Stepping Out in Dortmund!

Fixed! Hymer is back in favour too. The Dortmund service was great and the problem step is no longer. It turned out to be a small plastic bush that had broken and was stopping the step-motor from working. It could have been fixed 600km back! Fortunately we were traveling in this direction so now we will explore the area around Munster. 

Hymer world - Motorhomes almost as far as the eye can see. Nearly tempted to trade ours in!

Having all our worldly worries forsaken we set off in the direction of Munster but only got as far as Lüdinghausen and the small village of Rosengarten - where, living up to its name, was a whole village of rose gardens!

On our journey today we saw the contrasting environments of the modern world - a peek at the private serene world of a Schloss and the modern world's demand for energy. 

Schloss Sandfort and ....

.... it's moat.

Contrasting with a neighbouring nuclear power station .... 

..... with its towering stack. 

Arriving at Rosengarten we vowed not to drive another kilometre! Instead we took a long leisurely walk around the village and the extensive gardens of roses. A very special place. 

Rosengarten, a very tidy town. 

 

With some lovely sculptures 

Pendulum clock in rose garden. 

And the roses!