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Our final stop after leaving the "Romantic Rhine" region (as the guidebooks call it) was Cologne. This large city, itself situated on the Rhine, was both worth a visit and ideally located for our final day's drive up to Rotterdam and the P&O Ferries terminal (which is at Europoort, just outside … [Read more...]
Along with the Black Forest, the Rhineland is one of the most popular areas of Germany with British visitors. To see what the fuss was about, we spent a couple of days following the Rhine and camping alongside it at night. On leaving Baden-Baden, our first overnight stop was at Bacharach. … [Read more...]
Our next stop was the famous spa town of Baden-Baden, Germany's equivalent of Bath, in the UK. Famed for its spa baths, architecture, cultured air and famous casino, it's popular with visitors and was one of the more noticeably expensive places we visited on the trip. That said, there is a … [Read more...]
Our next major port of call was Lake Constance, Lake Konstanz or Bodensee, depending on how anglicized you want to be. The lake is large and very scenic. It's probably best viewed from the German side as this provides a stunning backdrop of Swiss Alps, albeit as much as 14km away - the width of the … [Read more...]
On leaving Singen, we headed towards the Black Forest region. Our first port of call was Titisee-Neustadt, which is named after the glacial lake Titisee, alongside which the town sits. Titisee is another heavily-touristed place but it's attractive enough and, in early October, still open yet fairly … [Read more...]
We pick up where we left off - camped in Meissen with a faulty alternator. Since the problem had arisen on a Sunday afternoon and we were still mobile, we decided to leave sorting it out until the next day, Monday, when it would be easier to find an open garage to help. Our main purpose in … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
