Campsites,Germany # 9of14

Situated near the Autobahn to Berlin, Braunschweig is a rather stately city, and of course the birthplace of “Braunschweiger Liver Sausage,” a sausage with a special blend of herbs and spices that is, in Emmy’s estimation, the best there is. The quite nice campsite was on a little lake in a park.

The second time we were in Braunschweig, we “knew” we could find the campground easily and get a good night’s sleep. We were half right. We found the campsite OK, but it was closed for the season. All we got for our effort was a slight bite on My leg by the big German Shepherd that actually crashed through the restaurant kitchen door, then right through the screen door, when I knocked to ask for information.

The man in Braunschweig told us just a few miles south we would find a nice campsite in Wolfenbüttel. In spite of the rain, the dark of night, and a confusing detour for road repairs, we found a beautiful grassy spot in the campsite near a river. It’s amazing how quickly we can get settled, fix a nice meal, then relax with a good book. We stayed here another year also.

The view of the city and countryside is beautiful, and the Danube River is rather small but not at all blue, as it flows through Ulm. The Donau is navigable after it passes this city, and years ago, small barges called “Ulm Boxes” were used to carry cargo to Wien (Vienna). They were broken up and the material used for something else, as it was easier to build a new one in Ulm than to bring the old barge up-stream from Wien to Ulm, for re-use. We found a campsite on the edge of town.

In Augsburg we tried to find a neighbor’s son, Roger, who was stationed in the US Army near here. When we got home we found Roger had been transferred between the time we left home, and our arrival in Augsburg. The Rotes Tor (Red Gate) in Augsburg is a group of fortified buildings built in the 1500s. Opera is presented in the 2,500-seat theater at the foot of the Red Gate tower. We found the campsite near the edge of town.

Our Atlas showed several campground symbols at the Werbellinsee, between the town of Joachimsthal and Eichorst. We asked a policeman for directions at one place, but still missed the turn to a couple of campgrounds, but then found a beautiful spot. This campground was 20 to 30 miles north of Berlin, and about 40 miles west of the Polish border.