Wednesday 22nd October 2025 Again moving on north, we have stopped for the night at Andernach, on the banks of the Rhine, but more of that later. Burg Eltz Castle: We visited this beautiful and amazingly tall castle en-route. It was very busy and the only way people could go inside was with a guided …
Cochem, Moselle, Germany.
Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st October 2025 Another stop on our way north through the Moselle valley. We stayed for a couple of nights, about 100 metres or so from the river, and about 3.5 miles from Cochem, on a motorhome aire belonging to a vineyard. As a result, on both evenings, (after tasting of …
Bernkastel-Kues, Moselle, Germany.
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 …
Trier, Moselle, Germany.
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, …
Longuich and Kirsch, Moselle, Germany
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 …
Gengenbach, Black Forest, Germany and Wissembourg, Alsace, France.
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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Schiltach Alstadt, Black Forest, Germany.
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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Freiburg and Triberg, Black Forest, Germany
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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European Trip 36: Summary
Tuesday 29th October 2024 Six weeks is the longest trip we have undertaken with the motorhome. I realise this is only brief by some folk's standards, but it was a major undertaking for us and we are glad that there were no major problems. Some statistics: We have driven a total of 3,251 miles and …
European Trip 28: Riesenbeck (day 2), Germany
Saturday 19th October 2024 (day 36). Another brief post today. It rained consistently for much of the morning, stopping only long enough for us to get some shopping done, eventually stopping around 2pm. Taking advantage of this, we chilled for a while, then later went for a cycle ride along the canal. There is consistent …
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