We arrived in Wolfsburg, Germany after lunch on Tuesday 4 June. As we were driving through town to the caravan park, I noticed there were a lot more VW's driving around than any other car and at one stage we had 11 in a row drive past us. Not surprising considering 40% of the town works at the VW factory. The caravan park was situated beside a lake and not far from the AutoStadt (the VW complex). Camped just down from us were two Swiss guys with 2 fully rest...

I know it's been a while since my last update, I have gotten a bit slack lately!! Here is an overview of our time in Germany and I will soon follow with blogs for the rest of the trip. From Munich we drove west and stayed in a little village near the town of Fussen where the fairytale castles of King Ludwig are. We didn't go into the castles but strolled through the village and Cara had a play in the lake nearby. For those that don't know, King Ludwig gre...

Friday 31 August we drove a mere 50 km's up the road into Germany to Berchtesgaden. We could have seen this area without moving the caravan, but we decided we were ready for a change of scenery. It was our shortest move yet, only a 40-minute drive away, which meant we got there about 10.30am. Berchtesgaden is a very beautiful area with little villages, towering alps and fast-flowing rivers. As beautiful as this area is, it has a sinister background with...