Day 17 – Schengen
Merzkirchen to Schengen, 20Km It was past 10 o’clock when I finally slapped on my suncream in dusty Merzkirchen thisContinue Reading
Blog postings along the way
Merzkirchen to Schengen, 20Km It was past 10 o’clock when I finally slapped on my suncream in dusty Merzkirchen thisContinue Reading
Triar to Merzkirchen, 29Km It’s bizarre to define a long stage of a pilgrimage without any accommodation closer than anContinue Reading
Rest Day After a leisurely breakfast, I strolled down to St Peter’s Cathedral and visited the Pilgrim Office. They wereContinue Reading
Minden to Trier, 32Km Another rather pleasant walk today despite the weather. It was one of those days when youContinue Reading
Mettendorf to Minden, 30Km I shared the all too familiar experience of watching England lose a final, with three DutchContinue Reading
Waxweiler to Mettendorf, 28Km Before I raid the breakfast buffet for my picnic lunch, I always announce my intentions andContinue Reading
Prüm to Waxweiller, 27Km The Germans take their breakfasts seriously. Hotels generally lay out an enormous buffet with a rangeContinue Reading
Kronenburg to Prüm, 25Km The day started with an alert for thunderstorms and I wondered whether to stay in bed.Continue Reading
Blankenheim to Kronenburg, 25Km Blankenheim is not a place for late night revellers and there was nowhere to watch theContinue Reading
Bad Münstereifel to Blankenheim, 21Km This first stage within the Eifel region was a gentle warm up before the nextContinue Reading
Rheinbach to Bad Münstereifel, 27 Km Today’s stage was due to be 22Km but the Camino was once again divertedContinue Reading
Bonn to Rheinbach, 30Km Germany has experienced extremely heavy rainfall in the past several weeks but that seems to haveContinue Reading
The Sternhotel in Bonn is good value if you don’t have a heavy suitcase and can reach the top floorContinue Reading
Brühl to Bonn, 22Km This Camino, which starts in Cologne, offers a choice of routes via Brühl or Bonn forContinue Reading
Köln to Brühl, 18Km It felt good to get my backpack on this morning and start the walk, even ifContinue Reading
I started the day with a splash of the famous eau de Cologne in house number 4711 where the perfumeContinue Reading
Hello from Köln or is it Cologne? It doesn’t matter because I’m not staying for long. I’ve wanted to makeContinue Reading
















