Friday, July 27, 2007
Saturday 21st July
Oh woe is me, the worst thing has happened! I have caught a cold, my 9 months of germ free living has come to an abrupt end with sore throat, headache and more snot that can be conceived (sorry but its true). However, I am not a man and will struggle on.
We are close to Liechtenstein so decide to go there, for no other reason then it is one of the smallest countries in the world and we can say we have been there. As it turns out that is the only reason for going! We can at least say we have been in 4 countries in one day as we start in Germany, the road leads us in and out of Austria, we make a small foray into Switzerland and of course stay a few hours in Liechtenstein. With a lack of information on the country we head to the capital Vaduz, the town (as it can not be called a city) has an interesting main street with many modern sculptures and water features which keeps the boys amused running from one to the other. There are a couple of museums to be visited but as the boys were not in “the right frame of mind” we elected to give them a miss. We were particularly spurred on to this course of action by looking in through the window of the modern art museum to see several exhibits on the floor; this was definitely not a place for little feet to tread.
The castle overlooking the town was interesting but as it is now the residential home of the ruling family, visitors are not allowed, however there is a walk that can be taken up to the castle from the town centre. We did not know how long it would take and did not feel like climbing a hill so did not go this route. With little else to do there with the children we headed home.
