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| The river Vils that flows through Amberg |
As often happens when we have no
set itinerary, but only a general direction, we look on our apps to find where
we can stay that is in a two to three-hour drive, that looks interesting. And
that was what happened today. Found an extremely well reviewed spot in Amberg
that was just a short walk from a very interesting old town. Little did we know
how good our evening was going to turn out.
Had a really good drive, taking
the secondary roads that took us through some lovely forested areas and
farmland through to Wald then onto Amberg. We are noticing the huge amount of
new solar panels on large farm buildings and house roofs, as well as very large
solar farms. I have heard that nuclear power in Germany will finish in 2025 so
guess the country are trying to find as many other sources of energy as
possible.
Found a Lidl on route to stock
up, our first grocery shop back in Germany and noticed the difference to other
countries especially with the large variety of cold cured meats and interesting
salads.
The camp in Amberg was really
easy to get to, it is set up by the local community, free of charge and you pay
for electricity and water. Perfect. Parked up in one of only two places left at
that stage and were talking to our German neighbours and said we were from New
Zealand. The next thing we heard someone saying about some “more Kiwis”!!!
Becky and Rob McEwen from Taupo have rented a German motorhome and have been
travelling for 3 weeks including going to a wedding in the Czech Republic. Such
a small world. Rob asked us if we were going to the Jackie Bristow concert in
town tonight, they had come specially for it as they are involved in the music
scene in NZ and knew her. She was originally from Gore. After lots of chatting
and catching up we ended up joining them for the evening.
They were heading to a brew pub
in town for a meal and a few bevvies before the concert which seemed like a
great idea to us. And what a memorable night, really enjoyed some local brewed
beer and a very good meal before wondering around the town…they were like the
local tour guides as they had arrived yesterday and had a good look around.
The concert was great, it was
part of the towns summer music series, held in the courtyard of the library. It
was packed with over 150 people. Jackie was delighted to see Becky and Rob as
well as two more kiwis and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the music.
We ambled home and by the time we
had a farewell drink it was after midnight, okay for us, but Becky and Rob had
to leave at 6 in the morning to return their van to Frankfurt. They are flying
home on Sunday. It has been a really great day and look forward to catching up
with these two back in NZ.
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| Fellow kiwis, Rob and Becky |
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| Great beer at the brew pub. |
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| Evening in the town square. |
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| The old door dates from 1551 |
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| Beautiful evening reflections on the river. |
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| Jackie Bristow in concert. |
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| And one from last night in Wilshofen |
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