The Loire Valley and especially Blois
As soon as I saw these traditional boats on the Neckar in Tübingen I thought of gondolas. Sure enough, the tourist brochure refers to them as such. They, too, are punts. Dès que j’ai vu ces bateaux traditionnels sur le Neckar à Tübingen j’ai pensé aux gondoles. Effectivement, c’est comme cela qu’on les décrit dans …
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We have reached our new destination of Rottenburg on the Neckar River and the swans were here to greet us! Nous sommes arrivés à notre nouvelle destination de Rottenburg sur le Neckar et les cygnes étaient là pour nous accueillir.
We have left the Romantic Road and moved to the Neckar River. Ludwigsburg Residential Palace, which started off as a hunting lodge at the beginning of the 18th century is one of the largest Baroque buildings in Europe to survive in its original condition. Unfortunately, many of the rooms have been redecorated in the Neoclassical style. Nous …
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This sculpture is one of many in the little town of Weikersheim on the Romantic Road in Germany. The second photo shows the environment. Can you see the sculpture? Cette sculpture est une parmi d’autres dans la petite ville de Weikersheim sur la Route Romantique en Allemagne. La deuxième photo montre l’environnement. Est-ce que vous voyez …
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We had just cycled across the little Baroque bridge of Grünbach near Gerlachsheim today when I saw these geese timidly cross the road. Nous venions de traversé le petit pont baroque de Grünbach près de Gerlachsheim en vélo aujourd’hui lorsque j’ai vu ces oies traverser la route bien timidement.
I love the wrought-iron signs on the hotels,restaurants and shops. This cock in Dinkelsbühl made me think of France. J’aime bien les enseignes sur les hôtels, restaurants et magasins. Ce coq à Dinkelsbühl m’a fait pensé à la France.
We were held up today by four tractors obviously off to enjoy themselves. Note the typical church spire and solar panels which are widespread in Germany. Nous nous sommes trouvés derrière quatre tracteurs aujourd’hui qui semblaient partir en exclusion. Notez la flèche d’église typique et les panneaux solaires très présents en Allemagne.
The sun finally came out today just when we reached the little village of Wallerstein on the Romantic Road with its Plague or Holy Trinity monument (1722-25), based on the plague monument in Vienna by Joh. G. Bschorer, Perhaps you know it? Le soleil est enfin sorti aujourd’hui lorsque nous sommes arrivés dans le petit village …
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Dinkelsbühl in the beautiful Wörnitz Valley, once an imperial city has an impressive number of perfectly preserved 15th and 16th century houses. It’s our home fo r4 nights. Dinkelsbühl dans la belle vallée du Wörnitz, autrefois une cité impériale, a un nombre impressionnant de maisons du 15ème et 16ème siècles parfaitement préservées. C’est notre chez …
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I do not always remember the places I’ve been but I remember everything that I saw in Innsbruck five years ago and in particular the Golden Roof in the Old Town, completed in 1500 and decorated with 2,738 fire-gilded copper tiles for Emperor Maximilian I to mark his wedding to Bianca Maria Sforza. The Emperor and his …