May 18, 2012

Leipzig, The Stasi Museum & A Faulty Alternator – Germany 2009

Strange pyramid seen by the road en-route to Leipzig

Continuing to head east, our next stop was Leipzig - specifically the Stasi Museum, which is situated in the former headquarters of the notorious East German secret police force. By luck or good judgement, we navigated our way to the centre of the city, within an easy walk of both the museum … [Read more...]

Harz Mountains – Germany 2009

Steam train arriving at Bahnhof Harzgerode

After leaving Goslar, we made our way towards the Harz National Park, an area popular with walkers, cyclists and skiers. The mountains are by no means Alpine but the area is attractive and hilly. The highest point in the area is the Brocken, at 1,142m. This can be reached in various ways - the most … [Read more...]

Rotterdam to Goslar – Germany 2009

Sundeck on the Hull ferry - nice in Summer

Our most recent motorhome trip encompassed large parts of Germany and a little bit of Austria - plus the 'commuting' mileage we had to do through the Netherlands to get to and from Rotterdam, our ferry port of choice (we used P&O's Hull-Rotterdam route as we were coming from the north of … [Read more...]