Day 5

Hot and sunny.  Free day so I got a regional pass, but was affected by cancelled and late running trains. Went to Wuppertal via Cologne for a trip on the monorail. Back to Cologne for a walk round followed by tram to Bonn for train back to Remagen.

Wuppertal monorail

Note the Woolworth’s branch!  We discovered one of the Berlin branches – Turkish run and full of good and useful odds and ends.

Cologne

Cologne Hbf

And a rant from Ron!

To expand on original email. Left Remagen 5 latr on time at Cologne Sud but got into Hbf 25 late. Missed planned connection to Wuppertal, next one cancelled and following one 10 late but 29 late in Wuppertal. Coming back caught a train running 15 late and got back to Cologne 25 late. When I got to Bonn I had to wait an hour for train to Remagen. 1857 was running 50-55 late and 1927 arrived 10 late. All trains today were overcrowded and felt like I was on the Tokyo tubes.

All they need now is ASLEF…..