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The long return, Wed, 08 Jul 20
Jemma and Simon at a City, Temple in Europe, France

Oh my gods was this the right spot to stay for the night! First of all, we started the day right next to a beautiful little stream, having our tea and breakfast on a stone in a middle of it. …

Salty

The long return, Fri, 03 Jul 20
Jemma and Simon at a Museum, UNESCO site in Europe, France

Last night we drove as far as we could and ended up crossing the French border at dusk. Jemma played Edith Piaf as loud as possible, of course. We said goodbye to motorways, and soon found a nice quiet parking …

A terrible genius

The long return, Thu, 02 Jul 20
Jemma and Simon at a City, Museum in Europe, Germany

Yesterday, we made the trip from Meissen to just outside of Bayreuth. We were hoping to park at a lake to have a evening swim, but the first one we arrived to was tiny and had some teenagers partying by …

Glazed

The long return, Wed, 01 Jul 20
Jemma and Simon at a City in Europe, Germany

From Köningstein we drove off to Meissen, to see the famous porcellain manufactury. It was all we were hoping and fearing: super interesting workshops about the porcelain making history and technique, and some horrible porcellain. Why, oh why did porcellain …

A castle on a table

The long return, Wed, 01 Jul 20
Jemma and Simon at a Castle in Europe, Germany

We set off from Bastei and headed towards Köningstein Festung. We could see the fortress on top of another table mountain from the Bastei bridge and were super excited to visit. The views for the drive there were really incredible, …

Rock bridge

The long return, Tue, 30 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon at a Castle, Lake, Mountain, Park in Europe, Germany

Sächsische Schweiz is a huge, beautiful park encompassing some table mountains at the River Elbe Valley, full of fantastic rock formations and stunning sights. We arrived in mid-afternoon, parked and went to the first of the many attractions the park …

Sorbian

The long return, Tue, 30 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon at a City, Temple in Europe, Germany

We then drove to Bautzen. Magda recommended this town as it’s the most important cultural centre for the Sorbs. We walked into the town centre and were hoping to find a café that had WiFi, as Simon had to make …

All natural

The long return, Mon, 29 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon at a Lake, Park, UNESCO site in Europe, Germany

At about 8pm, we walked back to the van and headed towards our next stop: Bautzen. Enroute, we decided to check out another UNESCO site: Biosphärenreservat Oberlausitzer Heide- und Teichlandschaft. This is a nature reserve, with beautiful lakes. We pulled …

The City and the City

The long return, Mon, 29 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon at a City, Temple in Europe, Germany, Poland

After spending a couple of hours wandering around the Muskauer Park, we jumped back in the van and headed to our next destination: Görlitz. This is a really interesting place, again on the border with Poland. It is adjacent to …

Parked

The long return, Mon, 29 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon at a Castle, Park, UNESCO site in Europe, Germany, Poland

Muskauer Park is a really beautiful spot. It’s over 700 ha and is partly in Germany, partly in Poland. The palace was owned by Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau, who was a 19th c. dandy who travelled the world and got …

River Stop

The long return, Sun, 28 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon at a River, Transit in Europe, Poland

We left Simon’s parents’ house about 7.30pm and started our journey towards the German border, with a quick stop by his Grandparents’ house to pick up a new plant – happy to have another travel companion for this journey. The …

Architectural trespassing

The long return, Sun, 07 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon at a Temple, UNESCO site in Europe, France

Randomly saw a sign for Le Corbusier’s Notre Dame du Haut on the way! Crazy lucky, we didn’t even think we’ll be stopping anywhere on the way, but this just had to be done! But alas, when we arrived, the …

Spain to Poland in two days

The long return, Sat, 06 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon at a Transit in Europe, France

26 hours of driving over 41 hours? Check. Getting through three borders during the pandemic closures? Check. Getting ‘married’ on the border to enter the country? Sure, why not! The pictures are from a few locations on the way, the …