Lenny's off again Germany, then wherever

[TinaLes]

Even The Germans wont own up having a town called Bad Schnitzel, I know I looked on Google!
LES

 

[Wanders from Glos]

Meant to mention it's gradually getting warmer 25° today not too bad for nearly October in Germany but doesn't look like we are going to get proper holiday weather (30°+).

Very warm on the Mosel too.

 

[jockaneezer]

The Germans take their bowels very seriously, which explains why the design of the typical toilet in Germany includes an "inspection" platform.

With this fixation in mind this tableau is not what you might think. It is three folk getting ready for thier................. enemas.

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Apologies to Lenny HB for lowering the tone of his thread...

First time we went to Centre Parc, I was "intrigued" by the "slipway" incorporated in the toilet's design, a member of staff said the pots had been brought in from Germany ?
I did find that a "fire blanket" of a few sheets of bog roll aided a successful "launching" !

 

[Howard B]

Very warm on the Mosel too.

Bit cloudy in Trier at the moment.
Stellplatz & campsite by the river both full. Apparently start of German school holidays, so everywhere likely to be busy.

 

[Rudski01]

Very warm on the Mosel too.

Hope it can hang on a week for when we get there

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[Howard B]

Hope it can hang on a week for when we get there

Raining at the moment.

 

[Rudski01]

Raining at the moment.

Hopefully warmer rain than here at the minute though

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Hopefully warmer rain than here at the minute though

Shorts and t shirts down South today

 

[gus-lopez]

Now at Fulda a rather uninspiring Stellaplatz.

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My brothers firm was based in Fulda & he worked out of their when not overseas. Lived up the road in a tiny village called Istergisel. Only place in Fulda I have ever visited was the train station

 

[Lenny HB]

Humid and stomy looking here tonight but been wearing shorts all week.

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[DBK]

Humid and stomy looking here tonight but been wearing shorts all week.

I've been in shorts all this trip and the forecast looks like I can keep wearing them until we get the ferry next weekend.

I will confess there were a couple of days I was tempted by trousers...

 

[Lenny HB]

Rubbish day today, headed off for Bamberg, got there Stellaplatz was chocker. Spent over an hour driving around city looking at other parking places on the apps, all cars only.
So headed out for the one by the swimming pool about ¾ hour walk to town. Anyway got to the barrier but couldn't see into the parking fully so Mi got out to have a look, in the meantime cars honking me as its the same entrance to the car park. Only one space that we wouldn't fit in. So a 10 point turn and escaped.

Carried on up the road and found a small car park in the country to de-stress and have late leisurely lunch.
Then decided to drive on to Nurnberg. On a free Stellaplatz in one of the parks
may get the train to Bamberg tomorrow.

 

[Ealander]

I'm 69 and I can just remember the threshing machine coming to our farm powered by an old tractor at harvest

We ha an old Massey Harris to run the thresher via the PTO

 

[Lenny HB]

One for Nanniemate.

 

[Wanders from Glos]

Shorts and t shirts down South today

Its been shorts and tshirts all week here on the Mosel too.

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[Barti Ddu]

Over seven weeks since we crossed over the channel. Not worn long trousers in all that time.

To be fair I'm mostly wearing shorts even in January in West Wales. Just need to keep moving and active.

 

[Howard B]

Rubbish day today, headed off for Bamberg, got there Stellaplatz was chocker. Spent over an hour driving around city looking at other parking places on the apps, all cars only.
So headed out for the one by the swimming pool about ¾ hour walk to town. Anyway got to the barrier but couldn't see into the parking fully so Mi got out to have a look, in the meantime cars honking me as its the same entrance to the car park. Only one space that we wouldn't fit in. So a 10 point turn and escaped.

Carried on up the road and found a small car park in the country to de-stress and have late leisurely lunch.
Then decided to drive on to Nurnberg. On a free Stellaplatz in one of the parks
may get the train to Bamberg tomorrow.

Some if the regions schools have broken up for a week plus its German unity day on Tuesday. Suspect a lot of Germans are taking a long weekend. We dont have anything booked Sunday or Monday, may end up having to do a bit of searching for free pitches on the Mosel. Trier is full atm.

 

[jockaneezer]

Bit cloudy in Trier at the moment.
Stellplatz & campsite by the river both full. Apparently start of German school holidays, so everywhere likely to be busy.

When we stayed on there a few years ago, lots of people were collecting walnuts from the trees that line the river bank just by the aire.

