Chapter #13

Trier...

what a fabulous city

to stage a rally.

I cannot believe quite how much

I enjoyed my weekend of motorsport

though obviously it probably makes 

a difference

when you are cheering on family:)

The sun shone brilliantly

all weekend,

the mood was buzzing

and for three days

we zoomed round the countryside

catching as many of the stages

as we could.

We were treated to guest passes

into the Hyundai pits

and although I know

next to nothing about cars

just watching the set-up 

and the crews

and feeling the excitement

was a very "cool"

experience:)

We got to see some very very beautiful 

countryside as well...

 ...and this is what I take pictures of
in between stages...
well,
 it just looked so cute :)

Of course there was plenty of time
after the days events
to still explore the city...

...the most fabulous (and huge) cathedral...

...absolutely beautiful stained glass windows...

...however majestic the cathedral was,

though,

it was the Basilica

that took my breath away.

On the outside a huge fairly plain building

I suppose,

although I thought it was magnificent

in it's simplicity...

 ...but once inside,
the sheer serenity
and simple design
was perfect
in every sense...

...definitely a memory I will
never forget.

Then just behind the Basilica
was the palace,
in all it's gorgeous pink glory...

 A little further wandering
through the city...

...one of my favourite things to do,
take pictures of cute houses :)

 ...I mean,
how could you resist the little
pink one,
or maybe the bright 
sunshiney yellow one :)

...then there are the slightly

"grander" ones...

...but I think the cute ones win out
at the end of the day :)

Trier is a city I would most definitely
put on your list of places to visit
if you are in the neighbourhood.
Loved it,
and it's surroundings.

After Trier we headed south
to the city of Freiburg...

An interesting phenomenon happened

along the way...

corners were taken faster,

and straight pieces of road

were seen as the perfect opportunity

to put the foot down.

Gear changes seemed to occur

with increasing regularity

regardless of whether or not

they were in fact needed:)

Am fairly sure that a certain person

inhaled way too many rally car fumes!

By the end of the day,

though,

it seemed that

rally fever had subsided

and "normal" services resumed :)

Had to laugh...

it was always going to happen:)

We just had a day to explore Freiburg,

so headed for the olde city first thing,

and were lucky enough to find

the most incredible market in the

city square.

Fruits and vegetables piled high,

the fruits of the season...

...flowers in every colour
of the rainbow...

...even a stall
selling nothing but marbles...

The cathedral was again,

huge and quite amazing,

though in all honesty not quite

my thing...

quite gothic...

...the little streets held more appeal...

I was totally amazed as in the whole time

that I have been away I think I may

have found maybe two or three

haberdashery shops in total.

Well...

I found no less than four

in Freiburg

and there may well have been more!

This was a gorgeous wee one...

...and although I didn't 

actually buy anything in here

 I did accidentally buy a couple

of very beautiful pieces of fabric

in another wee shop:)

Some of the shop fronts were just so cute,

I mean,

look at this...

And no visit to any city would be complete

without finding a forest

to wander through...

...and it didn't disappoint :)

Thoroughly enjoyed our "second" visit

to Germany:)

Got the map out on our last night there

and tracked our route to Switzerland...

see you on the shores of 

Lake Lucerne:)

Jenny

xx