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Sep 21, 2012 | 05:41 PM

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waylander

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Euro road-trip

Well I finally did it I went on a (semi)planned road trip through Europe... the initial idea was to take a 4 day trip and take in the Millau Bridge and region. After looking at bits and bobs we decided to forgo Millau this year and ended up plumping for Southern Germany, a proposed trip of some 1,700 miles in a week.

Well the idea was good if a little optimistic on the mileage front - we actually ended up doing 2,500 miles in a week and had a real blast doing so.

Took a few pictures en-route so hopefully you peeps on here will find them interesting/fun.

07.30 ferry time - horrible time in the morning and the mood isn't helped by the equal worst meal of the trip

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this is better Riems is a lovely looking town

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and just outside is (for a petrol-head) even better

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After that it's off to the Swiss Alps for a little drive through the Furka Pass and an encounter with a glacier (or as I seemed to think - the world's largest popsicle!).

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Sep 21, 2012 | 05:42 PM

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Navigation and forward planning not being one of my strong suits I found out that the pass is (for us to all intents and purposes) one way but that did mean that I got to ride on a car-train back through the mountain

and from then on through the Alpen Pass on to a lovely overnight stay at the hotel and it actually snowed overnight YAY!!!

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From there on in it was off to Fusen and 'Mad' king Ludwig's Castle (guess where Disney got his inspiration from!!)

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A brief stop-off at my home town (and a surprise hi to a local XF) was followed up with a visit to the scene of one of the most shameful parts of modern history - Dachau

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Back on the brighter side a nice steady 120mph cruise to the MohneSee Dam (of the Dambusters fame) and then back down to the Nurburgring (thought a better car than the XF was to be found here lol)

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Finally on to Aachen a 1,200 year old cathedral and the largest piece of cake I've been offered in many years!

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As an aside the worst driving I saw on holiday was by the Belgians - appalling!!

Sep 21, 2012 | 06:07 PM

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Nice trip to take and nice pics to show for it.

Sep 22, 2012 | 04:42 AM

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Nice trip to take and nice pics to show for it.

lol thanks, I decided that I'd better not put up all 500ish pics on here <grin> - doing another trip in April, the next one may be a fair bit shorter but....