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Europe » Germany » Rhineland-Palatinate » Bad Salzig April 17th 2006

Matt: A lot of my mates in London were surprised when I told them that Ed and I were doing a road trip around Germany over the Easter break. For some reason, the British seem to have a pretty bad opinion of all things German. If you believed them, Germany is a country filled with nothing but humourless BMW drivers who live in dull grey cities and have waning libidos. I guess the whole two wars in one century thing can get you down on a country - even if you did win both! In fact, faced with a barrage of negative comment about wasting our precious four days off, the main thing I was looking forward to was the black A-Class Mercedes we had booked in advance. And so after arriving at Munich and being ... read more
Our Merc
Location, location, location!
The Royal Bath...

Europe » Germany » Rhineland-Palatinate » Bad Salzig February 14th 2006

ok here are some photos...i cant put them all up at the moment but when im back in London i can!!... read more
Flamenco Night 2
Ash & I with some Flamenco dancers
Bec, Alex & I in Nice

Europe » Germany » Rhineland-Palatinate » Bad Salzig September 5th 2005

Today we went for a walk on the east bank of the Rhine. We took the ferry across the river and went up the other hillside. Temps were a steady 29C again, but the trees afforded enough shade. On a microclimatological point, various signs along the way indicated how the local micro-climate had a distinct influence on the vegeatation, according to the slope aspect. There is loads of info about local fora and fauna too. The hillside side opposite Boppard was particualry hot and dry, with mediterranean type vegeation, scrubby trees which were prone to fire. Temps hovered around 30C. A couple of kms or so further on, we descended by a shady valley, and temps dipped to around 24C (I had a pocket electronic thermometer, just for fun/scientific interest) and on the track there was ... read more
Kasia
Rhine boats

Europe » Germany » Rhineland-Palatinate » Bad Salzig September 4th 2005

We arrived at Bad Salzig, and into a heatwave. Bad Salzig is a pretty spa village along the Rhine, a short distance from Boppard, south of Koblenz. It is in one of most scenic parts of the valley, which is narrow and heavily wooded with some castles appropiately placed atop certain cliffs. Next day we went for an amble into the hills above Bad Salzig. We were glad of shade as the temerature climbed, the haze was not brill for photos. We descended down into Boppard, to find the open air swimming pool was geschlossen . That was a bit peeving, considering the temperature was a steady 29C. However, after we went into town we came across a fest. A few years ago we came across the Weinfest in Boppard and this time we arrived at ... read more
Boppard and the Rhine
Boppard Voluntary Fire Service Wine Fest
Scrap barge, Boppard

Europe » Germany » Rhineland-Palatinate » Bad Salzig June 13th 1993

My first foreign trip was a school trip, after years of only doing UK trips to see usually relatives and often in Scotland this was by comparison very exciting. Bus from Banchory to Hull then the 'Norsun' ferry over to Rotterdamn. Drove thorugh Holland and deep into Germany to town of Bad Salzig on the banks of the Rhine. Included cruises on the Rhine and a trip to Phantasialand. It would be a decade before I made another foreign trip but at least I got to leave the UK and get a bit of a feel for a different culture.... read more
hull ferry
Bad Salzig Main Street
Autobahn




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