A Travel Blog
We mentioned in our first Weimar post that the city has been called the spiritual capital of German culture. Here are some reasons why: JS Bach (1685-1750) lived here twice, in 1703 and then 1708-1717, though the house he lived in no longer survives. His son CPE Bach was born here. Wolfgang Goethe (1749-1832) lived … Read more
Do you find that some places just feel right? That they have a certain vibe that captures your attention almost immediately and you feel you a going to love them? We do, and Weimar gave us this feel, even though the walk to our pension from the station at 5pm on a grey Saturday was … Read more
Some “Bad” towns We decided to spend the morning of our last day in Swabia exploring a couple of “bad” or bath/spa towns, and so headed off for Bad Schussenried and Bad Buchau. We discovered that Bad Schüssenried contained one of the 111 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings which have been “gathered ” together to create a UNESCO World … Read more
While we kept our plans fairly loose for this Len’s-trip-down-memory-lane part of our holiday, we did want to get to the Bodensee (or, Lake Constance). Unfortunately our few days in Swabia coincided with a cold, damp spell. Thursday’s forecast was the best at 16°C albeit still with morning rain, so it was to be Bodensee … Read more
Oh, Mr Sun, Sun, Mr Golden Sun Please shine down on me (Traditional) We thought late summer-autumn was supposed to be a golden time but not here, now. We’ve had rain and drizzle for a few days, which has created a bit of a wardrobe challenge. Oh well, c’est la vie. Anyhow, we set off … Read more