We finally got round to visiting Alex and Ausma in southern Germany. Em and Bernhard joined us from Zurich for an excellent weekend of wining, dining and walking…
We had wonderful weather – though the vines were suffering from some recent frost damage
Woods (well, we were on the edge of the Black Forest)
The Blauen, which we went up without really planning to
More snow on the north face than expected
View from the top
Cafe at the top, where we thoroughly confused the staff by ordering five Aperol spritzes and a tea
More views
Making friends with the locals
Bertie vs Bernhard
Feldburg
More sunshine
Lunch!
In a very pleasant garden
Basel (with cathedral) on the way home
The Rhine