6.45a.m., Friday, 7th July 2023 – the doorbell rang and my chauffeurs had arrived for the early morning drive to Heathrow Terminal 2. The United Airlines flight to Denver would leave at 11.05a.m. and I didn’t want to be late! The unpredictability of the M25 made it wise for both households to have three alarmsContinue reading “Off to the USA”
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A taste of Oberammergau’s Passion
Most people these days will have experienced a typical Bavarian town, largely dependent on tourism for its income whether that be in the Summer or for Winter Sports. Oberammergau is one of those towns. It’s actually in Germany, though many (as I did!) assume it to be in Austria because it is so near Innsbruck.Continue reading “A taste of Oberammergau’s Passion”
From Koblenz to Oberammergau
We knew this would be a long day! But we had no idea how much would be packed into it. A final farewell to Frau Scholz after an early breakfast and we were off…. stopping first at Heidelberg for a morning walking tour. This city on the River Necker is where Steffi Graf and BorisContinue reading “From Koblenz to Oberammergau”
The Rhine valley and Rudesheim
A good night’s sleep and we were ready for a day on and around the Rhine. We had been looking forward to a river cruise, but the weather predictions were uninspiring and looked to be coming true as we woke to low cloud, the mist making it impossible almost to see as far as theContinue reading “The Rhine valley and Rudesheim”
A day trip to Trier
The Rhine-Mosel river valleys are among the most productive vie growing areas of Germany, but we keep being reminded just how full of historical significance they are, too. Having known nothing about Trier before our visit, I was happy to accept the advice given – take the ‘Noddy train’. It was there waiting for usContinue reading “A day trip to Trier”
On the way to Oberammergau
It’s now about four years since we first decided to join a trip that was being planned by our church to experience the Passion Play at Oberammergau, a village in southern Germany. We chose a tour that would be based in Koblenz, the city at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle rivers. All bookedContinue reading “On the way to Oberammergau “
Back to the geysers and Gulfoss
This really was our last full day in Iceland and, at the end of our journey we would arrive at the geysers. There being no breakfast where we stayed, we soon found ourselves ready to leave the harbour area and drive the 30km to the service station where there would be the usual array ofContinue reading “Back to the geysers and Gulfoss”
Myvatn to Skagastrond
The start of our journey back to reality! We were able to have a fairly late start as, though we were to cover a fair few miles, there were not too many places of interest to catch our attention along the way. Needless to say, we found more than had been anticipated! Leaving our comfortableContinue reading “Myvatn to Skagastrond”
Detifoss and the north coast
We had rejected the possibility of driving to Detifoss on our first day around Lake Myvatn because the driving conditions were unpredictable but had no doubts on the second day and set off after breakfast prepared for a spectacle – and a walk! We drove past familiar scenes – the pseudo-craters and the little blueContinue reading “Detifoss and the north coast”
Around Lake Myvatn
We had three nights at a very pleasant hotel overlooking the Myvatn landscape with even the steam from the geothermal outlets visible from time to time. Although we woke to sunshine that first morning, the weather was completely unpredictable so we decided to deal with the local attractions before venturing further afield. Even the localContinue reading “Around Lake Myvatn”
Living the Journey 