1330 hrs - Collect Melinda
1600 hrs - Somewhere in France, completely pissed off with my GPS (I think I may have missed a turn in torrential rain)
1730 hrs - Still somewhere in France convinced that Melinda has set the GPS mode to send Adam completely mad (she is trying not to snigger every time my GPS tells me to turn right 30m after the street we were meant to go down. 1st opportunity to get off the wrong autobahn - in 7.6km)
1750 hrs - Melinda: 'Lets follow those signs to Strasbourg and get a hotel'. Adam: 'I think you are right, and when we get there I'm looking for a shop to buy a new GPS and I'm going to sell this piece of shit on ebay'
1800 hrs - Adam has calmed down. Adam: 'I want to have one more crack at getting to Liechtenstein'. Melinda sighs and says 'ok then, if you think we should'. If you have ever been anywhere with me in the car or hiking, I am absolutely determined to get to my target destination.
1845 hrs - Back on track where we should have been at 1530 hrs
2330 hrs - Liechtenstein Border - yee haa!!
0030 hrs - Only hotel we can find in the capital of Lichtenstein (Vaduz) is 390 Swiss Franks a night, but since its late she gives it to me for 300 swiss franks. I ask how much is that in Euros? Its 200 euro. Shizer... (finally I know some useful German).
0045 hrs - Melinda is delighted with the 5 star accomodation and Adam is passed out on the bed.
We wake up the next morning to a spectacular view out the window across the Rhine valley and enjoy a very nice breakfast with some people who look like they are slumming it in this place. There was some serious money here!
The view from left to right from our balcony
We checked out at the latest possible time to make the most of it and then got back in the car and headed for somewhere more in our tax bracket...
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