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…
University Towns
Saturday 10th June It’s beginning to look as if we are doing a tour of University towns. Tübingen, Heidelberg and in a couple of days Marburg. I get the impression that for a Brit of my age the most famous…
Student High Jinx
Thursday 8th June We have belatedly discovered that this week is half-term for schools in Baden-Württemberg, the state we are in at the moment. This probably explains the number of motorhomes in Ulm and made us a little fearful of…