Thursday 15th June The aim today was a simple 2.5 hour drive to Dortmund to pick up the spare parts to heal Basil’s Palermo induced injuries and then 1.5 hours back to Cologne where we were due to do a…
The Town is the University
Tuesday 13th June Today was a day of rest. River walks and Skye swimming was about the limit of the day’s drama until the evening when suddenly there was much excitement in Team Basil. Skye started barking, an act which…
It’s a Town not just a Virus
Monday 12th June Skye and Sarah went for a paddle in the River Lahn this morning and will have a chance in the same river later today because we are going to Marburg. I have mentioned to Sarah that I…
Half Timbered Heaven
Sunday 12th June My Rough Guide to Germany says that the state of Hessen is the centre of half timbered houses and lists four particular examples. We have scheduled to visit two: today Wetzlar and tomorrow Marburg. I find it…