The Bear tour to Germany

[Lord Vader]

So the time for our Holiday arrived at long last. Jim and Fiona arrived at ours on Sunday 21of june via a little Hobbit hole in Yorkshire.
We had decided to have a look at germanys Frankonian Switzerland near Bamberg as i been in the region a few times but never that far and was told it was a stunning region of germany
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franconian_Switzerland
We popped over to Chad for a little BBQ and a few drinks

Jim and I where booked on the train early morning so decided to not drink too much as we had a 400 mile journey and the forcast was #@&%$£
The girls where using Ryan air to fly to Nurnberg where we picked them up on wednesday

Panzer ready to roll





Well,the forcast was right We had rain all the way to my former school mates Uli's place near Koblenz


I had the heated grips on al the way as the temp hovered around 10-12'C,Summer holidays???

Next day we carried on for another 200+ miles with showers and still cold but the few of the Camp site when we arrived,cheered us up
http://www.baerenschlucht-camping.de/





Jim and i rested the next day,Jim had covered 2000kmin 4 days and the pub had good cold beer,schnapps and brilliant food

Wild boar gulasch


The game population certainly took a hit in our time there.The Chef was a hunter and they shot and used their own game in the restaurant

The camp site was named after this boy(the hairy one ),well not really,they just found lots of cave bear skeletons in nearby caves



As the region is known for his climbs we could watch these guys from our camp




Found a cave troll nearby

 

[Lord Vader]

Wednesday the girls arrived




My chairleg was sabotaged



Side road going past the campsite




Next morning i was up early so i decided to go for a little climb to take some pics





Next day we went for a 100mile ride with sight seeing,stunning forest roads and cake




Wie stopped over at a grand church on a little hill which also had a brewery attached
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteen_Holy_Helpers

The area was also a central point during the german witch hunts,some cheerfull stone carvings outside the church




If we didnt eat in the restaurant we did this





Beautiful walks

 

[Lord Vader]

We also had a walk to the next village,about 2km



Lunch?



Village of Pottenstein incl castle








spotted these on our way back



and a fire again



Went to the Devilscave
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s ... enstein%29



Cave bear skeleton



remains of about 80 cave bears

 

[Philwhiskeydrinker]

Some nice pics Pete, It looks like you had a great trip, despite the damp start

 

[Lord Vader]

Some nice pics Pete, It looks like you had a great trip, despite the damp start

Wet from rain on the way down and wet from sweat on the way back

 

[Lord Vader]

Back on the campsite,Mr Gates said on jims phone that we would have a bit of rain. So we went back to the tents to make sure everything was ok
And what a storm we had.I seen a few but this was special.The world turned black and than this white cloud rolled in





and mahem broke out



Neighbours decided it was no point trying to save their tents,so decided to watch with refreshments



We went to Bamberg to see my parents and have a look at town



The Bear pose (nudge nudge wuink wink Lowflier)



Bamberg Cathedral









and Bamberg town



View from the Beer garden





did a little boat trip







a few low briges







it was all a bit much for young Jim



stumbled across this





more tomorrow,its beer time now

 

[Lutin]

Looks like you're all having a fine time. Just one question though - is this the sun shining on the righteous? And if so, is that why you aren't in the photo Pete?

 

[Chewbadger]

Don't be silly, he would have burst in to flames going into a church, let alone exposing him to sunlight.

Looks really nice over there Pete.


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[Lowflyer]

Ah, the bear pose, how could I forget ?

Fantastic photos there Pete, looks like you and the gang had a cracking time.
Not at all envious, no not at all

More photos please

 

[Hamster]

Cracking photos Pete. Looks superb, bet it was a great trip.
Andy.

 

[Hudders]

Great pictures, another good trip

 

[Alba]

You lucky lot, looks to be brilliant. The storm lets you you're camping.....

What is the bbq? You've packed it high.

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[Barftone]

Nice one team. Loads of areas along the border that Brits don't know much about. Must try it one year

 

[Lord Vader]

Yeah,the BBQ snuffed it. The second one which stayed in Bavaria,the other one died during ghe Elefant rally
Must say the storm was hilarious, these other guys just parked off and watched the mayhem

 

[Paul-S]

Looks great Pete

Some good climbing walls there

 

[OhJ]

Weather looked lovely. Every one should visit Baveria its an education.