlo5rIitNiqLMtwJ2R7osLH9ZIpNkTZcAhoLq1-IUqJCu0hEZ6cu35i4dDZBdgMcrE4fveBafCx0-JIOAoD59T-pxa9TnsQxYN8lOMQgLghSn86MJAVo7ihB8rwdxFSZO3xNg04fZhj07DSTQ/s4128/20230904_101649.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoNVZ97lc-19A9rWnIx_iutfjiztTqzLZftS1PFhEKzlo5rIitNiqLMtwJ2R7osLH9ZIpNkTZcAhoLq1-IUqJCu0hEZ6cu35i4dDZBdgMcrE4fveBafCx0-JIOAoD59T-pxa9TnsQxYN8lOMQgLghSn86MJAVo7ihB8rwdxFSZO3xNg04fZhj07DSTQ/s320/20230904_101649.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XXmmbfN5CtqI3-c6l5YkMc5BkCXjsqgbzlPZ6oPE1OCBxIXomCWhBvTIbMNUEipFg-k4Vs75rX2Z3uEWW6lF-AjFe3MLcK9iwbWNqocMK6jV9bvO3yp_SeZ9Uo1fAYviSV52Ber8u4ZMzbZ-gyxP8-spZkmMhk0qni3QUsoLIhn91dSVTehbXLsrUQ/s1232/20230904_101713.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="1040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XXmmbfN5CtqI3-c6l5YkMc5BkCXjsqgbzlPZ6oPE1OCBxIXomCWhBvTIbMNUEipFg-k4Vs75rX2Z3uEWW6lF-AjFe3MLcK9iwbWNqocMK6jV9bvO3yp_SeZ9Uo1fAYviSV52Ber8u4ZMzbZ-gyxP8-spZkmMhk0qni3QUsoLIhn91dSVTehbXLsrUQ/w541-h640/20230904_101713.jpg" width="541" /></a></div><p> reaching our destination 20 minutes later.</p><p><i>The Alsace-Moselle Memorial is the result of regional determination. It attempts to explain the complicated history of Alsace and Moselle, and in particular, what occurred during the Second World War. This place offers a history lesson which is universal in scope, teaching us the necessity to unite Europeans in their diversity, with respect and dignity to everyone, in order to offer them peace and freedom.</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_eLhLIxAaQFbyD6f27JW1dJLzmUC7_YEW2Fkv-1gS_Dy3Poi6fwSukAqt4FUee6HmUwotq6Tok_n4goN_u9MbHofo_ej750BZx8C0f7VowVbpEiQ6DkVOE5PtFWr_OiIOFHkXAgpqAdn8qJzKQYEEb8GQ5nnJL_2aPisjS6pPV8T82JFKmLBflWWtA/s4128/20230904_122729.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_eLhLIxAaQFbyD6f27JW1dJLzmUC7_YEW2Fkv-1gS_Dy3Poi6fwSukAqt4FUee6HmUwotq6Tok_n4goN_u9MbHofo_ej750BZx8C0f7VowVbpEiQ6DkVOE5PtFWr_OiIOFHkXAgpqAdn8qJzKQYEEb8GQ5nnJL_2aPisjS6pPV8T82JFKmLBflWWtA/w640-h360/20230904_122729.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQd6CeEDYO4VFAgHQvOT84Pa6vpCUAwnZ2q1xRLbI4RU0ZkU_d9hVO5x32uDmYN3U5-a9dceH82OCyayjGxqllKOkW7xgWOG2VXyFTxDs06kzBuLMJr2Nu48nCdtCaoflXuRSL_cybxn47xCOoSqjILSDci7sypmQwPRXmvjo3SnNGUkKAU6pMR-Bng/s4128/20230904_111008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQd6CeEDYO4VFAgHQvOT84Pa6vpCUAwnZ2q1xRLbI4RU0ZkU_d9hVO5x32uDmYN3U5-a9dceH82OCyayjGxqllKOkW7xgWOG2VXyFTxDs06kzBuLMJr2Nu48nCdtCaoflXuRSL_cybxn47xCOoSqjILSDci7sypmQwPRXmvjo3SnNGUkKAU6pMR-Bng/w640-h360/20230904_111008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A replica of one of the trains used to deport citizens of Alsace from their homes</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOU5_1R7eVrbc2bXXSuiVjGyvwllP17k8Phv0VyMxtNSjHur9YY-fBo02Y9tVJhEcwEP7xyFvBxensm_RpOxrx5DoSzJMoOBouZy6ITJY7wGMFLGjaB_00ylr7-C2ilaiR5DTEvc2cE1TJaj81KUGZHG4UTOeRlgSlh-M6Cgnzao-8iL3gJXXXxAa8g/s4128/20230904_111456.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOU5_1R7eVrbc2bXXSuiVjGyvwllP17k8Phv0VyMxtNSjHur9YY-fBo02Y9tVJhEcwEP7xyFvBxensm_RpOxrx5DoSzJMoOBouZy6ITJY7wGMFLGjaB_00ylr7-C2ilaiR5DTEvc2cE1TJaj81KUGZHG4UTOeRlgSlh-M6Cgnzao-8iL3gJXXXxAa8g/w640-h360/20230904_111456.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqi2-huUlqT27_KYUnPLpbFIHe_dqFXW-S8nSDiUTFjTJ1PojZ6T5AW36OCkk-jwY3bZWVwf_shv15YbeOLjdbMjNd13wB0wFklbRi-1zUYEPmdAjvd8OBshlgDbDvPMz1VBau0Sc3gamsMUqnKMizi_5WmZjEWJG6vbQ_VUN4jl53JU1oGAzwjosjQ/s4128/20230904_122557.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqi2-huUlqT27_KYUnPLpbFIHe_dqFXW-S8nSDiUTFjTJ1PojZ6T5AW36OCkk-jwY3bZWVwf_shv15YbeOLjdbMjNd13wB0wFklbRi-1zUYEPmdAjvd8OBshlgDbDvPMz1VBau0Sc3gamsMUqnKMizi_5WmZjEWJG6vbQ_VUN4jl53JU1oGAzwjosjQ/w640-h360/20230904_122557.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>We spent a couple of hours wandering through the Memorial and learnt just a little of the history of the region and afterwards had a picnic lunch in the sunshine, overlooking Schirmeck</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibongn2IwqHtC9_v0ZDEEakOxk-LbyZAszER7YilVjq4woTBG9ihJ43IetDD6culKGh0YftCOa0bWUt_hJ7NfE9ud7-5JYwfnjIx9B8svMV-P6ugLvT8ZdaPJYXIUiGeWPmEUsrgnsIdcRKgSkkv1qIKLtohuYWwxZD49VSGjZ4h1QcU-aTHdfZh6Klg/s2576/20230904_122958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="2576" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibongn2IwqHtC9_v0ZDEEakOxk-LbyZAszER7YilVjq4woTBG9ihJ43IetDD6culKGh0YftCOa0bWUt_hJ7NfE9ud7-5JYwfnjIx9B8svMV-P6ugLvT8ZdaPJYXIUiGeWPmEUsrgnsIdcRKgSkkv1qIKLtohuYWwxZD49VSGjZ4h1QcU-aTHdfZh6Klg/w640-h160/20230904_122958.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">before moving on to our next history lesson. </p><p><i>Fort de Mutzig, part ot the Maginot line, is the first concrete, armoured and electrified fortress in the world, built by the German army to defend the Rhine Valley. 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There are many stairs and narrow passageways, it would not be easy for anyone </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">with claustrophobia to live and work in such conditions. </span><span style="text-align: left;">It was a very interesting day, one which we enjoyed but involved a lot of walking and climbing stairs, which is a bit hard on the old legs, and a couple of knees were complaining by the end of the day. </span></div><p></p><p>We made our way to Rothau and booked into a camping ground in between a river and a railway line, it is actually quite peaceful and we expect to sleep well tonight.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBq1pUp4Ie9BdWSN33RsWscDusE9OzGq7rjetrjhd3oDVMaPJSZJ-3x2mjeqED1CyNZto5rtkwxFcn4SQvGcKyq2oCit8Y8A2YR5fYeiwUnpMLdI3sxwO-X-kxJpyQmMZ6aslcNQd8uayfnMS8a6IELJcyiFPh9X9Xa_oB2cevm89uI9W8cxVo3OQ0GQ/s4128/20230905_095106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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She is considered an architect of European unity and is best known for her campaigns on behalf of the peaceful resolution of international conflicts both during the interwar years and during the Cold War.</i></div></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9J7Uee0Gs7zV-3EN76PE76OWQhlspZ4PZcp71UA5-y6Uem32xI6EKWRKNPcYTV_RjdOCIfmaschYgXeKnCwGKXNN2IbyFAN6RYlTrZzvbXMfKWix0Zc2dyTagwzIvnZV03Tj3SWNqsVtoRBaK9CK5WJ-Ddo38rRHp3CtcfBh1NvTxKA_cz43fihgxA/s4128/20230903_092747.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9J7Uee0Gs7zV-3EN76PE76OWQhlspZ4PZcp71UA5-y6Uem32xI6EKWRKNPcYTV_RjdOCIfmaschYgXeKnCwGKXNN2IbyFAN6RYlTrZzvbXMfKWix0Zc2dyTagwzIvnZV03Tj3SWNqsVtoRBaK9CK5WJ-Ddo38rRHp3CtcfBh1NvTxKA_cz43fihgxA/w640-h360/20230903_092747.