Category Archives: 2015 tour

To wrap our journey here’s a few things we noted along the way.  In no particular order… 1. Rule 1 when travelling in these parts:  Take a cork screw with you.  Wine bottles with twist tops are rare. I think … Continue reading →

Ok it’s a quick one today on our last day in Germany. We checked out of the hotel but left the bags in storage so we could scoot into Frankfurt for a look around (but without walking too much).  How … Continue reading →

A bit late with this post coz the internet connection at this big hotel was next to useless last night. Here’s yesterday’s post. Ok we’ve got 2 days and 1 night to go.  Today we’ll drive to Frankfurt Airport, return … Continue reading →

Ok so I accidentally hit ‘Publish’ early so those who receive the blog by email will not have seen the full post.  You guys need to go to https://croozader3e.wordpress.com to view the full day out.  Sooo… to justify this one … Continue reading →

Plan changes this morning due to a couple of castles being closed today.  No probs, we’ll peel off Rudesheim which we were going to visit tomorrow on the way to Frankfurt. Today’s weather was heavy overcast with patches of very … Continue reading →

Today we’ll drive 7ms back to Oberwesel (pronounced ‘Oh-buh-vay-zell) for a squiz around town.  Within the Middle Rhine wine region, Oberwesel is one of the biggest winegrowing centres.  80% of the grapes are Riesling, with the other 20% primarily Muller-Thurgau, … Continue reading →

Ok the holiday is rapidly drawing to s close.  Dahhh…  Today we head away from our plastic accommodation at Koblenz and get back to the real deal at Bacharach. Note: Bacharach is pronounced like this.  First get some phlegm ready … Continue reading →

Ok… it’s late as I type this so I’m under orders to make it quick. Dahhhh. After the somewhat grotty day yesterday today dawned O for awesome. Steven T – ask others what this means! After heaving in a big … Continue reading →

Today we sadly move on from Cochem.  Sent off in style by the good folk at our accommodation. Another champagne breakfast plus they also gave us a litre bottle of their wine produced from grapes on the hills directly over … Continue reading →