On Saturday we continued south stopping for a quick look at one of the more imposing castles on route at Harburg.

The stellplatz we looked at in Donauwörth was full so we drove to the nearby town of Rain (and yes it did but the sun came out later!). Their stellplatz was very peaceful and although it’s only a small town they still have an impressive town hall (and town gardens).

We moved the next morning to the city of Augsburg. This is the third biggest city in Bavaria so we were not expecting a very rural stellplatz however this is the view out of our window – hope the sound of running water doesn’t keep us awake all night!

We walked around the city visiting the Schaezlerpalais, a baroque palace built in the 18th century, now a museum. It featured the most incredible guilded, mirrored ballroom. The town centre also contained a few well decorated buildings as well.

After stopping for the german custom of coffee and cake mid-afternoon, we ended up at the Fuggerei. This fascinating place claims to be the oldest social housing project in the world – it was created by wealthly local Jacob Fugger in 1521 and is still going strong 500 years later with around 150 current residents!