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>A photo had to suffice as we couldn't get into the crowded bakery</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpEhz09uUhWz7HhqaIZJXGO0ub1d9SKWAXtT3wcauzxfBDo0fz_aTYpPOltlxSCjcqNNJGxUJ1YPV8UIw_UH9fKtNJ8byGhYNd0rwpx5auMLnLS3Fhx_F98cOYBq_eJw2WGIJG_UgC_4ldDd-AbVblmCI1IbKJmOyEjPo_1KcVjSJTX6oZlyBEo5mng/s1264/20230903_092349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpEhz09uUhWz7HhqaIZJXGO0ub1d9SKWAXtT3wcauzxfBDo0fz_aTYpPOltlxSCjcqNNJGxUJ1YPV8UIw_UH9fKtNJ8byGhYNd0rwpx5auMLnLS3Fhx_F98cOYBq_eJw2WGIJG_UgC_4ldDd-AbVblmCI1IbKJmOyEjPo_1KcVjSJTX6oZlyBEo5mng/w304-h400/20230903_092349.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqA1DPB0bkgypFfAziUB-bmm5-dj_PA6sD0CvYRSZoe4jYQygoRr7r-4nNoyG1dXx4cwAHn8UKrfD67gLCrBSyZ07i-vsHEAKdFfZVCgKKAjk_JxymzXfFLS98OkK30_YGXJXh2cj-DNMO1T8O7PWTcsou62bDnY-lk6ySAJP2rcpKGbCLU3Zp6GxQMA/s1232/20230903_092225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqA1DPB0bkgypFfAziUB-bmm5-dj_PA6sD0CvYRSZoe4jYQygoRr7r-4nNoyG1dXx4cwAHn8UKrfD67gLCrBSyZ07i-vsHEAKdFfZVCgKKAjk_JxymzXfFLS98OkK30_YGXJXh2cj-DNMO1T8O7PWTcsou62bDnY-lk6ySAJP2rcpKGbCLU3Zp6GxQMA/w374-h400/20230903_092225.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Mairie (Town Hall)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15R2HXM4hzWCq3YodSnNvLhEa_SjIVuc8RAjoa69SjMmts2UmznIxoC7EV_bNiRycKijOvep5Rs5D_6MthA_DC2gI074HNIUpjPHrvrtA0kv0Qe7rKJB_U41FTUpybwl2cnaqnoafjdH-3uySpovopiL0y80tNpCvFtZMiKv-7Va456Nbh-WGDvuw5w/s4128/20230903_092203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15R2HXM4hzWCq3YodSnNvLhEa_SjIVuc8RAjoa69SjMmts2UmznIxoC7EV_bNiRycKijOvep5Rs5D_6MthA_DC2gI074HNIUpjPHrvrtA0kv0Qe7rKJB_U41FTUpybwl2cnaqnoafjdH-3uySpovopiL0y80tNpCvFtZMiKv-7Va456Nbh-WGDvuw5w/w640-h360/20230903_092203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6Jf8fQM3n0-cr1I0lmNyITPZGnEfak9ABi8ZVyj0AtiKavhhLDb-8V66FW5PUFoslsHlOTztY1BgdUEC_ZiKK0rIPWiuSfUDAzII11gt87u_zFw517HisH5gQ5NssgFBy396gPu2rWvZSz_V0msO7BecNCN2JGbOx-JXEniVL45GB-_3fofuJ_MjiQ/s2016/20230903_092114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="2016" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6Jf8fQM3n0-cr1I0lmNyITPZGnEfak9ABi8ZVyj0AtiKavhhLDb-8V66FW5PUFoslsHlOTztY1BgdUEC_ZiKK0rIPWiuSfUDAzII11gt87u_zFw517HisH5gQ5NssgFBy396gPu2rWvZSz_V0msO7BecNCN2JGbOx-JXEniVL45GB-_3fofuJ_MjiQ/w640-h386/20230903_092114.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The bakery was busy, the queue went out the door and into the street so we bought a baguette from the Carrefours Express market which we took back to camp for a late breakfast. After that, Mike had a snooze, I managed to stay awake and brought my travel diary up to date and did some puzzles and later, we wandered back into town, visited the museum </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoorbaialn1hFXuRHoMiJuTF50-GD8orOe8IIs-BC809BHfe33jS45v2d-mjBkL7djJs20ZDzeN6uXQ_vqjYMse6vQ8LTS0opDzuQ1oc5rL-A97iqy7wRpowQy7IH8A91UVvFcDwf1oWQo1rZXb-GTMFfKa_b8lmgUCoAQ6VMfm5r-RxgtHWQyH14Yvw/s2320/20230903_154454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="2320" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoorbaialn1hFXuRHoMiJuTF50-GD8orOe8IIs-BC809BHfe33jS45v2d-mjBkL7djJs20ZDzeN6uXQ_vqjYMse6vQ8LTS0opDzuQ1oc5rL-A97iqy7wRpowQy7IH8A91UVvFcDwf1oWQo1rZXb-GTMFfKa_b8lmgUCoAQ6VMfm5r-RxgtHWQyH14Yvw/w640-h304/20230903_154454.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RHoWNlEInMaIOW5Crj5nORJIm6lWRhYh2v3eRWaTwuCnN2qrwpHDOpUk2QPE4wU7Nl6O43fmXJ1Q7MLXpjjmudoCsQKib_wXcpZevqANMQEghe5RNRedwiaEZaEJFEw7viZwWrsXkgVQWw7QHrymFFDKiCEVcyGADoo6Ko5byUtZpkU2lq0OVGhWFA/s4128/20230903_155317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RHoWNlEInMaIOW5Crj5nORJIm6lWRhYh2v3eRWaTwuCnN2qrwpHDOpUk2QPE4wU7Nl6O43fmXJ1Q7MLXpjjmudoCsQKib_wXcpZevqANMQEghe5RNRedwiaEZaEJFEw7viZwWrsXkgVQWw7QHrymFFDKiCEVcyGADoo6Ko5byUtZpkU2lq0OVGhWFA/w640-h360/20230903_155317.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ceramic tableware from the 15th-16th Century</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivX7BjRE3dxerj8jKI4tagf5YXE6tL1IqvcFvTBZMW3p7OzFn7VjutO16sqHS66UUAR7_ykkoQqS1ZwFxlNlwslNBEUMXx3VJeeNSYdqB6h5i_r3gx4Jylet5lIuPsq3q6am3zSGPvjMsPj5zz6KWXKBo7mqpaV5Eqh2VZ_k71cMdrfUfzmYk4bvF2Mw/s4128/20230903_155507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivX7BjRE3dxerj8jKI4tagf5YXE6tL1IqvcFvTBZMW3p7OzFn7VjutO16sqHS66UUAR7_ykkoQqS1ZwFxlNlwslNBEUMXx3VJeeNSYdqB6h5i_r3gx4Jylet5lIuPsq3q6am3zSGPvjMsPj5zz6KWXKBo7mqpaV5Eqh2VZ_k71cMdrfUfzmYk4bvF2Mw/w225-h400/20230903_155507.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgqzdhP2ic4HVjwdRegLzfcdqpVTkrpvitF76U5HDqZeWSOQ0Im-zRdBkm0lfVFI-enOdgkmbGKKjZj6MrGw9nd4cUJ4a_Yd_-MyaB98EdqKdfpEzIGXT-ipVaDSf3FTMj62M6o6o7rfZDS5CNPgtBcthSq8UJ87GRsgAb55dqlY_QUSpu8akJTr5ag/s4128/20230903_160229.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgqzdhP2ic4HVjwdRegLzfcdqpVTkrpvitF76U5HDqZeWSOQ0Im-zRdBkm0lfVFI-enOdgkmbGKKjZj6MrGw9nd4cUJ4a_Yd_-MyaB98EdqKdfpEzIGXT-ipVaDSf3FTMj62M6o6o7rfZDS5CNPgtBcthSq8UJ87GRsgAb55dqlY_QUSpu8akJTr5ag/w640-h360/20230903_160229.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">but didn't stay long as it was rather musty inside and we both began to feel a bit 'off'. </p><p style="text-align: center;">After a cold drink in the shade of one of the many cafes in the town, we began to feel somewhat better and we strolled back to camp to sit in the shade and enjoy the rest of our day off.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Emmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330000866638596244.post-77178975280976930632023-09-03T07:11:00.000+01:002023-09-03T07:11:52.625+01:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"> SATURDAY, 2nd SEPTEMBER : HAUENSTEIN, Germany to SAVERNE, France.</span></div><p></p><p>Hurrah! We're in shorts and t-shirts, the sky is blue, the temperature warm and the sun is shining..bliss!</p><p>After our meusli this morning we visited the shoe museum, </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SPuAM7IK1kKXJZr0YhbnvmcvO90atmpZZ_zo-MseF9maIBUb0IQmzTVqqyzAQdZy_aDDtAMQMgc3VIhWdpgmwcqGsRKhL4J9QH9IVlP_7siVRLHMFA7RlLidaM4hVyp-2g4eO5-kgeGj0PhbBfC4OKd3faYH2QMpmHMzJHnSe9zkG1wwZSQwL2tVlQ/s4128/20230901_183838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SPuAM7IK1kKXJZr0YhbnvmcvO90atmpZZ_zo-MseF9maIBUb0IQmzTVqqyzAQdZy_aDDtAMQMgc3VIhWdpgmwcqGsRKhL4J9QH9IVlP_7siVRLHMFA7RlLidaM4hVyp-2g4eO5-kgeGj0PhbBfC4OKd3faYH2QMpmHMzJHnSe9zkG1wwZSQwL2tVlQ/w640-h360/20230901_183838.