Thursday 12th September We arrived at Ettlingen yesterday, a town we have already been to before. Two reasons why we are here, it’s on the way to where we are going, and it’s got the nearest thing to Wetherspoons we’ve…
HOW FAR?
Wednesday 11th September After yesterdays near disaster of running out of beer and having to resort to the chemical cocktail whisky our first stop had to be Lidls, and it had to be a German Lidls as well. This nearly…
Vive La France
Tuesday 10th September Last night was exceptionally quiet, even the birds didn’t wake up until 8.30 this morning. Our plan is to cycle into Strasbourg today and the cycle routes and flat countryside make it so easy. Add in that…
Wir sind in Deutschland
Monday 9th September Yesterday was a bit of a quiet day so you’re getting two days worth here, whether you want it or not. One of the consequences of trying to fill in the gaps, or see the bits we…
A surprise in the woods
Saturday 7th September For some reason, Pierrefonds is in my notebook as somewhere to visit. I can only think that someone has recommended this town as a good place to visit and it was nearly on the way to Germany,…
Travelling again
Friday 6th September At last we are travelling again, albeit for just five weeks. The plan is to try and cover some of the places we’ve missed in the past. Biggest problem I have is trying to remember how to…