Six countries in six days!

Whilst on Lake Konstanz Dave was keen to visit the Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen. It traced the history of the airship, both in it's civilian & military roles, and it's passenger carrying Trans-Atlantic crossings, one of which finally ended in disaster with the explosion of the Hindenberg in the U.S.

 

 

This shows the size of the Hindenberg compared to the Queen Mary and a jumbo jet.

 

This model shows the cabins and restaurant on board.

 

Leaving there we drove around the lake, leaving Austria and into Germany, before finally crossing over the border into France. I'd always wanted to visit Colmar, south of Strasbourg, known for it's beautiful timbered buildings. Today was a cold, wet November morning, but we enjoyed a stroll around the town, and coffee and croissants in the square.

 

Typical colourful timbered buildings in Colmar.

 

Worth coming back here in the future to see the wine trail and the Vosges mountains.

 

From there we continued north towards Calais, stopping off about halfway at Reims in the Champagne region.

 

6 countries in 6 days.....Greece, Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Germany, France!