This Place has to Seen to be Believed
Switzerland has been our place of residence this past week. We arrived in Lauterbrunnen shrouded in mist and rain but early indications were that we were in for quite a special week, not least because we were getting to spend the time with our friends whom we hadn’t seen for some time. Lauterbrunnen is situated […]
Small but Mighty
We drove south to Lake Constance and along its southern shore toward the Alps in the distance. The sun was shining and the countryside was putting its best foot forward. Our plan was to spend the weekend exploring some of the delights the tiny alpine country of Liechtenstein has to offer. We crossed over the […]
From Ugly Duckling to Beautiful Swan
This week we have been staying on the Southern shores of the beautiful Berzdorfer See (Lake). Located just south go the town of Görlitz and within easy reach of the Czech and Polish borders it wasn’t always a beautiful place to visit. From 1835 to 1997 this was a huge mining operation. Initially as an […]
I thought it would be cheating!
One of my all time favourite things to do is ride my bike. Since childhood my happy place has been astride my iron steed, out in the fresh air with the sun on my face and a breeze at my back. But as I have gotten older my route decisions have been curtailed by gradient […]
The Expected and Unexpected
After our first cosy night in Tigín and a lazy Sunday morning breakfast, we set out to explore the nearby area of Wildbad and along the Tauber River. After an earthquake in 1356 a spring gushed up from below what was then a hospital and the area became a Spa Complex, with the sulphur rich […]
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