Blogs from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe - page 21

Well, we are back in Bonn after traveling on rail, bus, car, and plane. One thing about Europe, they have getting around nailed. It is raining lightly, but enjoyed such good weather over the last week's travels, that the rain presents a good time to upload some photos from the last week. ... read more

Hello All, Well, we wanted to "live like the natives" and while I guess that without going to work, etc. , that may be hard to do, we are jumping in with both feet. But, some differences between the US and Germany are hard to miss: 1) There seems to be more smoking at least we are more aware of it because there is no prohibition to it in many restaurants outdoor areas 2) The public transportation is much more advanced here and the Germans have invested in infrastructure to support it. We are envious. 3) Everyone seems to be more energy conscience and recycle is not a dirty word. In fact, everyone seems to recycle and separation of trash is implemented everywhere, even commercial/public areas. 4) Many people speak English but not speaking German is ... read more

After a quick trip to Los Angeles on SW, we took a bus to the internatonal Bradley terminal that would be our home for the next 10 hours while we tried to get a flight to Frankfurt, Germany. We were banking on Lufthansa for a ZED fare and after more and more passengers arrived at the gate, we realized there would be no chance on the first nonstop. Then, we got the two last seats on the 747 flight 451, at 7 pm. Have I mentioned that I hate the bulkhead? (note to self: bring a keyboard with English on it the next time I travel to Germany and have to use my sister's computer. Like where the heck is the @ key?) Well, anyway, after an agonizing night we arrived in Frankfurt. The DB ICE ... read more

Vi tog fra Paris kl. 16.30 og skulle forberede os paa 6 forskellige toge den foelgende nat. Alle togene var virkelig flotte og med naesten ingen mennesker, saa vi kunne slaenge os i saederne. Vi fik da ogsaa lidt soevn undervejs, specielt paa en banegaard hvor vi skulle vente i 3 timer. Morgen-snacks blev indtaget paa en McDonalds i Metz, hvor vi skulle vente i 40 minutter. Vi ankom til Düsseldorf med morgenmylderet og fandt vores fine hostel. Rigtig hyggeligt sted med gode faciliteter og soede mennesker! Vi kunne faa vores vaerelse allerede, men valgte at saette taskerne og drage paa opdagelse i Düsseldorf. Vi fandt hurtigt den beroemte shoppinggade KÖ, som havde alt hvad hjertet begaere. Ved middagstid fandt vi et supermarked og handlede ind til en laekker graesk salat. Efterfoelgende tog vi os en ... read more

Is cool. Very cool. Don't know why I didn't start earlier because I'm loving this. More than a week since that last entry and yet it feels like way longer, I've done so much and met so many people. Spent a few more days in Amsterdam with Salim, first night in quite a nice hotel but with a grumpy man. After a lot of free breakfast we set out to find a cheaper place and ended up for the next few nights at Aivengo Hostel, tucked away just near Centraal station. Only 18€ (yes, the sign comes after the number, weird I know) and with free internet. Met a few cool people, wandered around the city doing touristy things, getting lots in the identical little streets with canals and bridges and spending all our money on ... read more