by eva12 | Mar 21, 2013 | Travel
The underground museum near Bonn served different purposes at different times. From a railway tunnel in WWI to a mushroom farm, later as an arms manufacturing unit and finally as an air raid shelter in WWII. eva bell goes on a history tour. The Ahr Valley in Germany...
by eva12 | Mar 18, 2013 | Travel
Not everyone would consider the Harz Mountain ranges in northern Germany a popular tourist destination. Yet those who have been there have come away enchanted by those mysterious mountain ranges made up of massive boulders and spooky rock formations; of dark cliffs...
by eva12 | Mar 18, 2013 | Travel
Summer along the Rhine is fun time. For almost five months in the year there is sunshine, and people make the best of the weather. Winter’s drab colours are stowed away. Women and girls come out in bright dresses. Men hang up their overcoats and discard their...
by eva12 | Mar 18, 2013 | Travel
We had been on the road for almost six weeks – a quartet of senior citizens in an old camper, travelling cheaply through Europe, yet not missing out any of the interesting spots. At night we camped on caravan sites which not only ensured safety but offered clean...
by eva12 | Mar 12, 2013 | Travel
In the summer of 2003, four senior citizens decided to travel across Europe in a camper for about six weeks. During the day, we did as much sight seeing as we could. At dusk, we headed for the nearest caravan site and pitched camp. There was no need for advance...
by eva12 | Mar 12, 2013 | Travel
Come summer, the cool of the mountains beckons, and Kodaikanal gears up for the tourist onslaught. From Kodai Road station it is a three-hour drive into the Palani Mountains. The ghat section begins at Batlagunta, and snakes up to the top, at a height of 6300 feet....