 

[Rudski01]

Shorts and t shirts down South today

It is up North Mark, all year

 

[Wanders from Glos]

Some if the regions schools have broken up for a week plus its German unity day on Tuesday. Suspect a lot of Germans are taking a long weekend. We dont have anything booked Sunday or Monday, may end up having to do a bit of searching for free pitches on the Mosel. Trier is full atm.

Snap

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[Chasnam]

Rubbish day today, headed off for Bamberg, got there Stellaplatz was chocker. Spent over an hour driving around city looking at other parking places on the apps, all cars only.
So headed out for the one by the swimming pool about ¾ hour walk to town. Anyway got to the barrier but couldn't see into the parking fully so Mi got out to have a look, in the meantime cars honking me as its the same entrance to the car park. Only one space that we wouldn't fit in. So a 10 point turn and escaped.

Carried on up the road and found a small car park in the country to de-stress and have late leisurely lunch.
Then decided to drive on to Nurnberg. On a free Stellaplatz in one of the parks
may get the train to Bamberg tomorrow.

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We stayed on the one in Bamberg in February it was busy then.
Chasnam

 

[Grianan]

We stayed on the one in Bamberg in February it was busy then.
Chasnam

We ended up not stopping as couldn’t get parked. Such a shame.

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

We were lucky as the Iveco dealer is in the town so we stayed in their yard at night and walked into town for the day while they were servicing the van, a result for a change

 

[bellabee]

Rubbish day today, headed off for Bamberg, got there Stellaplatz was chocker. Spent over an hour driving around city looking at other parking places on the apps, all cars only.
So headed out for the one by the swimming pool about ¾ hour walk to town. Anyway got to the barrier but couldn't see into the parking fully so Mi got out to have a look, in the meantime cars honking me as its the same entrance to the car park. Only one space that we wouldn't fit in. So a 10 point turn and escaped.

Carried on up the road and found a small car park in the country to de-stress and have late leisurely lunch.
Then decided to drive on to Nurnberg. On a free Stellaplatz in one of the parks
may get the train to Bamberg tomorrow.

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Pity you couldn't get into the Bamberg Stellplatz.
Bamberg is lovely.

We've been on the one you're on now - but about 10 years ago, so it's probably changed.

When we were there, there was a group of men living in a caravan - obviously trading in illegal substances. They had customers coming and going into the early hours.

Nuremberg is interesting, though.

 

[Ava the Adria]

Some if the regions schools have broken up for a week plus its German unity day on Tuesday. Suspect a lot of Germans are taking a long weekend. We dont have anything booked Sunday or Monday, may end up having to do a bit of searching for free pitches on the Mosel. Trier is full atm.

When we were in DE, we found bank hols were on a Thursday or a Tuesday, so a lot of people save up their TOIL and take a "bridging day" on the Friday or the Monday to make it into a 4 day weekend. We worked something like 22 minutes extra a day (or a week, can't remember now) to build the time in so we always had the bridging days off. Great system. And their productivity is still higher than the UK!!

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[Lenny HB]

Pity you couldn't get into the Bamberg Stellplatz.
Bamberg is lovely.

We've been on the one you're on now - but about 10 years ago, so it's probably changed.

When we were there, there was a group of men living in a caravan - obviously trading in illegal substances. They had customers coming and going into the early hours.

Nuremberg is interesting, though.

On the train on the way back from Bamberg now.
Not impressed with it I expected more as we normally like the same sort of places you do.

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

On the train on the way back from Bamberg now.
Not impressed with it I expected more as we normally like the same sort of places you do.

Wasn’t that impressed, nice bridge and some nice building but it’s not a place to go back to i don't think……

 

[Howard B]

When we were in DE, we found bank hols were on a Thursday or a Tuesday, so a lot of people save up their TOIL and take a "bridging day" on the Friday or the Monday to make it into a 4 day weekend. We worked something like 22 minutes extra a day (or a week, can't remember now) to build the time in so we always had the bridging days off. Great system. And their productivity is still higher than the UK!!

Next Tues is the BH, so expect sites will be busy until Tuesday PM

 

[125BEER]

Bamberg has 11 Breweries and famous for Rauchbier.200 breweries in the Region.
Plenty to keep you busy for a couple of days.

Cheers

 

[bellabee]

On the train on the way back from Bamberg now.
Not impressed with it I expected more as we normally like the same sort of places you do.

Sorry you were disappointed .

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