Day 8 Walking the River Severn. After one week of walking each day, we were looking forward to a free day to recharge our batteries and our first full day of sightseeing. Unfortunately, the weather was not on our side as it was raining steadily but with a good raincoat it didn’t deter us from…
Day 7 Walking the River Severn. The breakfast arrangement was in a hotel two houses along and we were pleased to be able to enjoy smoked haddock and poached eggs with spinach and toast. Noticably fortfied, we set off to look at the iron bridge. A very impressive structure, built in 1781 and the world’s…
Day 6 Walking the River Severn. We knew today would be the hottest day, 35 degrees, so we set off as early as possible, grabbing a slightly disappointing breakfast at the cafè opposite (muffin and coffee) before striding out at 8am along the path beside the river. Before long, we were involved in the first…
Day 5 Walking the River Severn. After a strong thunderstorm, we woke at 6am to a clear air and sunshine in our oversized birdhouse; there were in fact two birds hanging upside down from the open doorframe, wishing us good morning. We were very thankful to Julie for providing us scrambled eggs (freshly laid that…
Day 4 Walking the River Severn. Oh the joys of having a wonderful hotel room with drying facilities, ironing board and great tea and biscuits. I certainly belong to those who love the feeling of putting on an ironed T-shirt, not something everyone can relate to. As expected, the breakfast buffet offered a wide choice…
Days 2 and 3 walking the River Severn. The first thing that struck us was that the Severn Way very seldom followed the river in Wales. So the three days we walked through Wales were varied and gave us a good insight into the country. Fortified with an excellent cooked breakfast and cheered by the…
Day 1 Walking the River Severn. The River Severn – the longest river in the UK – rises 15km to the west of Llanidloes high up on the slopes of Plynlimon, the highest point in the Cambrian mountains. Having arrived in Llanidloes the evening before curtesy of a National Express Coach, we set off on…
It took a few years for this English lady to finally venture north of the border and I can truly say that I am very glad I did. I have just returned from six days visiting my daughter in Edinburgh and I could honestly not be more enamored with the city, the countryside we saw and…
Day 8 After having been thoroughly spoilt on our overnight stop, it was quite tough making our way back to Baierbrunn to start our walk to Munich. But thanks to the S-Bahn connection, we were back in the nature within one hour. We followed the left bank and were soon on the outkirts of Munich.…
Day 6 After the rain in the night, the first thing we noticed was the mist over the river. What a marvellous view of Brauneck in the sunshine with the mist hanging over the Isar. We had a pleasant walk along the left bank to Bad Tölz where we couldn’t help but stop at a…