Germany

05 August: 7 am start to Heidelberg. Walked around beautiful old village and stopped for tea and coffee. Then back on the bus for a drive through the Black Forest and stopping at the Cuckoo Clock Factory and lunch with Black Forest Cake for dessert. From there we traveled to Schafhausen to the Rhine Falls the tallest falls in Europe. Stopped for a walk around and had an ice cream. From there we left Germany and went into Switzerland and through past Lucerne to the village of Giswal where our lovely hotel was situated. Had an early dinner then went for a walk thought some of the village.

Another early start, but not as early as our first day. Breakfast at 7 and then on the road again at 07h30 to go to Cologne. Spent 2 hours in Cologne, walked through the beautiful Dom cathedral and then had lunch and walked through the various shops. After Cologne we then went tot the Rhine valley where we went for a boat cruise on the Rhine past some amazing old castles and finished the cruise in the village of St Goar. From there on to Vienhamm to the hotel for dinner and early night.