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A lovely lady from Rothenburg ab der Tauber, who kept apologising for not speaking perfect English but her English is so much better than our little bit of German. Being early, we were the only ones there which we appreciated and after a lengthy visit, we sauntered down into the town</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSUp9MsX9FI-LzVPxOX9fCTDt3sH99IFO_KMRB2raDMvpvWi3N8ekqL8-MrC74K3BYq3Uh1DP6w5kAQT8HfbLSHQaSDz5BROw3c513LKgX0o8jl3iC--X_q1oiV24D7c3_bzl3vcCAoloMEC6Hs3MeGeDBS5KzjcZSltuOdVyjM9AOzPCLFcvaJhYjA/s4128/20230901_181736.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSUp9MsX9FI-LzVPxOX9fCTDt3sH99IFO_KMRB2raDMvpvWi3N8ekqL8-MrC74K3BYq3Uh1DP6w5kAQT8HfbLSHQaSDz5BROw3c513LKgX0o8jl3iC--X_q1oiV24D7c3_bzl3vcCAoloMEC6Hs3MeGeDBS5KzjcZSltuOdVyjM9AOzPCLFcvaJhYjA/w640-h360/20230901_181736.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1neuqjgQMwlgynM_30Gg40Nyc_-yemoqN19zK81NqFccuYnpLeo8f6hiRFnd_luG7u4092xiomIC6rSzwzYAMBUyV78vjTt3NnlOn8JBJ7aC1kvTmZjGOV9yzcIVJFnkvMmCc0qEL_t_N2Rk9uqRm7QDXrgWgziJ68JstIwbeLDozuuISRgv6u2xGAw/s4128/20230901_182726.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1neuqjgQMwlgynM_30Gg40Nyc_-yemoqN19zK81NqFccuYnpLeo8f6hiRFnd_luG7u4092xiomIC6rSzwzYAMBUyV78vjTt3NnlOn8JBJ7aC1kvTmZjGOV9yzcIVJFnkvMmCc0qEL_t_N2Rk9uqRm7QDXrgWgziJ68JstIwbeLDozuuISRgv6u2xGAw/w640-h360/20230901_182726.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4Rwpkl9D5XPeDTqdD7UrmRTys8DF8DQmRlk0USHVWeG1dmFQOteTLnvAb_7dUO350VEB0qkR3T0OyLJ1u7LhSem6Tpy4Hpc0nObXQanowyOsh67WDMNxuxtfdtpw_KnxaQnD0n-E7U0UMFQ5_P4JzcUKLgJoRUZnODoLvIZ6_qTUBCl4qZsRAaIXvw/s4128/20230901_182928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4Rwpkl9D5XPeDTqdD7UrmRTys8DF8DQmRlk0USHVWeG1dmFQOteTLnvAb_7dUO350VEB0qkR3T0OyLJ1u7LhSem6Tpy4Hpc0nObXQanowyOsh67WDMNxuxtfdtpw_KnxaQnD0n-E7U0UMFQ5_P4JzcUKLgJoRUZnODoLvIZ6_qTUBCl4qZsRAaIXvw/w640-h360/20230901_182928.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRWbZ7AEmaq2byOTD0rsz_p302-6ZbUy5q1Fzbn5zWpV63-2V9MWEq5NfCfJZsFpixBOEXvY4R2-5KZQqmCEyhs1YTDPdwVqfqIP3W9Klpl8D8AoW1qkREy1GNTATqDZjw0Y9ffmDCtXvP7nxQ40DzMdDxnhMPZKl96gGWPKNowdvGSysYVL6pNP4mQ/s4128/20230901_183259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRWbZ7AEmaq2byOTD0rsz_p302-6ZbUy5q1Fzbn5zWpV63-2V9MWEq5NfCfJZsFpixBOEXvY4R2-5KZQqmCEyhs1YTDPdwVqfqIP3W9Klpl8D8AoW1qkREy1GNTATqDZjw0Y9ffmDCtXvP7nxQ40DzMdDxnhMPZKl96gGWPKNowdvGSysYVL6pNP4mQ/w640-h360/20230901_183259.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEx7f3BRFBtRRkBN3umPq3lczApjrIbY544nVzbS9x02272aCJy0ZeERoqQwGKGuVjd8jS9Cng8YJVSeL82lWMoUb6kH-BYR1q_bZZB2BKEHqYJP_otGpM1Hx9O6KHDLBNMMCxknTfDrYoq5SFQxF6-TQHUgUS_wpooxqYYwrXbI2Z6Zr6N6AEdL3wg/s4128/20230901_180412.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEx7f3BRFBtRRkBN3umPq3lczApjrIbY544nVzbS9x02272aCJy0ZeERoqQwGKGuVjd8jS9Cng8YJVSeL82lWMoUb6kH-BYR1q_bZZB2BKEHqYJP_otGpM1Hx9O6KHDLBNMMCxknTfDrYoq5SFQxF6-TQHUgUS_wpooxqYYwrXbI2Z6Zr6N6AEdL3wg/w640-h360/20230901_180412.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p> to one of the two bakery/cafes for coffee and delicious cake. The crowds had arrived at the museum when we returned so we were glad that we'd gone there early.</p><p>Back at the motorhome, we packed and left for the not very long drive to BurgBerwartstein but had difficulty finding where to park the motorhome. There was a small car park a 0.2km walk from the castle and I found a spot for Mike to pull into, but a young man whizzed past and 'stole' it from us, so Mike had to back out which was a quite tricky manouevre and we could not find another place to park so abandoned the idea of a visit. We then drove .9km to the seehof, </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7McSqR7Rnqpvk7MXj3aCDhFPFSO3F4Ox1jU08cO4tqp3FIqTDaNOFHuAgFo0ob7V-ZDdBKuIn2cbPi16KIj76bK1hCfjvrsiX6DxGaY8mhnFAhWMX68Y7rL4Deg8OF1QkdmSiZQf3h6Klsu0UU3B4ivxi8rtd2iu0jg9DbLmbrc9tH0CEut1sVo24g/s4128/20230902_124934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7McSqR7Rnqpvk7MXj3aCDhFPFSO3F4Ox1jU08cO4tqp3FIqTDaNOFHuAgFo0ob7V-ZDdBKuIn2cbPi16KIj76bK1hCfjvrsiX6DxGaY8mhnFAhWMX68Y7rL4Deg8OF1QkdmSiZQf3h6Klsu0UU3B4ivxi8rtd2iu0jg9DbLmbrc9tH0CEut1sVo24g/w640-h360/20230902_124934.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMaqxj5jMKmu3p9OBzgce68rMT-GYFAnSt8TUl9vr0lfUIu95FCtSkcLczNgFixiWuVe9WYmXDtV2d910F8mtadBQRYBWpDrb06CZGBzKw93IMG0U-0-eMH7PRAA8S57b_n_TrhJCotwugdKz7ncyZs9kp-ErR5qk_d8QrALxFB-KLJbYWTX7XTCBt5Q/s4128/20230902_125223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMaqxj5jMKmu3p9OBzgce68rMT-GYFAnSt8TUl9vr0lfUIu95FCtSkcLczNgFixiWuVe9WYmXDtV2d910F8mtadBQRYBWpDrb06CZGBzKw93IMG0U-0-eMH7PRAA8S57b_n_TrhJCotwugdKz7ncyZs9kp-ErR5qk_d8QrALxFB-KLJbYWTX7XTCBt5Q/w640-h360/20230902_125223.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>a lake with a small sandy beach, grassed areas and shady picnic spots where several young families were swimming and playing. A lovely area which compensated for missing out on the burg. As we drove back up the road, we could see that there were still no parking spots for us so we continued on. 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The fortress is embedded in a rocky ridge of spectacular dimensions. It stands guard as part of the defensive line of castles of the Vosges of which it is a classic example. </i></p><p>When Mike reached the castle entrance and saw how far and how high he would have to climb, he also reneged but was able to take a few photos from the outside</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEC-hF6W3HOsQ-ZV9FMn7dNpHwyqpt15uXyXx3SRR4RKFwxtDUBk4kx9qDZg4yMmwJ_7RKfbnXvwpIvG4Apn4bjN7whPDaTRS9Z7sLzzNCE7-lyAFtQt1eV6--cbgvmm4t8Lj1Nk_LSC7Zt1paHa4Qs7uFnsPmaclbbMtMpJGoFu9q1C9z-2NcNfuaQ/s4128/20230902_143740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEC-hF6W3HOsQ-ZV9FMn7dNpHwyqpt15uXyXx3SRR4RKFwxtDUBk4kx9qDZg4yMmwJ_7RKfbnXvwpIvG4Apn4bjN7whPDaTRS9Z7sLzzNCE7-lyAFtQt1eV6--cbgvmm4t8Lj1Nk_LSC7Zt1paHa4Qs7uFnsPmaclbbMtMpJGoFu9q1C9z-2NcNfuaQ/w225-h400/20230902_143740.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OXezZ5Cdpq62eU4RIxwPS73ADAz4UM1wr3lUSd3KIcAErwhQjn8zFEcWFd8ROE7HzkPkww5CIDAiuMi_gaqCBjrhoJo1HU6agoaPtaJXfrS_V3bTrm6bsCDp6YS3Ambq9yoU1mDibflT0YRvo5uSNL3tIQo3B4E-Cq3IwLS28x4n7I-o3kq2uOguig/s4128/20230902_143931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OXezZ5Cdpq62eU4RIxwPS73ADAz4UM1wr3lUSd3KIcAErwhQjn8zFEcWFd8ROE7HzkPkww5CIDAiuMi_gaqCBjrhoJo1HU6agoaPtaJXfrS_V3bTrm6bsCDp6YS3Ambq9yoU1mDibflT0YRvo5uSNL3tIQo3B4E-Cq3IwLS28x4n7I-o3kq2uOguig/w640-h360/20230902_143931.