Diesel £1.04p per litre!

Tues 13th November 2012

Sorry for the delay but we haven't had very good internet recently. Campsite internet varies greatly from free and very fast to €3.50 per hour and slow!. You would think it should be the other way around but sometimes the cheaper is better. Being constantly connected is a service we take for granted and miss quite often but then seeing the next bit of breathtaking scenery on our wonderful trip more than makes up for lack of internet!.

So, what have we been up to in the last week?. We went into Luxembourg which was a small but quaint little country which can almost be summed up as not really knowing its identity. Firstly the language is really strange as their native language is made up of a bit of French, German and Dutch but they easily speak English which is good. Then there are the signs, one minute its all in German and then on the other side of the street its all in French. One sign I did see was Diesel at €1.27 euro, that translates to £1.04p per litre! We had heard how cheap it is in Luxembourg but unfortunately we can't spend our adventure driving around here. Mind you the average we are paying in the rest of Europe is £1.18p so we can't complain. 

Then there are campsites!. The further west we have travelled away from Germany the more less winterised are the campsites. Considering most French campsites shut between the end of September and open again late March you know why there are less heated facilities!. You really miss this when having to visit the open air type loos when its nearly zero degrees outside!. One thing we have learnt quickly is that the Germans like their home comforts and quality so it's back into Germany where we can be assured of comfortable campsites which is very important to us. When the Christmas festivities are over it's then going to have to be a decision time as to where we head for next.

The Christmas markets all open on the first advent week (Around 26th November) so we are heading deeper into Germany and will probably end up at Lake Konstanz near the Swiss border at the end of the month.

Auf Wiedersehen