Day 13, 15th April
In the afternoon, we drove for 9 kms to see the Predjama castle. The castle was first mentioned in the year 1274 with the German name Luegg, when the Patriarch of Aquileia built the … Read more
In the afternoon, we drove for 9 kms to see the Predjama castle. The castle was first mentioned in the year 1274 with the German name Luegg, when the Patriarch of Aquileia built the … Read more
A long drive from north of Graz to Postojna through Alpine countryside of northern Slovenia, and we stopped for the night in a forest outside Postojna. The following morning (15th … Read more
After a good nights sleep in the Park and Ride carpark of Brunn-Maria-Enzersdorf station, we got the train into Vienna and visited St Stephen’s cathedral. The current Romanesque and Gothic form of the cathedral, … Read more
Spent the night in a Spar supermarket carpark then had a relaxing walk down to Wolfgangsee lake in the morning through Alpine meadow with a riot of wild flowers. The … Read more
Now I’ve recovered from yesterday I can look back and smile at an inexplicable cock-up last night. We drove round Munich following the signs for Garmisch-Partenkirchen because the satnav was … Read more
The early part of the day was wasted in Zeil while waiting for the Hexenturm museum to open. It didn’t, and we couldn’t find out whether it would from the … Read more
Long drive to Zeil-am-Main. We went to Bamberg last year where the horrendous witch-crazes took place in 1616-1619 (300 victims) and 1625-1631 (at least 900 and possibly 1,200). We saw … Read more
Had a nice relaxing day in Berlin. Took Cameron to the Dragonspeilplatz for a happy hour on the climbing frames, slides and swings (Cameron, not me) and then enjoyed the … Read more
Berlin zoo Had lovely day with my elder son Darius and my beautiful grandson Cameron. Got train into Berlin from Ludwigsfelde and, having been told by a sign at the … Read more
Driving day A somewhat stressful day. Drove for 492 kms from Dortmund via Bielefeld, Hannover, Braunschweig and Magdeburg to Berlin where we are now ensconced in the railway station car … Read more