We had a long hot journey here yesterday from Mesenich. There were two long traffic jams on the autobahn which added more than an hour to our journey. I got totally fed up in the second traffic jam and left the autobahn in frustration. Not a good idea when you don't know where you are going and the sat nav is having a fit and desperately trying to make you turn round and go back to the autobahn!
The site here is quite different. It is hilly and a little cramped for space but the owner is packing everyone in. There is a big holiday weekend coming up and he can only promise us two nights. Thursday is the feast of the Ascension; a public holiday, and everyone takes the Friday off to make it a long weekend. The redeeming feature of the site is a lovely biere garten open to the locals as well as the campers. We had a couple of beers in there last night and we are planning to eat there tonight. Curry wurst, pommes frites und biere for me I think! Can't wait.
We made an earlier than usual start today and walked into Freiburg. If you can imagine what you think a typical German town on the edge of the Black Forest looks like then you have imagined Freiburg. It is a very pretty; very picturesque and historical town. The old town is full of beautiful half timbered buildings, but it is dominated by it's cathedral and the cathedral square.
The cathedral platz was taken over by a busy market this morning.
First of all we had Kaffe watching the locals in the market and then we joined them to buy fresh fruit and veg. It really was a pleasant experience just wandering through the stalls. My day was made when I found today's Guardian. Cheap at 3.20 euros! Not much more than a cup of coffee but at least two days reading in it. I was surprised to see that England had beaten Sri Lanka - it looked certain to be a draw yesterday.
The cathedral is dedicated to Our Lady and it is a very impressive piece of Gothic architecture. This part of Germany, like Bavaria, seems to be very Catholic. Chris lit a candle there for Sylvia this morning on her birthday. It has become something of a tradition for her now as we are always away somewhere at this time of year.
The sunshine we enjoyed all morning disappeared and we walked back to the campsite late this afternoon in heavy rain. I hope it doesn't end our brtawurst and beer plans for this evening. It is our last night here and we are going to cross the Rhine tomorrow morning into France. We are heading for the town of Colmar in Alsace - just 30 miles from here. It is the start of the wine route through Alsace and we will finish up eventually at Strasbourg.
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