Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
Monday 20th October 2025 We are continuing our journey northwards through the Moselle Valley and called today to explore the extremely pretty town of Bernkastel-Kues on the recommendation of a German couple we met whilst cycling. The town square is amazingly beautiful with very ornate buildings. There are some shackles on the wall of the …
Sunday 19th October 2025 Before continuing our journey north, we had a day exploring the nearby city of Trier which is apparently the oldest city in Germany. It was founded by the Romans and there are many remnants of their settlement within the city, including the Porta Nigra gate, the remains of a Roman bath, …
Friday 17th and Saturday 18th October 2025 Moving back across the border into Germany, we have moved on further north to the Moselle river valley (German spelling "Mosel"). This is a predominantly wine-growing area and we are staying on a motorhome site which is within a vineyard, right next to the river. On the Friday …
Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th October 2025 As we continue our journey northwards, a couple of days visiting more beautiful towns. The pattern has been, look for somewhere interesting in the evening, plan the route, travel the following morning, park-up, then explore after lunch in the afternoon. Wednesday - Gengenbach, Black Forest, Germany: We stayed …
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Tuesday 14th October 2025 We have moved on a little further north and east today, to stay in the astonishingly beautiful town of Schiltach Alstadt, but before we left Triberg, we visited what is claimed to be the largest cuckoo clock in the the world. Big clock! We arrived just before 12 noon, so was …
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Sunday 12th and Monday 13th October 2025 Our journey in a generally northwards direction continues, but via the Black Forest in southern Germany. Sunday - Freiburg: The busy city of Freiburg has some interesting historic buildings, including towers at the old city gates and a huge medieval cathedral. Most of the streets have a channeled …
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Saturday 11th October 2025 Our journey north continues and I was surprised to learn that we are now officially in North Eastern France. It certainly feels cooler than around the Camargue and the French Riviera. Looking up at the citadel from the city square. Belfort is a fortified city which has a long history. As …
Thursday 9th and Friday 10th October 2025 Thursday - CERN and Col de la Faucille: Heading north again, we headed for the town of Gex and just beyond it, our planned overnight stay of Col de la Faucille. The Fort l'Ecluse, which we passed en-route Along the way, we passed signs for CERN, so on …
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Wednesday 8th October 2025 The city of Annecy has been on our list of places to visit for some time. We wanted to see if it would live up to its nickname of "The Pearl of the French Alps". Lake Annecy We are staying around 2 Km away from the city centre, down the lake, …
Tuesday 7th October 2025 Just a short blog post this time. Heading further north and east, we settled on an overnight at the delightful little medieval village of Alby-sur-Chéran. The River Chéran, with bridge over, joining the two parts of the village. The village is sited in a steep sided valley through which the Chéran …
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"See-u-Later" 