July 29: And for those of you who like to watch, I have the following sample of things I’ve seen in the first weeks….
Col de la Schlucht: Near Colmar in Alsace, this is one of the passes used during the Tour de France a few years back. After the flat lands around the Somme, the peaks and forests were a real treat.
Black Forest: This area is the German equivalent to Alsace with pine forests and wine regions at the lower levels. It’s very well known among car and motorcycle fanatics as a place to visit for the twisty roads. And the wine, I suppose ….
Rothenburg ob den Tauber: One of the villages along the so-called Romantic Road, it’s very pretty but also hugely popular so jammed with tourists. Think Niagara-on-the-Lake to the power of ten.
Meersburg: On the east shore of Lake Konstanz, which purists would call Bodensee, Meersburg is home to the regional wine school and about a million tourists. The opposite side of the lake is Switzerland and Austria lies to the south.
And finally, from earlier today, this view from the Deutsche Alpenstrasse which runs along the north edge of the Alps, right along the border with Austria. Unfortunately, the weather has turned rainy…