22 – 24 June 2016 Camping Grobensee Hamburg

Traveled up from Osnabruck today on the A1 we did notice a large portable X ray scanner in one of the services scanning wagons that had been pulled of the motorway “a first”

23 June 2016 Camping Grobensee Hamburg

Had a good trip into Hamburg today Bus 364 18 mins Train 15 mins on a 3 rings Card 18€ for 5 people all day on trains buses and ferries. Lovely city clean and spacious had no trouble finding our way about. Good sight-seeing day.

Will be back tomorrow for some more.

24 June 2016

Another good day in Hamburg after a massive thunder and lightening storm for most of the night. We filmed it at 3.00am.

Good walkabout – 2 hours – round most of the town picking up sights missed yesterday and managed to include the Reeperbahn (sex area).

One thing we do regret is missing the sailing of the Queen Mary 2. She left on the 21st for Southampton after a re-fit here in Hamburg. All in all a good 2 days here, would recommend for a short city break.

20 – 21 June 2016 Camping Ludwigsee, Osnabruck

2 days in Osnabruck. Lovely campsite in the middle of the countryside next to a small lake.

Transport into Osnabruck a short walk through fields to the railway station, then an 10 minute train journey to Osnabruck Alstadt station for the old town. Not a lot here but been good to be out of the big cities.

Washed van, did some inside cleaning and caught up with washing clothes.

(lovely well looked after site)

3 Days in Brussels a fab city and a must on your places to visit the town is very secure with police and Army all over, shopping centre’s search everyone with bags. Bus from site to North station 1Hr then a 15 mins walk to the Grand Place.

What fabulous buildings in the Grand Place one of the best we have seen over the years. Sites we have been to include the automium, Basilica, Cathedral, both Grand palace’s, The palais De Justic, with the free lift down to the antique area,

The European Parliament with its visitors centre, The Manneken Pis? Why I don’t know!  And lots of streets and shopping areas.  I think the highlights were the Grand Square and The Automium what a great piece of engineering and tourist attraction.

A low was that we were the only people to get off at the European Parliament and there were only about 12 people in the place. The city is FULL of immigrants begging.

18 June 2016 Camping Berger Koln

Arrived lunch time after a wet journey. Bus 135 to Rodenkirchen then 16 Tram to Koln €10.70 return for 2 persons. Saturday town was packed had a look at the Cathedral and shopping area and wow a Woolworth’s store.

There is a wedding on the site this is the second wedding we have seen on a campsite this trip! Rhine in flood fingers crossed right next to our site.

14 June 2016 Ghent

Had our second day in Ghent done most of the touristy things that involve lots of steps going up as usual. Castle good! Had lunch in the soup lounge very nice we love eating local. Rain Sun Rain Sun weather not too bad but we now have an inside out umbrella? Leave tomorrow for Brussels.

http://www.souplounge.be/

Have seen better the street rule here is not adhered to good work is Sprayed over !sad!

A lovely camping car! on this site

Moved on this morning to Ghent via the chunnel. Chatted to a guy on the train who was taking his pal to Sweden to work on a friend’s farm in his van well done to the pair of them. Arrived on site about 1430 site not too bad shop restaurant.  Caught a bus into Ghent 13 mins €14 for 10 trips. Had a good walkabout got the lay of the land ready for a good day tomorrow.

10 -11 June 2016 Riverside Stratford on Avon

Had a lovely 2 days break here again great site the town is lovely had a good walk about. Met some interesting people who do up old caravans see picture and look at website. www.elsiethevintagecaravan.com.

12/06/2016 Broadhembury

What a wet day today shame we washed the van yesterday but only half the dirt i suppose. Washed again on arrival don’t want the French thinking we is mucky. Drove about on arrival then booked in dis all our washing so nice and clean for moving in the morning. Weather turned out lovely this evening. Don’t be tempted by the Internot here its set to block virtually everything here.

Off we go again into the unknown NORTH this time new places to us…. The evening of 09/06 we had a lovely meal with close friends and came across a picture for the Blog……. due to the devastation of flooding in Keswick we saw a place not to be sat on a rainy day.. keep following us for fun and excitement.

Having a break from travel for a few weeks and planning our summer trip 2016 keep watching this space as we leave soon.

Keswick Jazz festival

Had a great time with the mountain festival  the week after. Bought a New car for when we are in Keswick

Hired a twizy car friend Geoff and I drove to Grassmere then Maureen and I drove around Keswick and Derwentwater.

This is a map of our travels on our table cover.

5  May 2016 Southport

Arrived Southport late afternoon after stopping at Manchester at good friends for lunch in a farm shop restaurant. Southport is looking a bit tired and what about there never being any sea there?

6 May 2016 Keswick

Arrived Keswick to lovely weather lovely to be back in The Lake district.

Drove up from Paignton 3 hours a good route placing us in a good position for leaving to go to Manchester via the M6 toll.

The site runs a lovely small river ferry into Stratford for £2.00 per person one way.

The staff here are extremely pleasant an asset to the company and refreshing for us. Stratford on Avon is a lovely clean town small and easy to navigate in.

A super Bar restaurant facility. A site worth returning to in the future.