Category Archives: Travelling

Getting to NYC from Blois

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

My children, Black Cat and Leonardo, live and work in New York or NYC as they say and are keen for me to visit but I’m a little reluctant as I was not impressed on my last trip (admittedly in … Continue reading →

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Cycling Along the Neckar in Germany – #1 – Ludwigsburg

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

We have come to the end of our cycling tour of the Romantic Road and have a week left before we have to be back home in Blois. We look at the map to see where we can do some … Continue reading →

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Cycling along the Romantic Road in Bavaria #7 – Würzburg

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

We’re on our way to Würzburg, at the northern tip of the Romantic Road, known for its wine and the former residence of the Würzburg prince-bishops, Unesco world cultural heritage site and one of the most important baroque palaces in … Continue reading →

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Cycling along the Romantic Road in Bavaria #6 – Rothenburg am der Tauber and Tauberbishofsheim

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

We have three memories of our visit to Rothenburg am der Tauber in 1999. We bought two beautiful handmade enamelled champagne glasses; we discovered Käthe Wohlfahrt’s Christmas shop; and we had an unforgettable chanterelle salad in a restaurant with a … Continue reading →

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Cycling along the Romantic Road in Bavaria 5#– Nordlingen, Wallerstein, Dinkelsbühl and Feuchtwangen

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

We arrive in Dinkelsbühl just as the sun comes out after very heavy rain following our visit to Augsburg and are absolutely delighted at our choice of a place to stay for 4 nights. Everywhere we look inside this walled … Continue reading →

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Cycling on the Romantic Road in Bavaria #3 Peiting to Diessen

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

We set out early at 10.15 am on Sunday and see several locals in their Bavarian traditional clothing. We go to the front of the church hoping to see more of them but we’re too late! Today we are cycling … Continue reading →

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Cycling on the Romantic Road in Bavaria #2 – Lechbruck to Fussen via Neuschwanstein Castle

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

We start off on our day’s cycling on the Romantic Road in Bavaria by driving 15 minutes to Lechbruck am See and the first views of a little turquoise lake are beautiful. Our route then takes us along the Forggensee … Continue reading →

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Cycling along the Romantic Road in Bavaria #1 – Peiting to Wies

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

With our new Bikeline maps, we are ready to start our cycling trip along the 350-kilometer Romantic Road which starts in Fussen in the south of Bavaria and ends in Würzburg in the central Germany. Although it more or less … Continue reading →

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From Italy to Bavaria via Innsbruck for more Cycling

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

After our disappointing cycling experience in the Po Valley in Italy, where we were based in Crema for two nights, ,Jean Michel suggests we go back to Wies in Bavaria. I agree but insist on getting a proper cycling map … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Italy #3 – Crema to Soncino : Never again!

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

Imperia is four hours by car from our destination of Crema in Lombardy so we plan a lunch stop at Voghera along the way. As we go north, the sun disappears and the sky darkens. We arrive in the main … Continue reading →

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