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1j72hMGdb2RY41pElnVHWEd1ihU3o6NTw9iQjg523CvpBduI4DEojwEeu7DtZZS3dXHi25s9QHK_-VPegVhzAAjGbrvVm4S0JSEmxWU09AKIipTtsbwVwTjMaNLAC_Ak6GFK84YSbl6t5pKD-22MG2RDpQxNhIiPpp7FxuKI4YJFVgiFBmHxzAETEQ/s4128/20230902_144012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1j72hMGdb2RY41pElnVHWEd1ihU3o6NTw9iQjg523CvpBduI4DEojwEeu7DtZZS3dXHi25s9QHK_-VPegVhzAAjGbrvVm4S0JSEmxWU09AKIipTtsbwVwTjMaNLAC_Ak6GFK84YSbl6t5pKD-22MG2RDpQxNhIiPpp7FxuKI4YJFVgiFBmHxzAETEQ/w640-h360/20230902_144012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuj7YYD4W0sII5gRrIW8B7cVgo8XuXtLVBy29Rh6OTWOwnrdQmpM-crdqDMJFb-xyqCoh9qP5GpoVIPQ_9i4e1XjEnYxphQafSqfCzPW7aOtI6VLe3AMLCBe4_cr8sI3xgwXqss7LRuIZMzrn1oInskErMFATZ9E7xCkaSjUDFvw1K5ITvLFVovasICw/s4128/20230902_144124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuj7YYD4W0sII5gRrIW8B7cVgo8XuXtLVBy29Rh6OTWOwnrdQmpM-crdqDMJFb-xyqCoh9qP5GpoVIPQ_9i4e1XjEnYxphQafSqfCzPW7aOtI6VLe3AMLCBe4_cr8sI3xgwXqss7LRuIZMzrn1oInskErMFATZ9E7xCkaSjUDFvw1K5ITvLFVovasICw/w640-h360/20230902_144124.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5j-sCZdzpyFYHK0KODbnN-Lgs3d6F0Ah-SeR8BxzHbPXdWx0_4K8aFxh16qwmkb2hbaQZQvWYaK1mSsG8ux1en5incPaWb0GKVkImif-zuvk9eTaGwkA_bUKM_IVGwYSgGt7Y51ZOW_QwVamBiPEi8pSZOE2I0RWc6rG8yHSb6D_mQBjX4PhJagzXaQ/s4128/20230902_144141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5j-sCZdzpyFYHK0KODbnN-Lgs3d6F0Ah-SeR8BxzHbPXdWx0_4K8aFxh16qwmkb2hbaQZQvWYaK1mSsG8ux1en5incPaWb0GKVkImif-zuvk9eTaGwkA_bUKM_IVGwYSgGt7Y51ZOW_QwVamBiPEi8pSZOE2I0RWc6rG8yHSb6D_mQBjX4PhJagzXaQ/w640-h360/20230902_144141.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Our planned overnight stop at Pfaffenhausen didn't come about, there are only 7 places available in the aire de camping car, 5 were already taken by normal size motorhomes, and a very large, bus sized one took up 1 and a bit places, leaving little room for a 7th vehicle. Not to worry, we went on to Saverne, on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin where there are plenty of spaces and is so lovely, much better than at Pfaffenhausen and who knows, we may stay another day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMBM7J7UZO4xKsWfe_XO5wfsH4Xh_Tfu5oxbVdW0AzSTa-FsptxTo2fBrpdCfhkK7YfZaq5HWBX_rlCOoW7OwoFuYuQBN4k2QSdyPhF5qzYou1sTnSVIXUcaygdUypakBQHtp_aDgFP5d2R9JHB-sBdzqMHvsYy4ElgvedWzD16L3yDm9-44_EVYhhw/s4128/20230902_180159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMBM7J7UZO4xKsWfe_XO5wfsH4Xh_Tfu5oxbVdW0AzSTa-FsptxTo2fBrpdCfhkK7YfZaq5HWBX_rlCOoW7OwoFuYuQBN4k2QSdyPhF5qzYou1sTnSVIXUcaygdUypakBQHtp_aDgFP5d2R9JHB-sBdzqMHvsYy4ElgvedWzD16L3yDm9-44_EVYhhw/w640-h360/20230902_180159.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBx7LvQDzRwBPxYNQwrWJlaAEqx43n13ly212i-ZLnMoaOt7Y5_APc2scXMO0MlBq5RRfLQTHdNUCypSKevOnM8siHbo20mcgdZIa1KVHNuZFzhmOZNUsr_nwERxWf9rBvyQxiyWh5pt-_WZZhuKt7PyXbTFQF_w5CB95nmJmupdzAofZRB1PfRL-zA/s2272/20230902_180735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="2272" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBx7LvQDzRwBPxYNQwrWJlaAEqx43n13ly212i-ZLnMoaOt7Y5_APc2scXMO0MlBq5RRfLQTHdNUCypSKevOnM8siHbo20mcgdZIa1KVHNuZFzhmOZNUsr_nwERxWf9rBvyQxiyWh5pt-_WZZhuKt7PyXbTFQF_w5CB95nmJmupdzAofZRB1PfRL-zA/w640-h184/20230902_180735.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzsNb6HmtFLkwnxKS0DaN0Y8j3kbt3AREM9llMb3zQZcsWr6OFrerltR59--QpiIOzC69CZQuw0UAOav1dtxHIsMsa5aWizPNWiM2Ewr71gc1QxwJB7VBo6YXhFnfjCIBvurq5YHPkV0cm0yRvpBZuBNHErr-TehuvDu-vcZmkLyBMSsUKlZ60AuGIg/s4128/20230902_180758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzsNb6HmtFLkwnxKS0DaN0Y8j3kbt3AREM9llMb3zQZcsWr6OFrerltR59--QpiIOzC69CZQuw0UAOav1dtxHIsMsa5aWizPNWiM2Ewr71gc1QxwJB7VBo6YXhFnfjCIBvurq5YHPkV0cm0yRvpBZuBNHErr-TehuvDu-vcZmkLyBMSsUKlZ60AuGIg/w640-h360/20230902_180758.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Emmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330000866638596244.post-87822852177152497312023-09-02T06:24:00.003+01:002023-10-16T03:33:34.485+01:00<p> FRIDAY, 1st SEPTEMBER : BRUCHSAL to HAUENSTEIN</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDhT5ictJIoD_UJBcBE_oF-8-LpFgxRCldAAI-8XMmPxpGQwTkK3TNpfSqd12WFWz8P6Fuk6v7GFELVHRLN2kxSm4p8t-9CIblrhsT1kQtZZ6MCo8p8JCzYnuT3UBwpKdJGF7lXdEglTg4P_h9Z-IBwnVluT6qiIC4jIOhfITDTOOorSCUuX4Ov0sPw/s4128/20230901_083439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDhT5ictJIoD_UJBcBE_oF-8-LpFgxRCldAAI-8XMmPxpGQwTkK3TNpfSqd12WFWz8P6Fuk6v7GFELVHRLN2kxSm4p8t-9CIblrhsT1kQtZZ6MCo8p8JCzYnuT3UBwpKdJGF7lXdEglTg4P_h9Z-IBwnVluT6qiIC4jIOhfITDTOOorSCUuX4Ov0sPw/w640-h360/20230901_083439.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGM_EdeRfA2a1XUQt-KcO6gv18n7Eo0IzxOuudlLW1Q8-YKvK2YNNRCqXxM1HINbUrI7Ua66oljPfq4xM2_jEb9Vn9WZ2b4BP0QzqDkG2Cq7q0iWxG5yBoJ6u4muLP_xMINyQrx5ZjPpJ_7fnfPgl7AklTly8HBogHM5xcD3q_cT1gXcIf8a_zuA3hNw/s4128/20230901_064715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGM_EdeRfA2a1XUQt-KcO6gv18n7Eo0IzxOuudlLW1Q8-YKvK2YNNRCqXxM1HINbUrI7Ua66oljPfq4xM2_jEb9Vn9WZ2b4BP0QzqDkG2Cq7q0iWxG5yBoJ6u4muLP_xMINyQrx5ZjPpJ_7fnfPgl7AklTly8HBogHM5xcD3q_cT1gXcIf8a_zuA3hNw/w640-h360/20230901_064715.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>We were up early this morning so decided to walk into town for supplies, Lidl opened at 7.00a.m. but we had coffee at the bakery/cafe opposite before doing our little bit of shopping. There was some drizzle about but not enough to be a bother and we enjoyed the walk. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GLZ3TitaoJwSoZiOzwPYT6G-oCPYo9LhCmjC_GFosNUI55HuZZV-Ieb781VmGfUJun0ua79GPQCbjlx4THlObVOg75UUAFavOwRDzyzJM8xUeBL2k5GtbXC8nf48OlMXvR12HzeZsFlJ3h7DxrAyKKlT5sT8QhHcYix7V9AwmxiQt_d9aFVq4ju34A/s4128/20230901_083416.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GLZ3TitaoJwSoZiOzwPYT6G-oCPYo9LhCmjC_GFosNUI55HuZZV-Ieb781VmGfUJun0ua79GPQCbjlx4THlObVOg75UUAFavOwRDzyzJM8xUeBL2k5GtbXC8nf48OlMXvR12HzeZsFlJ3h7DxrAyKKlT5sT8QhHcYix7V9AwmxiQt_d9aFVq4ju34A/w640-h360/20230901_083416.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Back at the 'house', we had breakfast outside which was a welcome change, then packed up, said 'auf wiedersehen' to our Osnabruck friends who left a little before us, then drove into town for a quick look at the Schloss Burchsal before leaving. The 'quick look' turned into a very lengthy one....we knew nothing about the Schloss, had never heard of Bruchsal and were delighted by what we discovered today. Construction of the Schloss (palace) began in 1722 and the design of the Baroque palace, consisting of over 50 individual buildings, was under the aegis of the art lover Prince-Bishop Damian Hugo von Schonborn. We took many photos of this stunning palace and its contents!