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Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Bruggen November 14th 2012

#3 BLOG CONTINUING OUR NORTHERN GERMANY TRAVELS As we entered Hamburg, we found our MH stellplatz which accommodated 60+ units, within the city limits. By quickly settling in and jumping on the Metro, we were able to observe a study in contrasts within a German city. Alll businesses in Germany are closed on Sunday, giving an impression of a sleeping metropolis. Our MH site was 2 metro stops from the center of Hamburg and so we could easily discover the different tempo of activity between our arrival on Sunday and Monday, when we returned and it became a thriving metropolis. Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany with the huge harbor and warehouse area in it's center. The canal system throughout has earned it the title of "VENICE OF THE NORTH". The city is also ... read more
Dresded porcelain museum
tapestry style painting on side of building, Dresden
Dresden buildings

Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Detmold September 12th 2012

Ja, ich hab mich kurzerhand entschlossen, doch noch nach Detmold zu fahren, alte Freunde zu besuchen und ein bisserl zu tun gabs auch. Die paar Bilder, die ich hier einstelle, sind alle aus der Innenstadt. Wenn man für längere Zeit nicht da war, merkt man eigentlich, dass es doch ganz schön hier ist. Ich werde noch ein paar Bilder nachladen, wie ich früher hier gewohnt habe - Habe diese leider gerade nicht auf meinem Netbook, wovon ich schreibe :-) Am vorherigen Samstag habe ich mich entschlossen, jemanden zu helfen - Ich hoffe das bringt Glück :-)... read more
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Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia September 10th 2012

We got up late today. No hangover from the night before but we needed our 6 hours sleep. By the time we got started to go see a castle that was functional it was 1PM. We would go to the castle called Eltz . As we started I asked our driver Bernd how far the ride was, and was told about 130 kms. same as yesterday. We drove along the Autobahn at speeds of up to 220 kmh. This is normal. When we slowed down to 100 kms it felt like we were crawling. By 2:30 PM we were hungary so we stopped on the roadside for a bite to eat which was beside the Mosel River. The wind was picking up and as we sat the umbrellas were falling down. No one was injured thank ... read more
Castle Eltz
Yes The Castle Again

Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Düsseldorf September 10th 2012

I am learning new words today. Da means yes, Ausfarht: Exit, Einsfarht, Entry. I kept seeing what I thought were the exits named for a town called Ausfarht and I nievely thought it meant the name of the town. Shhhhhesh. Ausfarht (fart) Lol They use a lotta dirty words here I think. Last time I was here they had a bus company name called "fucker" now they changed it to fuecker because they were getting a bad rap. Well, Duh. Lol.... First stop, Chinese buffet. ????? I know, I know, I caved in. Sigh......Not as many choices as I hoped but it was fun watching Asians speak German. Ha Ha Ha... Off we went to Dusseldorf to play in the stores. Bernd and I went to the IT stores and the girls hit the clothing shops. ... read more
Funky store
Dusseldorf street tram
Paying the rickshaw driver

Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia September 7th 2012

Off we go to Germany. We started out the day going back to where we were 8 Years ago in a village called Neukirchen. ( New church) Unfortunately , most of the pics are at a higher resolution then that is allowed on this website, so I can only load ones that are under 8megs. Immediately Bernd and I got back into the car to pick up some booze. We went to an outlet in the middle of nowhere and purchased some wine representative of Germany. One was a red wine which actually resembles a white wine in that it is white, but it is a red!. Hmmmmmm... Must try it out. Yum. After supper we toured the village and waved to alot of locals. it was interesting in that the history being explained dated back ... read more
On the bike
Mr Friendly

Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Duisburg September 5th 2012

Da war ich doch etwas erstaunt. Was ist denn das? Eine begehbare Achterbahn am Südenende von Duisburg. Interessant. Falls sich jetzt jemand fragt, ob man auch den Looping durchlaufen kann, dem sei gesagt, das es nicht klappt *lach* - Ein interessantes Ding - Wieder ein bisserl wackelig aber ich denke ich hab meine Höhenangst besiegt. Da kann ich stolz auf mich sein ;-)... read more
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Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Bottrop September 5th 2012

Nach einem kurzen Abstecher ins Centro hab ich mir noch kurz das Gasometer angeschaut. Aber nur angeschaut, denn es war kurz vor Feierabend. Die Treppenstufen hätte ich eh net gern benutzt, viiiiiiel zu viele ;-) Auf dem Rückweg hab ich noch was lustiges entdeckt. Da hoppelt doch echt ein Hase durch die Innenstadt *tz*... read more
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Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Essen September 4th 2012

Heut habe ich mir einige Dinge in Essen mal angeschaut. Sehr schick fand ich das Colloseum Theater auf dem ehemaligen Thyssen Krupp Gelände. Verbunden mit einem interessanten Hochhaus und einer gigantischen Einkaufpassage sah der Platz gar nicht mal soooo übel aus, eher richtig fein. Das hat mir wohl gefallen. Und da ich mitten im ehemaligen Kohleabbaugebiet bin, habe ich noch beschlossen eine alte Zeche zu besichtigen. Wahnsinn wie groß das alles war! Hier konnte man nach Lust und Laune auf dem Gelände herumturnen. Mittlerweile habe ich allerdings auch nicht mehr die Kraft - ganz schön anstrengend! So viel gesehen und so viel gelaufen :-) Die Hitze macht mich bei ständiger Lauferei auch total kaputt, so hab ich mich einfach später in die Sonne gesetzt - Manchmal muss man halt n bisserl Pause machen :-) Donnerstags fahre ... read more
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Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Cologne September 3rd 2012

Left Brussels Saturday morning, caught the 10.30 ICE train to Cologne – train was so impressive – cruising at 250Kph – and as much leg room as you wanted and seats for our backpacks (this is how we expected the Eurostar to be). Arrive in Cologne two hours later which gave us the day in Cologne as we were booked onto the 22.30 sleeper train to Copenhagen. 12 hours was probably a bit generous to spend in Cologne – theres only so many Currywurst Phil can manage. In typical German fashion – they had an automated luggage storage system in the train station which we think is worth a mention. You stick your bag into the machine – it gives you a ticket – then when your ready to leave you put your ticket back into ... read more
250 kph chaaa choooo!!
Home sweet home
Carriage 202

Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Dahlem September 3rd 2012

Auf dem Rückweg hab ich mir noch Köln auf die schnelle angeschaut. Also sooo dolle fand ich den nicht, liegt aber auch vielleicht daran, weil ich in Barcelona "la sagrada familia" besichtigt habe. Ansonsten, Köln ist auch net so meins ;-)... read more
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