Tour of Germany. Spring 2015. Part 8.

May 10th.

Woke to a lovely day. Packed up and drove the short distance to the Citadel. 8 euros well spent.

It was a guided tour givng the history of the place during the First World War. Many tableaus depicting events that took place.

We found it fascinating and it was made very interesting. The commentary was in language of choice. I took this photo when we left.

From there we drove to the 

Douaumont Ossuary
War Memorial





This contains the skeletal remains of approximately 125,000 soldiers of all nationalities cleared from the Verdun battlefield. A sad place indeed.
  After leaving here driving through the woods we spied this fox sharing a families picnic in one of the picnic areas.





From there we headed back north, overnighting at our first stopover at Camping de Lac des Vielles Forges. Had a lovely plate of chips with our beer.





Then a quiet evening in Eevie.


May 11th.


Left site at 0845 heading for Adinkirke for my tobacco. Had some awful roads in Belgium, surfaces very bad. Got my baccy then drove to Condette. Camping du Chateau, one of our favourite sites in the area. Arrived 1500hrs, had a lovely barbecue in the evening sunshine.


May 12th.


Another nice day, our plan was to do nothing but relax before going home tomorrow. I did mend a puncture on Hazels bike.





Otherwise we did as planned, nothing.


May 13th.


Left site 0930hrs did our usual shop in Cite Europe, then ferry. Home at 1430hrs, the end of another tour.


A rough outline of the route.

Tour of Germany. Spring 2015. Part 7.

May 8th.

Woken early by the noise of a helicopter nearby. When we looked it was spraying the vines on the steep valley sides of the river. Another lovely day, so set off to continue following the river. Stopped for a coffe and sandwich in Olzig.

A brand new bench that was just perfect for lazing. Across the river they were building a viaduct,

I guess for the autoroute. Set off after about half an hour, saw signs for a flea market in Zieningen, checked our maps and discovered it was only a few miles. Stopped to see what we could find.

We did well, got quite a few bits for our small business "Teeny Weeny World" backhome. Then on we went. Made a brief stop at Bernkastel for a drink and look round then headed on. Arrived at Tritenmeim and decided to stop the night as it was so nice.

Took a walk round, very small and not a lot happening so naturally paid the cafe a visit,

where we enjoyed a couple of beers. Back to Eevie where we spent a nice quiet evening.

May 9th.

Woke to a dull morning. Packed up to leave when panic set in, we couldn't find the keys. After 45 minutes Hazel found them behind the drivers seat. No idea why or how, but, they now have a set place, lesson learnt. Continued following the Mosel through Trier into Luxemburg, then on into "Teeny Weeny World"France. Decided then that the beauty of the Mosel is definately between Trier and Koblenz. The other part we found to be bland and industrialized. Decided to overnight in Verdun.

Set up and walked into town. It is best by the river with restaurants and cafes in abundance. We chose Vivians Bar, in London Street, well you would wouldn't you?

Then back to Eevie. Hazel made a chicken curry, which in her words was sh*t, I had to agree.