Category Archives: Out and about

Searching for a Strudel #8

Posted on July 5, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Final fling from Ron as he travels homeward. Dresden Hbf Leipzig Hbf And Frankfurt And Ron signs off from another holiday…. Left hotel in sunshine at 8am and with one hour stay overovers in Leipzig and Frankfurt Airport arrived in … Continue reading →

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Searching for a Strudel #7

Posted on July 4, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

And yes! First sighting of spring!!!!!! Back at Dresden Hbf…. And Day 6…. A scorching hot day phone now showing 33° at 4.30 Free day so headed out to Radebul to do a round trip on Lossnitzgrundbahn to Radeburg. Was … Continue reading →

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Searching for a Strudel #6

Posted on July 3, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

So…. You have a reputation as a troublemaker, but you will not escape from Colditz, Herr Dawes!!! Meanwhile, back on the Elbe paddle steamers…. Next post, some trains again.

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Searching for a Strudel #5

Posted on July 2, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Day 5 will come in two instalments…. Chilly becoming very hot. [Ed: Sounds like a vindaloo warning?] Left hotel at 9am to catch paddle steamer to Meissen. Following a lunch break tour of Meissen Pottery, which was boring. In shop … Continue reading →

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Searching for a Strudel #4

Posted on July 1, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

So to Day 4…. Started off cool but once again it is now a scorcher. Group one way trip on Weisseritztal bahn from Freital before returning in our minibus to Dresden. Decided to try what they call their mountain railways. … Continue reading →

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Searching for a Strudel #3

Posted on June 30, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Day 3 of Ron’s latest exploits. Muggy turned into steady drizzle. This morning we had an interesting guided walk round Dresden. A free afternoon so I did a recce to find things to do on the remaining free day and … Continue reading →

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Searching for a Strudel #2

Posted on June 29, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Dresden trams…. Dresden Hbf, inside and out…. The River Elbe…. And Dresden itself.  Old Town…. Frauenkirche and Martin Luther statue…..

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Searching for a Strudel #1

Posted on June 28, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

This is the time of year I try to take a bit of a blogging break.  However, Ron is on his travels again, visiting Dresden, so I’ll have an easy time posting his reports and pictures of trains and places.  … Continue reading →

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2mm Scale Association Diamond Jubilee Expo – 3

Posted on June 26, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

And finally, the micro layouts.  These were mostly entrants to the Diamond Jubilee Challenge layouts.  The 2mm Scale Association ran a layout challenge to celebrate their Diamond Jubilee in 2020. Entrants were required to build a small 2mm scale layout … Continue reading →

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2mm Scale Association Diamond Jubilee Expo – 2

Posted on June 24, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Today, we’ll look at the ‘medium’ sized layouts, that takes in anything that isn’t tiny and isn’t enormous.  These are the sort of layouts that the average punter could build – not ‘lifetime’ layouts like those in the my last … Continue reading →

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