11 December 2006
"Home" in Germany
Well, we're back in Bad Homburg, Germany, with Bruni and Dieter. We have arrived back safe and sound and delivered the camper "Bluey" (or "Blue" as Gail calls him) to them. It has been a fantastic (nearly) 4 months in the camper. We have seen some amazing things, had some awesome experiences and met wonderful people along the way. We've had no mishaps with the camper; no accidents, no scrapes, no breakdowns, no thefts, no losses. The worst that happened was we had to replace one of the headlight globes that failed, and we broke one of their wine glasses. That's it, campers! We did have two very close calls with trucks on motorways though. One in Italy and one in Germany, just a few days ago. But we got out alive.
Gail inside Bluey
Strasburg was a wonderful city, with the added bonus of enormous Marche Nöels, or Christmas Markets, at this time of year. There were about 300 stalls set up in squares throughout this beautiful French city's historic centre, selling everything from hot mulled wine to handmade christmas decorations. Needless to say our budget took a battering here.
Skaters on the ice rink in the main square in Strasburg, France
The Dom (Cathedral) tower in Strasbourg in the moonlight
After Strasburg we decided we would cross back into Germany and drive the Romantsche Straße, the Romantic Road. The route is about 400km long, winding through lovely villages and cities in the heart of Bavaria. It started for us at Füssen in the south, nestled under the Austrian and Bavarian Alps, all the way through nearly to Frankfurt in the north. We can't easily communicate how beautiful and historic and preserved these places are, and full of suprises. The latest suprise amongst many was a lovely, relatively new church here in Bad Homburg, built in the early part of last century and lined internally with reflective gold and silver and coloured mosaics, seemingly giving it an Arabesque feel.
Another one of those suprises; a sumptuous Baroque palace room in the city of Ausburg, along the Romantic Road
Back in Bad Homburg; Dieter and Gail warming up with a mug of hot glühwine at the Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) in Bad Homburg (apologies for poor focus)
So, on Wednesday 13th we take the train to Paris where we spend 8 full nights. We plan to do it all, including dining in a 3 Michelin Star restaurant as our biggest single splurge of the trip. Then we fly home, via Heathrow and 2 nights in Singapore, to arrive at home on Christmas Eve.
Gail inside Bluey
Strasburg was a wonderful city, with the added bonus of enormous Marche Nöels, or Christmas Markets, at this time of year. There were about 300 stalls set up in squares throughout this beautiful French city's historic centre, selling everything from hot mulled wine to handmade christmas decorations. Needless to say our budget took a battering here.
Skaters on the ice rink in the main square in Strasburg, France
The Dom (Cathedral) tower in Strasbourg in the moonlight
After Strasburg we decided we would cross back into Germany and drive the Romantsche Straße, the Romantic Road. The route is about 400km long, winding through lovely villages and cities in the heart of Bavaria. It started for us at Füssen in the south, nestled under the Austrian and Bavarian Alps, all the way through nearly to Frankfurt in the north. We can't easily communicate how beautiful and historic and preserved these places are, and full of suprises. The latest suprise amongst many was a lovely, relatively new church here in Bad Homburg, built in the early part of last century and lined internally with reflective gold and silver and coloured mosaics, seemingly giving it an Arabesque feel.
Another one of those suprises; a sumptuous Baroque palace room in the city of Ausburg, along the Romantic Road
Back in Bad Homburg; Dieter and Gail warming up with a mug of hot glühwine at the Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) in Bad Homburg (apologies for poor focus)
So, on Wednesday 13th we take the train to Paris where we spend 8 full nights. We plan to do it all, including dining in a 3 Michelin Star restaurant as our biggest single splurge of the trip. Then we fly home, via Heathrow and 2 nights in Singapore, to arrive at home on Christmas Eve.
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Amazing guys the way you tell the story and pics are just great,, so it's coming to a end never mind i,m sure the next one is not that far away.. see you when you get back luv jackie & dave..
# posted by 
: December 12, 2006 7:02 pm
: December 12, 2006 7:02 pm
Hi Guys
Still loving the pics and I sooo one day want to see those Christmas markets, hope you got some shots of those. Enjoy your last couple of weeks. Sean said he'll have some of whatever you're sharing with Colin when you get back ;o)
The Mahony's are trying to entice everyone to Kal so that will be the icing on the cake of your European trip when you get back - it will certainly thaw you out anyway, it's 40 there already!
Shop it up in Singapore (if you've got anything left to spend)! Seeya soon.
Love Nola & Sean xx
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Still loving the pics and I sooo one day want to see those Christmas markets, hope you got some shots of those. Enjoy your last couple of weeks. Sean said he'll have some of whatever you're sharing with Colin when you get back ;o)
The Mahony's are trying to entice everyone to Kal so that will be the icing on the cake of your European trip when you get back - it will certainly thaw you out anyway, it's 40 there already!
Shop it up in Singapore (if you've got anything left to spend)! Seeya soon.
Love Nola & Sean xx
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