We are back on the road again. 2024 was taken up primarily with family and personal matters and although Basil waddled about England we didn’t manage to get his lardy bottom over to Euroland. Today, however, he is back in…
The Ypres Salient
Monday 19th June Today I went on a tour of the Ypres Salient with Ypres Battlefield Tours. There were five of us in the group and the other four were a couple from New York and two German women from…
The Centre of Europe
Saturday 17th June Maastricht is in a strange position geographically. It is located in a small bulge which is surrounded by Belgium on two sides; Germany on the third and a small corridor linking it to the rest of the…
Driving, Driving and more Driving
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…