Category: Germany
In Munich
September 27, 2009 · Posted in Germany, sightseeing
Octoberfest is back in full swing in Munich.
Octoberfest technically started September 19th this year, and finishes October 4th, but who’s counting? Certainly not the beer drinkers who spend days and nights hoisting their “masses” of beer (Liter mugs).
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Budapest – Munich
Austria’s RailJet is growing in popularity. Each time I take it, I notice more passengers. It’s the perfect train to take if traveling this seven-hour route between Budapest and Munich, as the train goes direct and no connection is required. Read moreStockholm – Copenhagen – Hamburg – Frankfurt – Vienna – Budapest
My train is leaving early in the morning, through Sweden, southward. Outside the train window, early morning fog is lifting from the countryside. Read moreBerlin – Hamburg – Copenhagen
The ride north of Hamburg into Denmark is beautiful: passing bays, wheat fields, cows and horses. This ICE train never achieves top speeds like other ICE trains, so it’s a leisurely journey through the countryside. Read moreIn Berlin
July 21, 2009 · Posted in Germany, sightseeing
Crossing the street today, a cartoon character caught my eye. I thought it was some artist’s prank, some type of electronic graffiti.
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Nice – Ventimiglia – Milan – Munich – Berlin
Standing in Nice, looking at the train reservation board, a British woman next to me says, “Great, we are going on the ‘Supreme’ train to Milan.” “No,” I laugh. As little French as I know, I have learned that “Suprime” on the train board means “canceled.” This is the faster, direct train to [...] Read moreBerlin – Zurich – Geneva – Montpellier – Barcelona – Madrid
The heat and height of summer travelers have begun. I meet a number of South Americans, traveling by rail in Europe as the season turns to winter in the Southern Hemisphere. I meet two Canadian women backpacking for the summer. It’s refreshing to speak some uninterrupted English. Read moreIn Berlin
June 29, 2009 · Posted in Germany, sightseeing
Go to Alexanderplatz if you are in Berlin this summer. There is a free, multi-media outdoor exhibition about the Fall of the Berlin Wall twenty years ago.
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