UK & Germany 2017

September - October 2017

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- Sep 29, 2017, 9:59pm
- 🌙 16 °C
- Altitude: 336 m
- Germany Baden-Württemberg Region Tübingen, Universitätsstadt Bühl 48.482842, 8.9957248°28’58” N 8°59’45” E
Day 10
Buhl
September 29, 2017 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Today we left London and it was wet and miserable. We flew Easy jet to Stuttgart, the plane was full of loud Poms wearing lederhosen; not a pretty sight. We had a long drive to Tubingen due to road works. Met Liz and John and all the English rellies for dinner. Looking forward to the wedding tomorrow. 🤗Read more
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- Sep 30, 2017
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 336 m
- Germany Baden-Württemberg Region Tübingen, Universitätsstadt Bühl 48.482842, 8.9957248°28’58” N 8°59’45” E
Day 11
Tubingen
September 30, 2017 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
So today was the big day. We had beautiful weather to start with, but by late afternoon the rain started. The day started with a short but steep walk up to The Wurmlinger chapel for the wedding ceremony; Joanna looked lovely in Liz's old wedding dress. Following the ceremony, we made our way down the hill to enjoy cake and coffee. We also released many heart shaped balloons which had been the theme on the invitations. We then set off on our walk to Tubingen through the forest; stopping for champagne on the way. We then convened at the Museum Restaurant for the reception. A long, but very special day.Read more
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- Oct 1, 2017
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 438 m
- Germany Baden-Württemberg Region Friedrichshafen Waggershausen Mühlbach 47.665625, 9.4561947°39’56” N 9°27’22” E
Day 12
Tubingen
October 1, 2017 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
A quiet day today following the celebrations of yesterday. The UK and Australian contingent met at 12pm in the central square of Tubingen before making their way to a bier garten fir a late lunch. Mark and I returned to our accommodation in Buhl for a late afternoon rest. We have been spending way too much time eating and drinking!Read more
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- Oct 2, 2017, 11:59pm
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 438 m
- Germany Baden-Württemberg Region Friedrichshafen Waggershausen Mühlbach 47.665625, 9.4561947°39’56” N 9°27’22” E
Day 13
Friederichshafen
October 2, 2017 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Today we left Tubingen/Buhl and headed towards Lake Constance. We were once again reacquainted with the maniacal European drivers! We spent the afternoon at the Zeppelin museum before heading to our bed and breakfast called die Villa. You can see the Zeppelin flying near the church spire. Mark and I walked to the top of the tower which was rather wobbly up the top. Dinner was a take away salad from the supermarket eaten in our room. Weather not looking good for tomorrow so not sure if we will end up on the lake. The first photo is of our hostess in Buhl and her beautiful dog Lassie; we were very well looked after for three nights, 😍Read more
Emma Henriques I would die if I had to go up that tower....good to see Mark's keeping up jus carbs 🥔🥔🥔
10/3/17Reply
Traveler Hi Emma, I recall you don't like heights; I was ok until the very top. We have been good today, only breakfast and dinner!
10/3/17Reply
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- Oct 3, 2017
- 🌧 10 °C
- Altitude: 429 m
- Germany Free State of Bavaria Bad Abbach, Markt Gattersberg 48.878264, 12.08221448°52’42” N 12°4’56” E
Day 14
Friederichshafen
October 3, 2017 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
The weather this morning was pretty awful; however, it cleared up by midday. We set off for Meersburg in the car and then took the ferry to Mainau Island; beautiful gardens. (It made Floriade look very amateurish). Mark and I are now officially oldies as we have visited a number of gardens on this trip. We then came back to Meersburg and drove to Lindau the last German town before Austria. This was a very pretty town on the lake when we enjoyed our al fresco dinner.Read more
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- Oct 4, 2017, 8:00pm
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Altitude: 429 m
- Germany Free State of Bavaria Bad Abbach, Markt Gattersberg 48.878264, 12.08221448°52’42” N 12°4’56” E
Day 15
Kelheim
October 4, 2017 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
We left Friederichshafen today for Kelheim. The first two photos are of die Villa and the winderful breakfast. Mark and I are not enjoying the driving/navigating in Germany. The roads are just not built for the number of cars/trucks etc. that are using the roads. We will both be glad to get back to the UK and public transport! Anyway, we made it to Kelheim late this afteroom and walked up a steep hill to a monument commemorating something or other; I will fill in the details later. We then adjourned for dinner at a Vietnamese/Sushi restaurant; no more noodles for me. Oh, we also stopped off at the Audi museum in Ingolstadt; how could I forget.Read more
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- Oct 5, 2017
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 332 m
- Germany Free State of Bavaria Bayreuth Mistel-Bach 49.947448, 11.57232349°56’51” N 11°34’20” E
Day 16
Bayreuth
October 5, 2017 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We left Kelheim yesterday morning, but not before we took a short boat ride to the Weltenberg Kloster about 6 kms upstream. We were joined by busloads of tourists from the Avalon company; lots of Americans. We then headed to Bayreuth where Mark's half sister lives. However, we had to make a stop at HMB-Guzzi on the way. 🤔
We spent an interesting evening with Irene and Alfred; they don't speak English and we don't speak German! They took us to a lovely restaurant for dinner. Mark forgot his camera so will add photos of Irene and Alfred later.Read more
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- Oct 6, 2017
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Altitude: 337 m
- Germany Free State of Bavaria Bayreuth Mistel-Bach 49.94564, 11.57133549°56’44” N 11°34’17” E
Day 17
Bayreuth
October 6, 2017 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
This morning we had breakfast with Alfred and Irene before heading back to Stuttgart airport. The weather was extremely wet and windy; we were glad to be heading home. We were delayed getting away from Stuttgart and then had to fly above Heathrow for an extra 20 minutes or so. Thankfully, we were staying at an airport hotel so didn't have to travel far. Heading to Bristol tomorrow to catch up with Nicholas. (Alfred and Irene are the couple on the left in the second photo). We stayed in a lovely place called Villa Friedrich.Read more
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- Oct 7, 2017, 12:59pm
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- England Bristol Bristol Castle 51.454513, -2.5879151°27’16” N 2°35’16” W
Day 18
Bristol
October 7, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
This morning we had a and dash from our hotel to the Heathrow bus station; we only had 3 minutes to spare! We are staying in a very nice basement flat in Bristol. The owner lives above and has made the place very comfortable. Nicholas picked us up around lunchtime and we went to watch the rugby; I even got the boots on! We have just returned from a fantastic Italian restaurant; great food and vibe.Read more
Emma Henriques Another dark ale in hand 😜 Who's the rugby player or is it just some random person?
10/7/17Reply
Traveler Mark thought it looked like me; she wss the only player on the field with a bob!
10/8/17Reply
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- Oct 8, 2017
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 134 m
- England Dudley Netherton 52.4833, -2.083352°28’60” N 2°4’60” W
Day 19
Bristol
October 8, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
A beautiful day for sightseeing in Bristol. Nicholas picked us up late morning and we had brunch at the River Cottage restaurant. We then had a drive around Bristol before heading for the Clifton suspension bridge and observatory. Home for a quiet rest before heading out to dinner at the Clifton Sausage with Nicholas and Effia.Read more
Emma Henriques That's a nice picture of you and Mark
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