Round and about: Biberach Day 5 (20 Sep 2013)

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

Rococo Rules: Biberach Day 2 (17 Sep 2013)

It’s been hard for Sue not to think about Michelle de Kretser‘s Questions of travel as we’ve been traveling around. And this, our first full day in Biberach, brought de Kretser to mind and the character Laura. There’s a funny scene in India where she is asked where she’s going next and, after naming a … Read more

Last stop, Germany: Biberach an der Riss Day 1 (16 Sep 2013)

After yesterday’s long post, this really will be short as most of the day was spent traveling. Here’s how it went: 7.30am Walk from hotel in drizzling rain to Dijon Station, about 15 mins Take train from Dijon to Mulhouse, just over an hour Take train from Mulhouse to Strasbourg, just under an hour Take … Read more