Vollenhove, Netherlands 8th to 11th June Vollenhove is not any tourist trail that I have seen. It is a small town on the edge of the Zuider Zee at its southern end. It is certainly old: some buildings date form the 17th century but many a newish although in the town centre that has not destroyed the winding streets. The roads are of cobbles, generally narrow but sufficiently wide enough to permit cars to move about. As an old town either through design or ...

Wiesmoor 7th June We did stay for 5 nights having looked at weather forecasts and assessed the campsite. Anyway, area in general seemed fair. What is the place like? Wiesmoor looks to b e quite a wealthy town. The road form the campsite into the shops is lined with what seem to be newish houses with neatly laid out gardens. I can only assume it's a very German style of layout although it does remind me in someway of Canadian streets. The locals in general ...

Berlin Day 4 2nd June Since we left home the weather has been indifferent; well actually quite bad and certainly not as warm as we hoped. It hailed in Maidstone! As we drove from Bielefeld to Berlin what we did notice was the water lying in the fields which we thought a little strange. The rivers were also rather high, like the Elbe, suggesting that the area has had a lot of rain. Since arriving in Berlin rain has been the general story although we have man...

Berlin Day 3 June 1st There is much debate about what to do. I want to go to three sites to the west of the city and Meryl wanted to go the Martin Gropius Haus and the Jewish Museum. We agree a strategy if one of us does not get to an agreed meeting place but we both hope it's not needed. It was soon clear, that is a soon as we get on the bus, that it would be busy. The train was crowded and we had to stand. And the weather was not promising. Rain was threa...

Berlin Day 2 30th May. Today was to have been the first of two in the museums of Berlin. We again bought a day travel card which meant we could travel from the campsite and use all public transport in Berlin. This includes, not only the trains, but also the buses and trams. The ticket cost us 7 euros each and it seems to bne really good value. After that you then pay for each museum that you want to visit which might mean between 5 and 10 euros. The Berlin C...