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKICZgvUNVazVqsoMKQmyGubTpQbZ-DWfiM61-uEfBlqE_ft8U4dF1gEMtCcV8IeUc6p18CMPqCMYEjOrYROrOlprrZ0cqt6FBQU6_euFT7R6Zn2tUwA_eb_sy8mI8jD115wJdAq0QM5isE-8WG7OrG0vKmh7-IsEYg7wIsR5yziC19ps8HNrUjAFzA/s2640/20230901_111227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="2640" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKICZgvUNVazVqsoMKQmyGubTpQbZ-DWfiM61-uEfBlqE_ft8U4dF1gEMtCcV8IeUc6p18CMPqCMYEjOrYROrOlprrZ0cqt6FBQU6_euFT7R6Zn2tUwA_eb_sy8mI8jD115wJdAq0QM5isE-8WG7OrG0vKmh7-IsEYg7wIsR5yziC19ps8HNrUjAFzA/w640-h162/20230901_111227.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvJKtP4X10Lqw9A1HUnHvkqel4K5rosdfO5RfgZ5wV7V7bgyS8HMib6GtzGyhQDNyelFvDrYg4Ipnkk2OVFwHnPy6az-8uMmBhfJPQn2ogqskVOFhlGwKoJCNM1J438RgN-F-fAhwVfzFqdKg1SlitDqia2QuT7NDRvsmdEEi-fhqN-52v6ZCfDAG_A/s4128/20230901_111539.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Also housed in the palace is the impressive German Musikautomaten Museum</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nQ6OuSAKJlm9aH_0mxEcWJStNzFkHw5QQtxlCrBQNM09Wlo_sQOjrlXWqUY-1_0zf2sTiNHqamxJZeh82zdzn6PQByDjp9zlVCNR-emjYv47LgyvgmtNqNmEv5tuN9B99gvovrsJzZKiwY1kLSYV_HvdwRIrLhbRolG1YbmNbUPSeB9qWQE3lCSwdQ/s4128/20230901_112441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nQ6OuSAKJlm9aH_0mxEcWJStNzFkHw5QQtxlCrBQNM09Wlo_sQOjrlXWqUY-1_0zf2sTiNHqamxJZeh82zdzn6PQByDjp9zlVCNR-emjYv47LgyvgmtNqNmEv5tuN9B99gvovrsJzZKiwY1kLSYV_HvdwRIrLhbRolG1YbmNbUPSeB9qWQE3lCSwdQ/w640-h360/20230901_112441.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfzGtVnWCBA9Lvo7iM6enecCo_7KphyFHpRGiYV2KObFbCDJqH1swlIEGkkAi1Rq53bvzBBzw7tmL2Vm4QlDt37R-RxoAfcBkBTNJmoUb-2US_pBTAwNsJYE2b7aHYLF91UhDL6Uy8yjeX4SJFyK8ONtqIHwdSmbO9MdEb6TkNccvCIKkLR6pAIbHDg/s4128/20230901_112749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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When we encountered heavy rainfall, we thought we might have to delay the ride until tomorrow but, as we drove along, the rain stopped, the sky cleared and the sun even made an appearance so we continued on, passing through some lovely little towns and gorgeous wine country.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xdUPCkWIw3i9FtcBLz9KiCJq46JbQn9MG8qvTiRVjwPRToIUtPZzDrbh08c7svo3HBdkJecEbUY5mSiIkAlUkukLdDrg5ctOX4EvFlMWMkjg2ZK9F8WJik47UpN_C-SZTtEBFAoLURrckfB6yf08xLrKNA44MmlT8vrwHT1lJ12cRKJITbqyeJ9q3A/s4128/20230901_131537.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xdUPCkWIw3i9FtcBLz9KiCJq46JbQn9MG8qvTiRVjwPRToIUtPZzDrbh08c7svo3HBdkJecEbUY5mSiIkAlUkukLdDrg5ctOX4EvFlMWMkjg2ZK9F8WJik47UpN_C-SZTtEBFAoLURrckfB6yf08xLrKNA44MmlT8vrwHT1lJ12cRKJITbqyeJ9q3A/w640-h360/20230901_131537.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We were too late to visit the museum today so will do so in the morning before we leave. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our planned entry today into France didn't happen but tomorrow is another day! </div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Emmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330000866638596244.post-31630865146440382482023-09-02T06:20:00.001+01:002023-10-16T03:34:04.092+01:00<p> THURSDAY, 31st AUGUST : HIRSCHHORN to BRUCHSAL</p><p>It's been a rather quiet day today. Before leaving Hirschhorn this morning, we filled the water tank, then drove the short distance to Hirschhorn Castle, an impressive castle complex begun around 1250 by the "Lords of Hirschhorn" which they expanded and rebuilt over the following centuries.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJnfBNbjYiE-JqwhTGd_Y5g5bfnoBoVcMTQ5uLeGiNaTnVNAbgDZYFJe0ljV4GDB-i0Zc9IQkdiUckVV-9P48b27yrnRyXICY1zvpdApNVhdRIM18kw0h9x5Ly0yFh6_kceQsFxVW14sppud7AUyj0WBR2inehvZOkNGPwV7lpdU3ksx4-wO23NHS6A/s4128/20230831_093701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJnfBNbjYiE-JqwhTGd_Y5g5bfnoBoVcMTQ5uLeGiNaTnVNAbgDZYFJe0ljV4GDB-i0Zc9IQkdiUckVV-9P48b27yrnRyXICY1zvpdApNVhdRIM18kw0h9x5Ly0yFh6_kceQsFxVW14sppud7AUyj0WBR2inehvZOkNGPwV7lpdU3ksx4-wO23NHS6A/w640-h360/20230831_093701.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The narrow winding road which leads to the castle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We were getting organised when the young man's girlfriend, who spoke excellent English, came over and asked if she could help us in any way. We talked for some time and discovered that she and her boyfriend come from Osnabruck, which is where Mike's cousin-in-law hails from and that her name is Stephanie or Steffi which is also the name of one of our daughters-in-law. Small world! </span></div><p style="text-align: left;">We had a load of washing to be done but as the one (free) washing machine was being used, we had to wait for the best part of some time, then had another long wait to use the dryer, so we had an enforced lazy afternoon of doing very little which we didn't mind at all. By late afternoon, there were about two dozen or more motorhomes in residnece, it's a popular place offering excellent amenities. </p></div><div><br /></div>Emmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330000866638596244.post-71675691320909060582023-08-30T21:47:00.002+01:002023-08-31T19:06:14.605+01:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> WEDNESDAY, 30TH AUGUST : ASCHAFFENBURG to HIRSCHHORN<p></p><p>We're settling in to the motorhome and spent some time this morning doing so, before leaving at 11ish for the drive to Hirschhorn, with a bit of sightseeing planned along the way. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihbvNHYOK5fBjDzmW4aXHigKFNsA5Nni5TWSV41O4oEaE-rjvqSxifZ3_m4-BJtL7PVfPjwTvQrVLukAFEEEWcrA5Nqu5_Wf3S_DI4o3GkRjhowkqpArK4xAWfx6Ji4OXfZ16Xl7J8RUic-JQj0yURYqI4mkiAdnLIZ4mOS8ifZEfMpoTDG0ZU_AtahQ/s4128/20230830_113459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Driving through the countryside<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_9BhlkdISSS0z-jWHRJy71LM5TXZwGogBGGa10pIEo2vx4YyZSRJFUXUJOwn8LIimGN6PBkn6LqKYhnws3tx7SC3YOtnieeZ3XNOOpYgYwTbcHIGze780omCxCABnH7kmrssG7ULZmEPvChpm7KS2wA_4qgsrd0cK5uS_zgb4ykFJccxHl7AROzwHQ/s4128/20230830_114745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_9BhlkdISSS0z-jWHRJy71LM5TXZwGogBGGa10pIEo2vx4YyZSRJFUXUJOwn8LIimGN6PBkn6LqKYhnws3tx7SC3YOtnieeZ3XNOOpYgYwTbcHIGze780omCxCABnH7kmrssG7ULZmEPvChpm7KS2wA_4qgsrd0cK5uS_zgb4ykFJccxHl7AROzwHQ/w640-h360/20230830_114745.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our first stop was at the Englischer Garten</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">It was most unexpected but interesting and enjoyable. