Sommerferien 2007 - Schwarzwald

Vi startede ferien med at tage til Odense for at besøge min faster Inge og kusine Mariann. Vi ankom til Odense Camping i dejligt solskinsvejr, men pladsen var utroligt våd, fordi det havde regnet en del om natten. Det svuppede, når man gik i græsset! Vi blev enige om at tage videre sydpå næste morgen!

Our vacation started in Odense, where we paid a visit to my aunt and cousin. Even though it looks sunny and nice in the picture, it was cool and had been raining a lot. The grass made squishing noises when we walked on it! We decided to move on further south the next day!

Odense

Vi kørte ned igennem Tyskland næste dag, og vejret vekslede mellem gråvejr og byger. Til sidst nåede vi Campingplatz SeePark i Kirchheim - midt i Kassel bakkerne (http://www.campseepark.de), som vi ofte bruger til overnatninger. Den var lige så våd som Odense, men det gjorde ikke noget, da vi skulle videre næste dag. Næste morgen så himlen pænere ud, og vi havde den forrige aften besluttet, at nu ville vi køre til Sydtyskland næste dag - tæt ved grænsen til Frankrig og Schweiz. Planen var at køre gennem Frankrig og måske videre til Spanien.

The next day we drove down through Germany, and the weather changed between being overcast and raining. Finally we reached Campingplatz SeePark in Kirchheim - in the middle of the Kassel hills (http://www.campseepark.de) - a place we often use for staying a night on the way. It was just as wet as Odense, but that didn't matter, since we were moving on the next day. The next morning the skies looked much better, and we had decided to go to the south of Germany next day and stop near the border to both France and Switzerland. Our plan was to go through France and maybe even further to Spain.

The skies of Kirchheim

Når man kører med campingvogn og skal standse på en rasteplads, er man nødt til at holde blandt truckerne - ellers er båsene ikke store nok. Så her ser I rastepladsens mindste vogntog.

When towing a camper the normal parkingspaces aren't big enough along the highway. So we had to park alongside the big trucks. Here you see the smallest trucking ensemble of the autobahn.

På rasteplads

Vejret blev gradvist bedre og bedre - jo længere sydpå, vi kom.

The further south we got, the more the weather improved.

På rasteplads (fortsat)

Endelig var vi fremme ved Bad Bellingen på en campingplads, som hedder Lug Ins Land (http://www.camping-luginsland.de/campingplatz/index.php). Det er en rigtig stor plads, der vil meget mere end bare være campingplads. Der var således en pæn restaurant og et wellness center, hvor man kunne få massage og stenterapi (tror jeg, det hedder). Vi fandt en lækker hjørnegrund, hvor vi slog op under et stort, skyggefuldt æbletræ i ca. 30 graders varme.

Finally we were in Bad Bellingen - at a campsite named Lug Ins Land (http://www.camping-luginsland.de/campingplatz/index.php). It is a great big place, and it wants to be much more than a regular campsite. There is a fine restaurant and a wellness centre, where you can have massage and rock theray - among other things. Vi found ourselves a nice corner spot and started erecting the tent in about 30 C degrees and relentless sun.

Jeg nyder en øl midt i arbejdet med at slå op.

Her er et blik ind under forteltet - mens vi slår op.

A look underneath the canopy while we are still busy erecting the tent.

Opslåning er færdig, men siderne kommer først på, når solen går ned! Lejr-hygge!

We are all done now, but the sides of the tent won't come up before the sun goes down. That's how hot it was!

Kirketårn i den nærliggende by Schliengen
The church tower in nearby Scliengen

Typiske sydtyske huse i Schliengen
Typical South-German houses in Schliengen

Udsigt over Schliengen
A view of Schliengen

Endnu et pænt, gammelt hus
Yet another pretty, old house

Vi sad i en hyggelig gårdhave og spiste en pizza til frokost. Der var modne druer lige til at plukke!
We enjoyed a pizza for lunch in a nice restaurant yard. They had ripe grapes hanging there for grabs.

Tyskerne har en anden idé om camping end vi har. For dem er det mere kolonihaver med fortelte, som slet ikke er telte, men snarere raffineret kamouflerede skure i metal, plastic eller træ evt. dækket med teltdug. Campingvognene får et ekstra tag udenpå. Det giver både beskyttelse mod hagl, isolerer om sommeren og giver ekstra levetid til en gammel, utæt vogn. Uheldigvis må man så opgive at køre med vognen, når man har sat sådan et tag på!
The Germans have other ideas about camping than we have. To them a trailer is more like a summer house. The tents hooked up to the trailers aren't really tents, but rather cleverly disguised sheds made in metal, plastic or wood and draped over with canvas. The trailers often get an extra roof mounted. This gives better protection against hail, isolates the trailer during a hot summer and can make an old, leaky trailer last a few extra years. Unfortunately they mast stay put with a roof like that mounted.

Solnedgang på pladsen
Sunset on the camping grounds

Pladsen har en god restaurant - med den største parasol vi nogensinde har set!
The camping site has a nice restaurant - with the biggest sunshade we ever saw!

I byen brugte de gamle blåmalede cykler eller trillebøre som pynt. Vi ved ikke rigtig, hvad det gik ud på!
In the town - Bad Bellingen, they used old wheelbarrows and bicycles - painted blue - as ornaments. We have no idea what that was about!

I Freiburg har de vand i gaderne - små bitte kanaler alle vegne på kryds og tværs i byen. Det hævdes at medvirke til en køligere, friskere luft.
In Freiburg they have these tiny canals everywhere with running water. It's supposed to make the air cooler and fresher.

Her ses en af byportene fra middelalderen
Here we have one of the town gates from medieval time

Domkirken var desværre til reparation mens vi var der
Unfortunately the cathedral was being repaired

Men den var nu smuk alligvel
But even so it was quite pretty

Især børn var helt vilde med alt det vand!
Especially the children really enjoyed all the water!

Her er nogle af alle de smukke detaljer, vi fik øje på under vores byvandring i Freiburg:
Below are some of all the pretty details we noticed while walking through central Freiburg:

Byen har et imponerende netværk af sporvogne. Det kunne København lære noget af.
They really use trolleys a lot for public transportation. I wish they did in Copenhagen too.

Et forretningsskilt på fortovet
A shop sign embedded in the sidewalk

Selv kloakdækslerne var imponerende
Even the sewer lids were impressive!

Ovre på den anden side af Rhinen ligger Mullhouse - med Europas største jernbanemuseum
Across the Rhine - in France - is Mullhouse with the largest railway museum in Europe

Tro det eller ej, men dette tog har Bugatti tegnet
Believe it or not, but this train is by Bugatti!

Rådhuset i Mullhouse
The townhall in Mullhouse

To be continued...