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