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a lovely sunny afternoon driving around the countryside, took a couple of wrong turns....our GPS doesn't know we're in a motorhome which isn't designed for narrow country lanes and tries to send us down impossible routes at times, this results in the odd u-turn and back track, but, we find our way eventually.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkz8QYFgA0cQCX0yCj3CJp4_uktNkTbrRz23KgH5nX4vB3o5rSO5fYCrGQXqLx8JtdO4f2-XVb7nRaWOHXjwVoE5kIg3AL0U-qzjzlU6gnPYg_MQ6kE578RTj62KxB5Kkx0_Wr0hNLot8B742SosscNtsqTILAkXGGV2uW1FN7Uwko6cYF36v2hHQzQ/s4128/20230830_133121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkz8QYFgA0cQCX0yCj3CJp4_uktNkTbrRz23KgH5nX4vB3o5rSO5fYCrGQXqLx8JtdO4f2-XVb7nRaWOHXjwVoE5kIg3AL0U-qzjzlU6gnPYg_MQ6kE578RTj62KxB5Kkx0_Wr0hNLot8B742SosscNtsqTILAkXGGV2uW1FN7Uwko6cYF36v2hHQzQ/w640-h360/20230830_133121.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">a lock and weir system at Hirschhorn in the Neckar Valley, built in 1933.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Emmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330000866638596244.post-85487064194035930862023-08-30T21:46:00.000+01:002023-08-30T21:46:53.292+01:00<p> TUESDAY, 29th AUGUST : BAMBERG to FRANKFURT to ASCHAFFENBURG</p><p>Because the lady at the railway station yesterday told us that the train was fully booked and there may not be room for the bikes, we decided we'd get to the station early to make sure we could get on the 9.26a.m. and not have to wait two hours for the next train. It worked, we secured space for the bikes and seats for ourselves and left on time. The journey took three hours, with a slight hiccup, we didn't realise that we had to change trains in Wurzburg. There was an announcement made but not being fluent in German, we didn't understand. Fellow passengers tried to help us but being dumb Ausssies we didn't catch on at first, until an English speaking young man finally got through to us and we managed to get the bikes off in time to make the transfer. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Scenes from a speeding train</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zR1ora2wcJ1AmMJ6zXmCPkzrgSa2sgEFA6kqwlZER1im0Sc3Vh1wTogqK33VD74zDtvTnusjHVFvwtAQMUYTv1VE_4B_9qAF_0JsfUPWy6qLalON5fzypB2uQRlJaRQ_q7-J6_n6v4jYynvwAozztid1H4koEFRVn8LUfcHmQ8JedtZ5k2yTDDmbfQ/s4128/20230829_093040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zR1ora2wcJ1AmMJ6zXmCPkzrgSa2sgEFA6kqwlZER1im0Sc3Vh1wTogqK33VD74zDtvTnusjHVFvwtAQMUYTv1VE_4B_9qAF_0JsfUPWy6qLalON5fzypB2uQRlJaRQ_q7-J6_n6v4jYynvwAozztid1H4koEFRVn8LUfcHmQ8JedtZ5k2yTDDmbfQ/w640-h360/20230829_093040.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took 11 or 12 days to ride from Frankfurt to Bamberg.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It took this train 3 hours to bring us back!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(The bikes were way more fun)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrO5m8zI68NdjUEKAn6mKsyuo0y8utJF8a_WgCj4QJaoxt2vIG7Q7PS1ohzIvMkBm0b0ZSnLiChrcF-b69Jkd9pRZCpDHb119AjOmz-VIPdWmmSy-vXW5miXED__6H4CvJVdZOJejP_HTSZgS5ozOAblPgiTvvIMa6z0CEYHdGwKgjT44D_GPntPNPGA/s4128/20230829_130031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrO5m8zI68NdjUEKAn6mKsyuo0y8utJF8a_WgCj4QJaoxt2vIG7Q7PS1ohzIvMkBm0b0ZSnLiChrcF-b69Jkd9pRZCpDHb119AjOmz-VIPdWmmSy-vXW5miXED__6H4CvJVdZOJejP_HTSZgS5ozOAblPgiTvvIMa6z0CEYHdGwKgjT44D_GPntPNPGA/w640-h360/20230829_130031.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">After playing dodgem with the crowds inside the Frankfurt Railway Station, we took to the streets on the bikes and returned them to the bike shop, a 5-1/2 half km ride, stopping on the way at a bakery for coffee and cake. Mike rang for an uber to take us to the motorhome rental place, where we collected our home for the next couple of weeks and we set off for Aschaffenburg for our first overnight stop. On the way we stopped at an Aldi for supplies and are now mostly self-catering. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Emmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330000866638596244.post-85522170773856324652023-08-30T21:45:00.000+01:002023-08-30T21:45:00.682+01:00<p> MONDAY, 28TH AUGUST : In BAMBERG</p><p>As we are staying in Bamberg tonight for a second night, there was no need to rush this morning and so we didn't. After we'd had breakfast in a bakery cafe near the river, we went walkabout through the old city, a good time to do it as, although there was very little open, there were also very few people. We strolled around for a couple of hours or so and took many photos.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvx0wJymypIeXx8j-uqMttTJA_nUjxhxgttbGB-WGyLEci4YPAdnWpBB48m9Z4bnviMVKdgHEqENQVBJETNO8_T27UrZnf3D-xIKnmU3oZpjXT9uZa-3KZas6VNIYYJWJK4hOHHH6Navg5tlGoku-oc4LGGHvkRS70_YJR6DBFFkFVd612IFVZqy4Nw/s4128/20230828_085637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvx0wJymypIeXx8j-uqMttTJA_nUjxhxgttbGB-WGyLEci4YPAdnWpBB48m9Z4bnviMVKdgHEqENQVBJETNO8_T27UrZnf3D-xIKnmU3oZpjXT9uZa-3KZas6VNIYYJWJK4hOHHH6Navg5tlGoku-oc4LGGHvkRS70_YJR6DBFFkFVd612IFVZqy4Nw/w640-h360/20230828_085637.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoJiYl0PJFErsF7jUC9dcuNtgtwigCB9TRavXRQAml-pQbIxMU7JKq829ZPPv943oilEA-cx1flCUbJ74LXAv3D0Ox-UwUp_Fl__Ij6tBcaJnawmucon5Jxc7nH6nYm6rpQI_rBk9JYP1FhALpcPgxAMJn4jIgpOSco7YK2F_8SEf7-Wfcpj2-aUoZg/s4128/20230828_091036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">The beautifully laid out Rose Garden is nearing the end of its blooming days but still worth the visit</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0duRHTtRQG-ZcMydueCGHzDvYw4fkejoxfTpMpsFVkKt9FTe9jwkmX3lScqQSx1pzro6TjtSyzzgBvUSOvkdRV_imaIagKXccJGae47jlbXAqrGX9PycF9FoNSrvNdkllwmU1QDT3c6pLhMHZCRD00bK_EsuQ2KJupzJ5doYnnmpPylTkE-BHMqNBA/s2672/20230828_163947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="2672" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0duRHTtRQG-ZcMydueCGHzDvYw4fkejoxfTpMpsFVkKt9FTe9jwkmX3lScqQSx1pzro6TjtSyzzgBvUSOvkdRV_imaIagKXccJGae47jlbXAqrGX9PycF9FoNSrvNdkllwmU1QDT3c6pLhMHZCRD00bK_EsuQ2KJupzJ5doYnnmpPylTkE-BHMqNBA/w640-h158/20230828_163947.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">The Bamberg Skyline</p><p style="text-align: center;">On the way back to the hotel we encountered large crowds enjoying the end of the festivities but we were able to find a nice, quiet cafe/bar for a light meal and a beer.