RSSArchive: December 2008
In Luneberg
Luneberg makes for a quieter day trip from the city environs of Hamburg. From the Luneberg main station (Hauptbahnhof), it is an easy 20 minute walk into the town’s old center. You can see by the small streets and preserved buildings what a grand town Luneberg once was in the Middle Ages when [...] Read more
Hamburg to Copenhagen
I have noticed that some trains are given names, such as the train I took to Prague named the Albert Einstein. This train to Copenhagen is named the Thomas Mann, and inside the train is a description of Mann’s life (though not in English.) Read more
In Copenhagen
I had forgotten that Denmark doesn’t use the Euro. Luckily, there are several exchange offices in the train station. And the train station is directly in the middle of the city, so it is easy to navigate yourself upon arrival. But note that the Tourist Information office closes quite early in winter [...] Read more
Copenhagen to Stockholm
As I head further north, I notice the changes in sunlight. It’s typical in the wintertime for the sun to rise in most of lower Sweden after 8 am and start setting around 3pm. “We get used to it,” many say, as I start daydreaming of tanning beds. Read more
In Stockholm
Stockholm is a big city, but it is still easy to escape into the quieter aspects of life within the city limits at Skansen, the first open-air museum. Founded in 1891, it shows Sweden as it was in the 19th and 20th centuries. Read more
Budapest to Munich
The Hungarian railworkers began a strike on December 14. I was hoping that it would be over by now, but it is not. Read more
In Munich
The Bavarian land of Beer serves the traditional gluwhein as well on these cold winter nights. Several markets fill the city squares: the most picturesque at Marienplatz, a ten minute walk from the main train station. Read more
Munich to Dortmund
It’s been wet, and the German man in the seat next to me promises that we’ll see snow as we head north through the mountains outside of Munich. Sure enough, the landscape begins being brushed with snow. Read more
In Dortmund
Dortmund’s Christmas Market features the largest tree in Europe and perhaps the world. Read more
Dortmund to Freiburg
Train Tip: My new favorite things are the Deutsche Bahn ticket machines that do all the route-planning for you. Read more
In Freiburg, Germany
Freiburg is an enchanting town, a gateway to the Black Forest. Here, the water from the Black Forest runs through the town’s streets. Read more
Freiburg to Strasbourg
Strasbourg is an easy hour-plus trip from Freiburg. Read more
In Strasbourg, France
Strasbourg hosts the oldest Christmas market in France, in no small doubt because it was once a German city. Read more
Freiburg to Salzburg
There are two options with this trip: to take slower local trains through the more scenic Black Forest. Or take a faster train a bit out of the way to Mannheim, and then connect to an ICE train that makes a straight shot to Salzburg. Because of time, I took the faster [...] Read more
In Salzburg
Salzburg is a beautiful city that is placed at the crossroads of cultures. Read more
About the Eurail Blog
Benjamin Thomas from the USA has been using Eurail Passes to explore Europe. On this weblog he shares his (train) travel experiences. Intro
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