A DASH TO GERMANY

The opening of a Third terminal at Manchester airport has spawned a few new Ryan air routes which is great because it is a doddle for me to catch a train mid afternoon and be in Germany to eat by 8pm! Memmingham is yet another cold war military airport that is slowly being transformed for commercial traffic and once again Ryan air's vague geography works in my favour because it is billed as Munich but in fact 100Km West of the city. I find yet another gem of a town that I wish I could enjoy at my leisure with the family but do find a great place to eat.
An early start is rewarded with stunning views as the sun rises over the snowcapped alps. I travel South and at lake Constantine traverse West to Friedricshafen.
Fruitwelt Bodensee is held in a new airy conference centre and has an awful lot to look at in a single day. It's nice to see some of the German apple machinery and I also get to look at a lot of processing kit.

Too soon I hit the autobahn and zone out for the trip home. The initial train journey is shared with some over exhuberent Friday night revellers but at least I make my links and am not condemned to spend the night on the Shrewsbury station platform.