Driving

I drove from the outskirts of Wiesbaden, over the bridge in to the centre of Mainz and then on to the small town of Bernkastel on the banks of the Mosel.

Another video which partly includes Bavaria’s fantastic B roads. Driving through the rush-hour along the A3 from Lohr a.Main, past Frankfurt and its Airport, to Weisbaden the State Capital of Hessen.

Travelling on some of Germany’s busiest Autobahns, passing within just a few km of Frankfurt – of the largest cities (the 5th largest) in Germany – I spent a lot of time sitting behind numerous HGVs but the drive was worth it as the B roads in Bavaria once I left the motorway were amazing, and Lohr itself was an interesting place to visit.

Driving from Wiesbaden in Hessen to Hockenheim in neighbouring Baden-Württemberg. I was going to visit the Formula 1 race track – the Hockenheimring. This was on Germany’s hottest day of the year so far and temperatures peaked at over 30ºc!

After driving up to the Loreley viewpoint, I drive back…

Driving from Rüdesheim to the Loreley viewpoint.

Driving for the first time in to Hessen, this drive takes me along the Rhine to the picturesque town of Rüdesheim.

Driving back along the Moselle and over the mountains to Boppard.

A lovely drive along the Moselle river valley, from Koblenz to Cochem via the B49.

Driving along the river Rhine from Boppard to Koblenz. The first day using only the local roads instead of the motorways.

Reaching my destination in Germany: the Rheinland-Pfalz region (hooray!)

This leg of the trip took me through the Netherlands to the closest part of Germany to the UK: The start of the Autobahn A4 near Aachen. I stopped at the Schloss Falkenlust, just outside Brühl in NRW.

It took a while before it finally clicked that I was on the Autobahn, in an unrestricted section. What on earth was I doing trundling along at 120km/h – the speed limit of the Dutch A76!? I put my foot down and slowly increased the speed.

To put things in to perspective, I was doing at least 90mph at the start of the clip – and in the region of 100mph by the end.

After a visit to the Meise Botanical Garden, I drove to my second overnight stop near Genk, on the Dutch/Belgian border.

My Rheinland Road Trip continues with a drive from the Belgan city of Bruges, West-Vlaanderen to the Botanical Garden in Meise, Vlaams-Brabant (just 4km outside the R0 “Ring Brussel”).

After a 7 hour drive from Fairford on Friday night, I arrived savely in Bruges a few minutes before midnight local time (23:00 UK time).

Night time drive from the Eurotunnel terminal at Calais to Bruges – Velotel Hotel. Friday 12 May 2017.