Campsites,Germany # 3of14

St. George’s Cathedral in Limburg, has stood in “Gothic Transitional Style” for 750 years on a spur of a rock high on the hill, and as seen from the campsite, makes a picture-perfect reflection in the Lahn River. One year dozens of baby ducks swam in the river and wandered in the campground. Again Emmy visited her favorite brass and copper shop in Limburg, and if I thought she was going to buy a brass pot, I was half right, she bought two. One was a gift for Cousin Toni.

Monschau is a little town near the Belgium border, situated in a deep narrow valley. This valley escaped destruction during intense battles in WW II, because it’s so narrow that artillery and tank shells were fired across the valley, rather than down into Monschau. There’s a campsite, and there are “Fachwerkhäuser,” half-timbered houses with slate shingles, reflected in the stream. A lovely, picturesque town.

The campsite in Hildesheim was already closed for the season, so went back to the one we had passed near Heersum. The facilities were so very nice and so clean, we complimented the owners about the condition of their campground. The restaurant supplied excellent French fries to go with the hamburgers we fixed in the RV kitchen. On our second visit, the campground was still quite nice, but was more crowded.

Hamburg’s campsite was easy to find, just a few miles west of downtown. The German campers had their color TV, chairs, dishes, etc., but we never see sewer and water hookups in any of Europe’s campsites. By the way, those signs that say “Der Hamburger Hafen” don’t give directions to the local fast-food restaurant, they refer to the twenty-three miles of docks that make up Hamburg’s very large harbor (Hafen).

In Amberg we stopped to talk to a US Army man who was driving a fancy civilian jeep, with a beautiful, well dressed German Frau at his side. She knew exactly where the campsite was and how to get there. It was several miles south of Amberg in Reiden, but we found it OK. The very friendly campsite manager welcomed us, and helped us get settled and get our electricity connected. He wanted to show Emmy the women’s facilities, so he walked right into ladies shower room without knocking, to show her around. The dozens of small trailers appeared to be used as a long time vacation home.