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| Just love the patterns of these vineyards |
Sybille and Martin went off to
work early this morning, we were a little later!! There was no rush as we had a
short drive down the valley, through Offenburg then up the next valley to
Durbach. I had read about this small village in our guide book and S & M
also recommended it so we headed directly to the Stellplatz that is right in
the village. No sun today, but really warm.
Coming into the valley, we were
surrounded by hills covered in vines, forming such patterns. Great Stellplatz
that can hold a large number of motorhomes but there are only power outlets for
8 vans, luckily soon after arriving we quickly took up an outlet after one of
the vans left. There is such a good feeling to this area, and everything is
within walking distance so have decided to spend a few days here. From the van
we can look up into the hills and watch the progress of the harvest
Wandered into town soon after
midday, only to find that everything shuts from 12 until 2.30 except for the
little bakeries and cafes, so seemed like a good idea to stop for lunch and
watch the world go by…up the little narrow street. Tractors are up and down,
pulling trailers loaded with large metal bins full with both white and black
grapes.
Spotted a “friseur” in town –
learning some German words now, and this is a hairdresser. Apart from a little
trim by Conny a few weeks ago I haven’t had my haircut since the end of June
and finally it has all got too much, went in to make an appointment. The girl
could speak no English, but decided to give it a go and between us we made an
appointment for tomorrow morning at 10am. Will keep you posted.
Wandered back to the van, Ian
relaxed with his book and I got my camera and meandered up into the hills ….
both very happy! Had planned to walk back into town a bit later but the rain started
…a good excuse for a lazy evening!
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| View from our campsite. |
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| Couldn't believe seeing these kiwifruit...but they weren't very big! |
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| Patterns and more patterns |
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| Playing with my camera |
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| I was surprised to see this skull - loved to have known the story, but just too hard to find someone to ask. |
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| I could even have bought a national costume |
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| An old winepress dating from the 1700's in the town centre |
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| The tractors were busy taking the grapes to the wineries |
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| Unbelievable cakes and chocolates...in every town. |
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