Hi and welcome to part two of our Lakes and Lederhosen road trip
and in this half, we'll be focusing on Germany
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In part one we headed across from Calais to Molsheim and then down to Lake Garda before heading up to the Austrian border
We'll pick up from there by first stopping at Augsburg before heading across to Regensburg
stopping at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial en-route
and then across to Nördlingen via the Nazi Party Rally Grounds and Dinkelsbühl
before heading on to our final destination of Heppenheim via Miltenberg
So as Janis would say "We're back on the roll again"
We entered Germany through Austria, just south of the town of Mittenwald
Now the difference between this video and the previous one is there'd be less driving sections
because we got a fair bit to pack in
Anyway we'll start with a nice driving bit
I just wonder what these little wooden sheds are I'm intrigued, do you know? Leave us a comment
and once again as you move between countries you just noticed subtle little changes
but I have to say I am really enjoying the route that I've picked, although it did dawn on me as
I was editing this that I could have actually picked up the Romantic Road, or Romantische Straße,
which is only a few miles to the east of here. Oh well, one for next time then
This does seem to be a real drivers route though, the landscape is just stunning
and then almost to confirm it, you then come across a group of drivers
a couple of Porsches, another Audi RS and a Lamborghini convertible - that's pretty nice
And then we arrive at Augsburg; our first stop in Germany and as no one told them it's June
We've two nights here so we've got plenty of time to explore, and explore we will
I created a full video of our time here and I'll pop up a link to that in the corner
but for now, I'll give you a couple of glimpses of the highlights including the Golden Hall
Maximilianstraße
and The Fuggerei
We did have an excellent couple of days here, so do check out that video for more information
and from here we head on to Regensburg, but not before we stop at somewhere we really wanted to see
The Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial
Now we know this is going to be tough but I'm not sure I was really prepared for how tough it would be
I was also in two minds of whether to include this in the video but I think it's important that we look at history, and we learn from it
If you want to skip it then go to the timestamps below and then click on Regensburg
We enter through the Jourhaus, the entrance to the camp
and you see that chilling sign
The first thing that takes you is the scale of the place and this is the shadow of the former site
There is a really informative museum here that tells you the story
of the rise of the Dachau Concentration Camp from 1933 until it was liberated in 1945
the vast majority of the camp fell to disrepair after the Second World War
but was restored to provide you with this memorial, to the atrocities that happened here
Once again the scale of it is horrifying
but when you learn that the camp was actually vastly overcrowded when it was liberated
it just brings the horrors home, and then I'm not sure there's anything that really prepares
you for the horrors of when you come across the crematoriums and the gas chamber
It's important that the truth continues to be told and that we learn from this horrifying moment of history
As you probably tell our journey from Dachau
to our next destination was fairly muted, but it wasn't long before we arrived at Regensburg
Once again we've got a couple of nights of Regensburg and so
yep, there's a full-length video for this and again I'll put up a link for that
Suffice to say it's a pretty city, and certainly worth adding to your own itinerary
and judging by the amount of restoration that was going on it's going to be looking stunning about now
and don't miss the sausage kitchen, you can literally follow your nose to it
and now on to our next destination, via the Nazi Party Rally Grounds just outside Nuremberg
and once again another fascinating museum that covered the period of the rise of the national socialist party
You need to allocate a few hours for your visit because this story starts with the humiliation of Germany
after the First World War. It takes you right through to the fall of the National Socialists in 1945
and it covers the events in great detail and includes the horrors along the way
The Documentation Centre is built alongside the unfinished Congress Hall
the scale of it is truly epic
To be honest we really love this living history although the best views
are actually seen from the park alongside it
Hitler deliberately chose this parkland to build his Congress Hall
but it's nice now to see it being returned to a leisure facility
A little further along from the lake you come across the Zeppelin fields
This is where Hitler held some of his mass rallies
You know, those black and white films where Hitler was whipping up the crowds to a mass frenzy.
Well it still stands, now obviously if you've watched the footage you'll notice it's very different
The Nazi paraphernalia has been removed, including the large swastika across the centre
It's amazing that this piece of history still stands
As you ascend to the top, you can almost imagine the frenzy of the crowds
and overlooking the Zeppelin field, this is not the the first time a shiver has been sent down the spine
Here we head on to our next stopover - Dinkelsbühl and I know I'm not saying that right
This pretty little Bavarian town was just what we needed after our visit to the Nazi Party Rally Grounds
Once again we've got a full-length video of our stop here just check out the link in the corner
And after enjoying Dinkelsbühl it's on to another place I probably can't pronounce correctly
and that's Nördlingen but I must say along this stretch of the road I passed a place called Hellenbach
Now come on how many times have you said you've been to hell and back and not really!
Anyway, a quick look at Nördlingen, and it will be a quick look because, you've guessed it
There's another video on the town, and yep, the link is going to appear in the corner just about now
Another walled town that makes up part of Germany's Romantic Road, you know the Romantische Straße
and now on to our final destination Heppenheim, the birthplace of one full-time world champion
Sebastian Vettel, but that's not before we check out the rather beautiful Miltenberg
Now I can't lie, it is a little grey, but it doesn't stop us exploring
Miltenberg sits on the river Main, that's the river that flows all the way up to Frankfurt
before then joining the Rhine
It made an excellent place for a pit stop
That's a pit stop! and yeah that's me on the right as well
It's a picture-postcard destination, even on a grey old day like today, full of Bavarian charm, and yes
we're still in Bavaria in the very northwestern Bavaria, but yet we're still in Bavaria
So we hit the road again, and this really is now on to our final destination
Yep, and that sky is correct, just as we're leaving Germany, they turn on the blue skies - oh well
We only have the one evening in Heppenheim, so we're gonna have to make it quick
So parked up, and checked in, we head out to discover a little of Heppenheim
and we head to the centre of the old town, which in this case was Marktplatz
Now I really liked Heppenheim. I really wish we had more time to stay but them's ya breaks
So with that that brings our Lakes and Lederhosen road trip to an end
and it's back on the road again for that journey home
I really hope you like what we put together here and perhaps it inspires you to undertake a similar road trip
Thanks so much for watching, don't forget to subscribe, and happy and safe travels.