Berlin Day 1 29th May 2013. The Berlin we see today is very different from the one of my last visit. So much has been built that it is hard to compare. But the wall has gone and once again it is an open place where travel is easy and the military are not to be seen. We take the bus, then the train from our camp site on Schwielowsee Lake via Potsdam and arrive at the Berlin Haupbahnhof. There is something of a quiet, unhurriedness about it all. The doors clo...

28th May Bielefeld to Potsdam/Berlin This was another longish day but it had a purpose: to visit Halberstad. Now this is not a town usually on most people's itinerary but for me it does have a certain charm and cultural interest. It is to be found in the Harz Mountains area so the drive from the Hannover - Berlin motorway provided many interesting views. AS we approached the town from a distance of 4 or 5 miles, the huge Cathedral towered over everything else ...

28th May Bielefeld to Potsdam/Berlin This was another longish day but it had a purpose: to visit Halberstad. Now this is not a town usually on most people's itinerary but for me it does have a certain charm and cultural interest. It is to be found in the Harz Mountains area so the drive from the Hannover - Berlin motorway provided many interesting views. AS we approached the town from a distance of 4 or 5 miles, the huge Cathedral towered over everything else ...

27th May Calais to Bielefeld Today was a long drive but it had its moments of interest. Not knowing much about the geography of Europe I was somewhat surprised by the nature of the terrain over which we drove. Leaving Licques we had to climb a sharpish hill, almost out of a crater onto a plateau area, except that this area is, more or less, flat up to the coast. Farmland in the main, it took 30 minutes to reach the main west-east road near Loon Plage and Gr...

26th May Licques After a brief stop in Maidstone we duly left at 1 pm and drove down the M2/A2 to Dover. Bright sunshine, almost blue skies and a real hint of Spring! When I booked the ferry crossing I had expected it to be quite light and the boat only partly filled. Most people would have gone to France on Saturday, I thought so we should have an easy voyage. Well not exactly as I has not factored in a football game. The boat was overflowing with Germ...