On to Switzerland

Topped up with a huge breakfast at Zur Alten Muhle we set off once more through the black forest.
(taken on the road to Dobel from Zur Alten Muhle)
We followed the 500 most of the way through the black forest as the early rain cleared to become a gloriously sunny day.

It was a lot of fun to back in the black forest, many memories came back to me from the time I had spent living out here. However we were soon beyond the limits of my explorations from that time and by lunch we were well to the south where we found a nice little gasthof where we enjoyed a lovely herb and garlic cream soup.

From that point we travelled down through Triberg which looked to be a lovely town that i'd quite like to visit again to have a good look round. This was all still on the 500 which we followed right down to the Swiss border at Tiegen. It was quite a sight coming down from the heights of the black forest to the Rhine plain, to the south west we could see a huge thunder storm while due south the sun was still shining beautifully.

Crossing through to Switzerland we skirted around Zurich through to Cham and eventually Weggis for an overnight stop. Unfortunately no hotels in Weggis with secure parking had any space. A consult with the tourist information desk had us returning the way we had come to Greppen where we had been directed to a lovely hotel.

Alas it was over 500 years old and the ceiling was so low we had to be permanently stooped to avoid bashed heads. From the hotel room the thunder storm caught up with us in a very dramatic way, it bucketed down with huge bolts of lightning all around.

The Thai restaurant over the road fed us well that night.