Getting There (Bad Wörishofen)

CAUGHT British Airways' noon flight from Heathrow to Munich, then an S-Bahn train from Munich airport to Pasing on the other side of the city.

From there I took what I thought was a regional train to Turkhiem, but it turned out the part of the train I was in was only going as far as Buchloe, which is the stop before.

Luckily a guard inspecting tickets put me straight, and there was plenty of time to change at Buchloe to the section that was going on to Turkheim, from where I caught a final train to Bad Wörishofen.

That may all seem rather convoluted and somewhat fraught, but I am familiar with the general route, and I arrived at my hotel by about 17:45 central European time.

I am staying at a different place this year after many years at a previous, which was great in all respects except that its single rooms have a single bed fixed against the wall.

A proper double-bed - much more to my liking

I also have a balcony, which is not something I usually put much stock by, but temperatures are forecast to reach 16C or 17C over the next two days, so I might be tempted to have lunch al fresco.

Early-evening view from my balcony