The area of Petit Venice can’t really be compared to Venice as it is so small but it is very beautiful and pretty with colourful flowers everywhere. The beautiful brightly coloured buildings and flower boxes lining the canal and narrow stone streets are like something out of a fairytale.
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The campsite was quite small but very cosy and intimate. We were provided with a timetable of events and took advantage of the “Specials’ on the menu several days. The Chicken Paella was really good and recommend it to anyone staying there.
Read MoreDespite the increasing numbers of reports of people being gassed in motor-homes or commercial trucks in France, and the warning put out by the Foreign Office for travellers to be aware of this danger, this College remains of the view that this is a myth.
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Sestri Levante is a small town on the Ligurian coast with quite a large sandy beach divided up into lots of private beaches which only the Italians seem to do. You can, however, walk along the water’s edge.
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Canterbury Park & Ride Motorhome Parking at New Dover Road Park & Ride, Canterbury New...
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We downloaded the ViaMichelin route planning app to our ipad this trip and it is one of the best and most useful apps we have downloaded in a very long time. These are the reasons why:-
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Füssen is at the end of the Romantic Strasse in southern Bavaria (or the beginning if you are travelling in the less usual direction). This 700-year-old city is such a pretty and picturesque little town with the Alps rising behind it and set between two lakes. It’s a great base to visit the nearby castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau.
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The outside reveals nothing of the glorious and striking interior – You are taken aback by the amazing artistry it’s just incredible. The ceiling is fantastic as it is an optical illusion. It appears to be rounded but in fact it is flat.
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Landsberg is an attractive old town situated on the banks of the River Lech. We enjoyed walking around the main square.
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Our next stop along the Romantic Road was the very beautiful walled town of Dinkelsbuehl which is about 30 miles south from Rothenburg. Again what makes it special is its wonderful fairy-tale visions of the numerous colourful and historic half-timbered buildings and massive churches.
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We had a walk down their two main cobbled streets and watched the cable cars over the Rhine, browsed some of the shops and admired the architecture before cycling back to the motorhome for the evening.
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The old town of Heidelberg is a nice place to stroll around and we had a really lovely day. Its really typical of an old German town with lovely old buildings, cobblestoned streets, large squares with ancient churches, castle ruins on the hill overlooking the city and history around every corner
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We briefly stood in front of the oldest and most famous building the “Altes Haus” (Old House) restaurant and then watched as the classic cars drove past and through the town.
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Germany’s Romantic road winds through walled towns and picturesque villages. You enter a town through an arched gateway complete with guard towers. Inside the towns and villages, you find gothic cathedrals, half-timbered fachwork houses and beautiful historic hotels. Often, in these towns, you find a medieval festival. Fairytale castles like Neuschwanstein and the Alps complete the charm.
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We woke up Friday morning in Koblenz to find that the water heater was leaking. Every now and again the pump started to work on its own which alerted us to the fact that we had a problem. We found a couple of things stored under the bed were wet so decided to turn the water pump off and Ray checked all the push fit joints which all seemed to be in order.
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Sunday morning we moved down to our next stop, the chocolate box, picture-perfect town of Rothenburg. It felt so magical and was like walking in a toy village.
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Cologne (Koln) is really lovely and the fourth-largest city (after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich We got a close-up view of the UNESCO-listed cathedral (Dom), which is a very impressive building with its filigree twin spires that dominates the city skyline. You just can’t comprehend the amount of work that went into building this cathedral.
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The resort is massive with several forms of accommodation including hotels, apartments, cabins, bungalows, pre-erected tents and the camping area for tents, motorhomes and caravans.
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From the site, it was just a short walk to several beach bars and restaurants which were great places to sit with a drink watching the sunset of an evening.
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Split is a fascinating place to see and more of a living museum not only a tourist destination as the Croatian people have maintained this palace and still live their everyday lives in it but it still holds onto its ancient history.
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