</p></div>Emmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330000866638596244.post-56951041588414147792023-08-28T12:39:00.000+01:002023-08-28T12:39:02.961+01:00<p> SUNDAY, 27th AUGUST : HASSFURT to BAMBERG.</p><p>Hassfurt seemed very quiet compared with other towns we've visited along the way, but we liked it there. Once again, it rained heavily throughout the night and we thought we might have to delay our departure until late morning, but not so. Once we'd had breakfast, collected the bikes from the garage and packed up, the weather looked more promising so we donned jackets, as it was quite cool, and set off at 10a.m. The bike path led us away from the river which was disappointing and after about half an hour, we stopped to put on raincoats to keep the wind out as the jackets weren't doing a proper job. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_0zGzl-wlqpAqpzY8na9NI2PsNFwenS98PSAY18F4wG0uKp-tUj7qIH5k1AKxbB_ST6FVYc-8uRnROmR45rQaJbMwyE98tT_Ce4yfOgP89FJvN4B5dNTh1v9MZBOB2DA6p08e1l5LRnkXfRdEUUBdUvs8BGqrLT_ur0ZxCdwq4Cz8KypgqAJAq55kQ/s4128/20230827_110113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_0zGzl-wlqpAqpzY8na9NI2PsNFwenS98PSAY18F4wG0uKp-tUj7qIH5k1AKxbB_ST6FVYc-8uRnROmR45rQaJbMwyE98tT_Ce4yfOgP89FJvN4B5dNTh1v9MZBOB2DA6p08e1l5LRnkXfRdEUUBdUvs8BGqrLT_ur0ZxCdwq4Cz8KypgqAJAq55kQ/w640-h360/20230827_110113.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVBYm2AUgTTPLXYqBd3Gb4mg2ApQ7FmyTZWo_iV1uyYqnyB3f4tsb-ycx53sdCv2sGciZKj1bHNhQ_ng3y6sXKgsGHl60ZqRfPxplgMFS3xDQXauwMi0FZIC_TidpD4q3DPcTZCOb5MT__ri5D0GeIQd1abHQ_D_LsfKSxI0iKQG0wcCJ8w1jgAbmyng/w640-h360/20230827_110213.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">We stopped briefly in lovely Zeil am Main</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6G7MNTBRN7oYBiArSuE5UrERaHXbeISDb4poPKJgAGhiI3QEwKtsPIoHCq0FW8aVcusaEw3o9C2Hjco1jfnVowcEdOQSBKFSYgyAV_QxAVVfse5z8GCx5rH0tkaCxSFFOgOwWxagGEWcyT8gSto4Cfx2yw5KIdogkdDneeG07ZcbaKk6MM4vfsZ9CA/s4128/20230827_111540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6G7MNTBRN7oYBiArSuE5UrERaHXbeISDb4poPKJgAGhiI3QEwKtsPIoHCq0FW8aVcusaEw3o9C2Hjco1jfnVowcEdOQSBKFSYgyAV_QxAVVfse5z8GCx5rH0tkaCxSFFOgOwWxagGEWcyT8gSto4Cfx2yw5KIdogkdDneeG07ZcbaKk6MM4vfsZ9CA/w640-h360/20230827_111540.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">and in crossing the river, again, a Travel Marvel cruise boat, sporting an Australian flag, passed beneath us.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Once again, the path led us away from the river and through a few small towns</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ87oaX9Z1KzDlSterJ0qX8dPM7LvPbQPlahAronn8hWN4wcbtR9UUbSlhJsCN8_WqO17VElj6c5SH2U6pod2j9MyE66WgvHtvmuYWb1ygORn7YQOF6Wfu8vAoWKXwlNhp4nrY6GdbGCdJWILjP62kowkg30ml0odm1TVZxamvNnECQeMx_x4hUUdwlw/s4128/20230827_114537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ87oaX9Z1KzDlSterJ0qX8dPM7LvPbQPlahAronn8hWN4wcbtR9UUbSlhJsCN8_WqO17VElj6c5SH2U6pod2j9MyE66WgvHtvmuYWb1ygORn7YQOF6Wfu8vAoWKXwlNhp4nrY6GdbGCdJWILjP62kowkg30ml0odm1TVZxamvNnECQeMx_x4hUUdwlw/w640-h360/20230827_114537.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>until coming back to the river, we could see Eltmann ahead, a little bit of nostalgia as we'd stayed there with 'Boris', our motorhome 10 years ago.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX76K1-jsBkOQMpnTzdFhumZL1XSvUxFsztWX8ud_3pdAcXLo2T6wwZZQgOB954DYZUMc7gYCrvlEqzLMynqrRgp7QSTVI_USRehxqbEWA9MkhUZUdfP0xAza4Q-JdHRB1vtosMvEeKAPI4ecyR5PraVZOLSmhREJQOeQLSvvT00VUeD_ztOT4HnF4Bw/s4128/20230827_115512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX76K1-jsBkOQMpnTzdFhumZL1XSvUxFsztWX8ud_3pdAcXLo2T6wwZZQgOB954DYZUMc7gYCrvlEqzLMynqrRgp7QSTVI_USRehxqbEWA9MkhUZUdfP0xAza4Q-JdHRB1vtosMvEeKAPI4ecyR5PraVZOLSmhREJQOeQLSvvT00VUeD_ztOT4HnF4Bw/w640-h360/20230827_115512.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Half an hour later, we thought we'd found a place to have coffee and a snack when we rode into Rossstadt</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUXcvjQMP2_Aa6NtluW5IML-UZEA2P4VAUqmkOI80QkAC4riK24vDSrvCeidugKkwga_2ezJKs6rgM6xNHREE2xtjWHynwS72joo9H00llSWA_BOitZnr69rE_lOmJuBTK8rP5mW5t7HjyssjT0MsZxR8oaPQdMKwxkt2ZGXU36KMX-e9TnOpDu8g2g/s4128/20230827_122835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Alas, when we ventured inside we found the place to be absolutely chokkers, with what looked liked the entire population of the town out for Sunday lunch, which led us to think that we might have to wait for a very long time to be served, so continued on towards Bamberg. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFh9i5u-vLD42B92O2_xfKIFEPaVY9PSxq7KNc7sAdqWsbUYTazqCye0mXxISj0ZYA2SkZx6V3j3fU_JHrrtr3AW-0Fui7z8dJ-qx7JXkv_gr5eJPgn-VLNW7NVftXPwwQ1xuPsAdbtfKFRvQ82vPWqILqnpKyFg6ALpSMtyTOeKInQEEwgcawxwDDA/s4128/20230827_131007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFh9i5u-vLD42B92O2_xfKIFEPaVY9PSxq7KNc7sAdqWsbUYTazqCye0mXxISj0ZYA2SkZx6V3j3fU_JHrrtr3AW-0Fui7z8dJ-qx7JXkv_gr5eJPgn-VLNW7NVftXPwwQ1xuPsAdbtfKFRvQ82vPWqILqnpKyFg6ALpSMtyTOeKInQEEwgcawxwDDA/w640-h360/20230827_131007.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">The confluence of the Main River and the Main-Donau-Kanal</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-DGuZ0MP033h2sA5aE68u94FTyeWx918cIqsr-BK8JLE8O43oFfahQ7_65634x3pLCxCUiDC9MXTPjG8Ot378LTvIp4c64qyC5wCmZN2JPW4fegTVsjZVxHrGuhForecWE4wNGFHhTxwouUBwG-i7KWAHgSXNesgtMSN_8leJVwgBFvYD0dCHf19bA/s4128/20230827_130953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-DGuZ0MP033h2sA5aE68u94FTyeWx918cIqsr-BK8JLE8O43oFfahQ7_65634x3pLCxCUiDC9MXTPjG8Ot378LTvIp4c64qyC5wCmZN2JPW4fegTVsjZVxHrGuhForecWE4wNGFHhTxwouUBwG-i7KWAHgSXNesgtMSN_8leJVwgBFvYD0dCHf19bA/w640-h360/20230827_130953.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>We'd passed these two ladies earlier and when we stopped to take photos, they passed us, then when we set off again, we passed them again. </div><div><br /></div><div>Not long after, we arrived in Bamberg, found our hotel, locked the bikes in the garage, unpacked and had a rest before going walkabout. It appears that there was an annual festival taking place this weekend, there were hundreds of people about (including our two ladies who we saw walking along eating ice creams, they'd walked a long way so deserved them!) but we managed to find a cafe that wasn't full so were finally able to have coffee, and a slice of delicious apple cake as well!