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| Morning walk in the historic town of Walldurn |
Very cold this morning, so with
extra jackets we went for a walk around the old town of Walldurn, just really
enjoy the buildings, the people popping into their bakery for their daily bread
and the church, or the basilica as it was today, that is central to their
lives. Chatted to the teachers who were singing to their group of
pre-schoolers, all wrapped up in their jackets and gloves and watching a kite
flying. No photos as so aware of not exploiting children!
Back on the road late morning,
and decided to trust “Jilly” the navigator. Set her to not take motorways and
gave her the end destination. We ended up travelling the back roads through
lots of small villages and winding through the forests with Ian having to deal
with the narrow roads! He did well. Found a small pull off beside a river for a
lunch stop and watched the barges coming through the lock.
Seems like the white grapes
have all been picked but have seen lots of red grapes hanging on the vines and
trailer loads passing by going to the wineries. So love the patchwork look to
the countryside, with mown fields, cropped fields, and rows of vines with
blocks in different directions. Very hard to capture as we whizz by, but there
are so few places to stop on these roads.
This afternoon I set the GPS
for a Stellplatz at the town of Bad Herrenalb, and arrived at 4pm and had to
squeeze in beside a number of other motorhomes. There were only 4 connections
to electricity available and they were all taken, so a “dry” night. We had to
pay our 8 Euro for the night at the office at the Hot Pools which is why I
think most people come here…they reminded me of the Polynesian pool in Rotorua,
but without the sulphur smell. Put our receipt in the window then off for a
walk into town. Seems to be a real destination place because of the spa with
numerous hotels. Thought it was a good afternoon to stop for a drink and called
into a nearby bar. Very pleasant and ended up having a few wines and pizza for
dinner. The barman also brought us a cherry schnapps to have with our desert
along with a good shot of coffee. This
is Bavaria and we have to do as the locals I guess!
Wandered very happily back to
our overnight spot…life in Bavaria is great!
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| A rather intriguing sculpture |
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| Surprised to see this hat shop in town. |
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| Walldurn catherdral doors |
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| These vines growing on the hillside must be centuries old |
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| View from lunch stop |
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| The countryside is dotted with little towns |
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| Ian catching up on free wifi in the bar! |
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