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Sunday morning we took the train to around Breisach, walked around its small downtown area and then up the hill to its cathedral, from which one has a great view of the rhine valley and the surrounding mountains: The Black Forest on the German side and the Vosges Mountains in France.

In the afternoon, we went to a small wine village named Bickensohl and participated in a small guided tour through the local vineyards.

On Saturday morning, we took our cars to the French city of Colmar, where we walked through the old town and down to a quarter now called "little Venice" (la Petite Venise). After a small snack, we got some ice cream on our way back.

On our last full day, we took off in the morning from Dundee, heading north into Cairngorms National park. Crossing over a pass road, we descended towards Balmoral, the Queen's summer residence in Scotland.

Along the coastal route between the Firth of Forth (and its landmark railroad bridge) and the Firth of Tay (also with a railroad bridge with a story to it), we came past St. Andrews, home to the third oldest University in the English-speaking world (and where Prince William obtained a degree).

Our visit to Scotland's capital city was unfortunately overshadowed by drizzly rain. Even without good weather though, this city is still beautiful! We went inside the Scottish parliament and walked up the "Royal way" all the way from Holyrood to the Edinburgh castle (best thing is the view over the city).

On our way from Fort William to Edinburgh, we crossed over the Highland Boundary Fault at Loch Lomond (known from the song "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond"). After a short hike along its shoreside, we continued our trip, passing Glasgow eastbound on M8.

Starting from Fort William at about sea level, we started our hike towards Great Britain's highest mountain (1344 meters). The summit was unfortunately completely covered with rain clouds and with temparatures near to freezing point, we only stayed there very shortly. In the evening, it felt really good to put our legs up on the bed. The muscle ache stayed for two more days:)