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8nUovQT2a0Lu3gWCc2HdNeca3dTrojnlqdcdLIvogFsnQkIUWwZIB0nnXcuB2xuZ_cxZLYKavYNC4H6UUAyxzS2QAsvbVClrdarYAvG4kzJO0pIg1vKhz5Dy8QtYTNMgfSLN1ajO36uAxvsHpUo2ZtkUXzp_DSOuCScBtsoN1U_siXN6FXBN0wnBWQ/s4128/20230827_145239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8nUovQT2a0Lu3gWCc2HdNeca3dTrojnlqdcdLIvogFsnQkIUWwZIB0nnXcuB2xuZ_cxZLYKavYNC4H6UUAyxzS2QAsvbVClrdarYAvG4kzJO0pIg1vKhz5Dy8QtYTNMgfSLN1ajO36uAxvsHpUo2ZtkUXzp_DSOuCScBtsoN1U_siXN6FXBN0wnBWQ/w640-h360/20230827_145239.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsuAIPbKxPHDUvh0adB_96aPtwcPGzGHZZLSsacBpTLsAazf2hU51PpeHhLJEqnPhCn8mgxiY8ecdP8jkHH97ZOM1nWcz3jnTkUlfoGCbUFSmp0I4c7W96t_7w7vgveCZKOZVtBKxE6Aez2Jz5v1kd3ds55mnFm3S1_Lx39w0afhbzd5s4GohDTrBEg/s4128/20230827_155614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsuAIPbKxPHDUvh0adB_96aPtwcPGzGHZZLSsacBpTLsAazf2hU51PpeHhLJEqnPhCn8mgxiY8ecdP8jkHH97ZOM1nWcz3jnTkUlfoGCbUFSmp0I4c7W96t_7w7vgveCZKOZVtBKxE6Aez2Jz5v1kd3ds55mnFm3S1_Lx39w0afhbzd5s4GohDTrBEg/w640-h360/20230827_155614.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a quiet street, no festival here!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_c43ADDT4YNPbVxW28sX9IBPr90Oi1-OavPS__lgeYzzB67yXoskjpktXYcKcGFd7R6fvFWQeZpR9E2e-XVbTa8DgXGcYmbCl5sfIWxPj9ZXo005jmL3HmJaAtycviQxZ-DpAoodEVlSQ1g2wrNuEmj72ybq0N1NNtL1rj0L9N0rR3OJHFWdo3kWBwA/s4128/20230827_160026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_c43ADDT4YNPbVxW28sX9IBPr90Oi1-OavPS__lgeYzzB67yXoskjpktXYcKcGFd7R6fvFWQeZpR9E2e-XVbTa8DgXGcYmbCl5sfIWxPj9ZXo005jmL3HmJaAtycviQxZ-DpAoodEVlSQ1g2wrNuEmj72ybq0N1NNtL1rj0L9N0rR3OJHFWdo3kWBwA/w640-h360/20230827_160026.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A couple of the very fine old houses in Bamberg</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a bit of a shock to the system after having hot weather for almost two weeks, to be back in warm clothes. We walked up the street for our evening meal at an Italian restaurant, chose to sit outside though most diners went indoors, but when the rain came and the umbrellas over our table proved to be inadequate, we moved inside to finish our meal of a large, shared, freshly made pizza which was delicious, washed down by the usual couple of beers. By the time we'd finished eating and had a cup of excellent coffee, the rain had eased and we made it back to the hotel only slightly damp. </div><div><p><br /></p></div>Emmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330000866638596244.post-35606328876489586922023-08-27T06:13:00.001+01:002023-08-28T11:21:45.769+01:00<p> SATURDAY, 26th AUGUST : WIPFELD to HASSFURT</p><p>It rained quite heavily through the night but fortunately had cleared by this morning. We set off after breakfast for the ride to Hassfurt with a brief stop in Garstadt, (6kms away) to visit Weingut Gessner as I'd enjoyed a glass of their very drinkable white wine last night at dinner and it is also the name of a good friend back home. The shop was closed so we could just take a photo or two</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDTagAJuMGBRZ_I6CKI4pOv4HyBTcMiEJN1SEAWrNslmiM5xm9hCX0LwyOsV0a_cosrlfKhlqVHiSUPRdkXrsU6HwDdoaMYw7xrZteUAEzr7de5YF8L_ZPzOfOIKUeyfI3uiWKaICBRjwhYwPr6UjVVzJ4gjHvVYOwoD4hGzo780eocmSGErNWoyp9w/s4128/20230825_183018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDTagAJuMGBRZ_I6CKI4pOv4HyBTcMiEJN1SEAWrNslmiM5xm9hCX0LwyOsV0a_cosrlfKhlqVHiSUPRdkXrsU6HwDdoaMYw7xrZteUAEzr7de5YF8L_ZPzOfOIKUeyfI3uiWKaICBRjwhYwPr6UjVVzJ4gjHvVYOwoD4hGzo780eocmSGErNWoyp9w/w225-h400/20230825_183018.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP0ztcw4cH9p4SvCCilkKTTEIBPM8IEktG4E7o9edAH7GqQWzacanQSWkdHEN-7JGN6nqpBBlC-_lfQ73w8SBKTfCIKOMYutjMgsER-cVsmRXURf2P-bNZv5eE2o6rWjmLapmp6XP-KNJYNtN6rjy5XH_NHGccT-HjTSfjkjELSBISzjLqDfXptCsRQ/s4128/20230826_093700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We'd never seen anything like it and were amazed. We bought a couple of cold drinks and left a thank you message in the book provided.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With just 7 and a half kms to ride to reach Hassfurt, we continued on, had no trouble finding our hotel, checking in </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNvc34B6ToCvAEWROtt5viexQRLr79TpDfC691Xr_bAXpppgdjTh-eQ81dSNpI6V_bl-geTC60wZETqg-H6HKrN6AsBHFsNce8SHG4RLm5j7w9qPJfRrk2h2QjGGIvN84JvRZDtuPbpH8mGlyZPvkqcpXMiQrKPFuDeKYyMIjl4JLdQj0Lf5wLrsY-Q/s4128/20230826_142443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNvc34B6ToCvAEWROtt5viexQRLr79TpDfC691Xr_bAXpppgdjTh-eQ81dSNpI6V_bl-geTC60wZETqg-H6HKrN6AsBHFsNce8SHG4RLm5j7w9qPJfRrk2h2QjGGIvN84JvRZDtuPbpH8mGlyZPvkqcpXMiQrKPFuDeKYyMIjl4JLdQj0Lf5wLrsY-Q/w640-h360/20230826_142443.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43XVnR4PT5lLbyaQc-7d3azN01cz8Eujmfs_Uy6DDbiyMJDp5V_ZTzQZRkx6PG3uMDaMO71VbCiq0nHE5rug-v6MRQLZF_E0OcNkZSb2HHCOWxy4FNwLbQqvGXe3akJQ-DxZk79q31UEug9mE7C3V-CD9-h07DXBq3MkZEDWepkqx1rN3-4wiJl6VqQ/s4128/20230826_142533.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43XVnR4PT5lLbyaQc-7d3azN01cz8Eujmfs_Uy6DDbiyMJDp5V_ZTzQZRkx6PG3uMDaMO71VbCiq0nHE5rug-v6MRQLZF_E0OcNkZSb2HHCOWxy4FNwLbQqvGXe3akJQ-DxZk79q31UEug9mE7C3V-CD9-h07DXBq3MkZEDWepkqx1rN3-4wiJl6VqQ/w640-h360/20230826_142533.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and locking the bikes up in the garage provided. (It's okay, I let him out).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The hotel has a lift which is a bonus, no air conditioning which is not but otherwise fits the bill and breakfast is included in the price</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCflu5gj6u6rmrerRNez5HnCc7-Fwmn_bn-UZI0W7Q1NkTc1LqrBkUXXRpOYPnENZA6l0d5W1qS8lNzzvu317Q8YljSHr_-HNqqr11k1G5xH54c4wtnkqEVVGEgd9vuVqX3b9ToP8K9-IrF3s1DtlqYw3gDY6ZX2cb-ksgKWGcDPYSytWxajWIL-zvA/s4128/20230826_142749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCflu5gj6u6rmrerRNez5HnCc7-Fwmn_bn-UZI0W7Q1NkTc1LqrBkUXXRpOYPnENZA6l0d5W1qS8lNzzvu317Q8YljSHr_-HNqqr11k1G5xH54c4wtnkqEVVGEgd9vuVqX3b9ToP8K9-IrF3s1DtlqYw3gDY6ZX2cb-ksgKWGcDPYSytWxajWIL-zvA/w640-h360/20230826_142749.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">the hotel is right near the market square and we have been for a wander through town taking a photo or two</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We have 36km left to ride tomorrow in order to reach Bamberg, our final destination on the cycle holiday, so would really rather prefer a rain free day but it's not looking good at this stage. We'll be there for two nights, returning the bikes to Frankfurt (by train) on Tuesday.</p>Emmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16395287656630043589noreply@blogger.com0