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In our neck of the woods they do this because the roses attract pests that would otherwise prey on the vines. Only the older vineyards do it so it might be a folk legend. But it’s pretty!
2 years agoI remember enjoying Rivella on our last day in Geneva in 2017. I think it’s only available in Switzerland.
2 years agoI am simply in awe of your immersive Heidi experience. I had no idea such a place existed!
2 years agoSome kind of knapweed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaurea
Loved cycling Lake Constance although it seems a lot busier now than when we did it in 2016. Thanks for reminding me of great memories. Sounds like you are enjoying wonderful weather.
2 years agoThe St, Gottard pass is astonishing, isn’t it. Such an amazing ride and memory.
2 years agoIt is such a wonderful ride up the Rhine to Andermatt and then on over the St Gottard Pass to Italy and Lake Como
2 years agoHi Steve and Dodie
Thanks for the information about your Swiss Franks …..just checked my leftover foreign currency stash, 140 Swiss Franks, I bit of a miscalculation last time I popped in and out like you have been doing, I do plan to briefly visit Switzerland again on a future tour, will head straight to a bank to offload my 140 …..that’s quite a few coffees then? My son has completed an extensive family tree and found a close family tree member came from Bern…. so coffee in Bern then.
Enjoying your journal it’s bringing back good memories and a longing to visit again the little piece of Paradise you are in.
Cheers
Sandy
Wow, I hadn't noticed those km accumulating. Strangely we don't feel like we have yet done enough to gain maximum form. We may have to add some distance, or hills?
2 years agoWow! You have come a long way, already in southern Germany and almost half of the planned kilometers finished!
2 years agoAbove the confessional, no less. Badgering people into compliance was the main goal for the grotesqueries you see so often in churches.
2 years agoClassic Bernese Mountain Dog markings and coloration.
2 years agoYikes! That looks like what we ran into near Stuttgart back in 2017. We had very nice hotels and no problems booking in the Salzburg / Salzkammergut area for around €150/night including breakfasts (that would meet your standards 😉) last week … and it’s just as pretty as the Bodensee (or even better ⛰!)
2 years agoThose prices are indeed insane! We have had the same experience when booking just a day before. The more reasonably priced rooms are already taken. You can also look at the websites of the towns themselves as they often have a list of cheaper rooms. Or as someone else pointed out the tourist information of the towns will often be able to book cheaper rooms for you.
2 years ago
Hi Steve and Dodie
2 years agoIt was a real pleasure to met you… and to see other two having DaBrims on the head! :-)
Congrats for your blog…. I like your writing style!
Who knows… we might meet again on the road?
Cheers
Georges with Bellona :-)