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Rothenburg and Wiesbaden in Germany
Monday 19th September
We are making a number of posts today to try and catch up.
We left grey wet Munich today and meandered north west and luckily for us the weather slowly improved again (that means it was grey but no rain) . Our primary objective today was to reach the town of Rothenburg by lunchtime. This is an old walled city that has seen many wars over the centuries, had many rulers and was changed from Catholic to Protestant and back again many times. When we entered the gateway, we were transported back to the 13th Century. This town took my breath away with its quaint decorated buildings and cobblestone pavements and although we were allowed a 2 hour stop here we wished we had had longer. Many of these buildings and the wall around the city are original and now contain a variety of tourist shops, the likes of which you wouldn’t see anywhere else. There is one shop there called the Christmas Shop where there was a wonderland of Christmas decorations and lights, many in moving displays – absolutely magnificent.
Our destination for tonight is Wiesbaden, a town just outside Frankfurt and we have just settled in here ready fir another busy day tomorrow. Once again we probably won’t get a chance to post again tomorrow and don’t know what the future holds regarding Internet WiFi along the way, so watch this space …….!!
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September 20th, 2011 at 10:53 am
Guten Tag! Boy, have you covered some ground. Shame about the weather (but today we’ve got the same – rain, rain, rain …. after a 29 degree day yesterday, of course. Wouldn’t be Melbourne otherwise!!) What fun to catch Oktoberfest! Look forward to hearing more when you can ….
Auf Wiedersehn! x
September 20th, 2011 at 10:59 am
Lovely to catch up on all your travels and happy you got to experience Oktoberfest (though I thought it was next month!) hope you’ve managed to scoff down some bockwurst (my favourite) Look forward to catching up on the weekend and seeing all your photos xx
September 20th, 2011 at 9:05 pm
Wow! I have just caught up on your last few posts and I am tired just reading them. What an adventure. You are going to need a holiday after your holiday. Sounds like you are seeing and experiencing lots and it’s interesting to hear all about it. I wish we had some photos though. Being a visual beast that I am, I love a good pic. Hopefully you are taking lots and we can have a photo night when you get back- goodness knows it’s YOUR turn to show us hours of pics, we have done it to you many a time!!!
All is good here, finally over our flus. You missed a great 29 degree day yesterday, quickly followed by hideous winds and rain today… As Nic said, only in Melbourne! Kids are good. Zac had a great birthday and celebrated for what seemed like days. It’s pretty cool turning 10! He was wrapped with the money and very excited to spend it.
As for the girls, they are well. Tara has put the postcard in her room and has been sure to tell everyone that it shows where the princesses live. It took her fancy.
Few more days to go and we are on school holidays! Can’t believe it, one more term and the girls start school. This year has flown.
Craig and Zac have been riding most nights for the past week now that the weather has improved and they are loving it. They are all pimped out with riding gear and having a ball. Great for both of them.
Anyway, take care and enjoy. Thanks for keeping us updated.
Love Fi
September 20th, 2011 at 9:05 pm
Wow! I have just caught up on your last few posts and I am tired just reading them. What an adventure. You are going to need a holiday after your holiday. Sounds like you are seeing and experiencing lots and it’s interesting to hear all about it. I wish we had some photos though. Being a visual beast that I am, I love a good pic. Hopefully you are taking lots and we can have a photo night when you get back- goodness knows it’s YOUR turn to show us hours of pics, we have done it to you many a time!!!
All is good here, finally over our flus. You missed a great 29 degree day yesterday, quickly followed by hideous winds and rain today… As Nic said, only in Melbourne! Kids are good. Zac had a great birthday and celebrated for what seemed like days. It’s pretty cool turning 10! He was wrapped with the money and very excited to spend it.
As for the girls, they are well. Tara has put the postcard in her room and has been sure to tell everyone that it shows where the princesses live. It took her fancy.
Few more days to go and we are on school holidays! Can’t believe it, one more term and the girls start school. This year has flown.
Craig and Zac have been riding most nights for the past week now that the weather has improved and they are loving it. They are all pimped out with riding gear and having a ball. Great for both of them.
Anyway, take care and enjoy. Thanks for keeping us updated.
Love Fi