Adventures With Harvey

Romantische Strasse and Wine Festivals Good morning everyone.  Today we have a surprise for you – Mrs Travelling Woody is taking quill for this edition. Enjoy! One of the things we have loved on this trip is the recommendations from friends and family of places they have been – many of these have been highlights of our trip.  And now as we turn towards Paris and that small matter of the RWC, we had one last item on the trip list – the Romantische Strasse, or Romantic Road stretching from Fussen in the south to Würzburg in the north. Our first stop was Schloss Neuschwanstein, on which the iconic castle from Disneyland was modelled.  After squeezing Harvey into a spot he didn’t really fit, we were off up the hill to see the famous landmark.  Some poor planning meant we couldn’t get tickets for the inside, but we figured we had seen so many castles, chateaux and schloss that we could just enjoy this one from the outside.  There was a bridge which everyone cro...

Gäubodenvolksfest! Good morning one and all and welcome to the latest update from the Travelling Woodies.  Starter for 10:  How many of you have heard of Oktoberfest?  I’m sure that would be almost everyone.  Question #2:  How about Gäubodenvolksfest?  I’m guessing the list is perhaps a little shorter but for those inquisitive folk among you, read on and all will be revealed… The last edition found us in Krakow in Poland however that was far from the end of our visit to this wonderful country.  150km or so up the road is the city of Wroclaw (pronounced Vratz-wav) and plenty of exploring to be done, however en-route we came across the delightful little town of Nikiszowiec. The entire place was built by the owners of the nearby coal mine as accommodation for their workers and every building is made from red brick.  The town is beautifully laid out with everything a small community would need, shops, schools, a beautiful church and a feeling of c...