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
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Day 16 – The Apostle Matthias and I
Triar to Merzkirchen, 29Km It’s bizarre to define a long stage of a pilgrimage without any accommodation closer than anContinue Reading
Day 15 – Trier, Germany’s Oldest City
Rest Day After a leisurely breakfast, I strolled down to St Peter’s Cathedral and visited the Pilgrim Office. They wereContinue Reading
Day 14 – Earth, Wind & Rain
Minden to Trier, 32Km Another rather pleasant walk today despite the weather. It was one of those days when youContinue Reading
Day 13 – A Triumph, Father Kneipp and then Luxembourg
Mettendorf to Minden, 30Km I shared the all too familiar experience of watching England lose a final, with three DutchContinue Reading
Day 12 – Another Day of Contrasts
Waxweiler to Mettendorf, 28Km Before I raid the breakfast buffet for my picnic lunch, I always announce my intentions andContinue Reading
Day 11 – Breakfast in Germany
Prüm to Waxweiller, 27Km The Germans take their breakfasts seriously. Hotels generally lay out an enormous buffet with a rangeContinue Reading
Day 10 – Thunderstorm Alert
Kronenburg to Prüm, 25Km The day started with an alert for thunderstorms and I wondered whether to stay in bed.Continue Reading
Day 9 – Today it’s Kronenburg
Blankenheim to Kronenburg, 25Km Blankenheim is not a place for late night revellers and there was nowhere to watch theContinue Reading
Day 8 – Into the Eifel
Bad Münstereifel to Blankenheim, 21Km This first stage within the Eifel region was a gentle warm up before the nextContinue Reading
Day 7 – After the Floods
Rheinbach to Bad Münstereifel, 27 Km Today’s stage was due to be 22Km but the Camino was once again divertedContinue Reading
Day 6 – Rheinbach, eventually
Bonn to Rheinbach, 30Km Germany has experienced extremely heavy rainfall in the past several weeks but that seems to haveContinue Reading
Day 5 – Sunday in Bonn
The Sternhotel in Bonn is good value if you don’t have a heavy suitcase and can reach the top floorContinue Reading
Day 4 – Walking up the Rhine
Brühl to Bonn, 22Km This Camino, which starts in Cologne, offers a choice of routes via Brühl or Bonn forContinue Reading
Day 3 – On My Way
Köln to Brühl, 18Km It felt good to get my backpack on this morning and start the walk, even ifContinue Reading
Day 2 – Four Seven Eleven
I started the day with a splash of the famous eau de Cologne in house number 4711 where the perfumeContinue Reading
Day 1 – The Via Coloniensis
Hello from Köln or is it Cologne? It doesn’t matter because I’m not staying for long. I’ve wanted to makeContinue Reading
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