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And so to Germany #6
Day 7, and almost all tourism…. Mixed day overcast, sunny and light rain. No train travel today. Taken by coach to Boppard then back to hotel by boar [sic] with a stopover in St Goar. Only a German tour would … Continue reading
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And so to Germany #5
Day 6…. Overcast with sunny periods. Coach from Wernigerode to Hildersheim for train to Assmanhausen via Frankfurt. As the weather was good walked along Rhine to Rudesheim and then took train back. Starting at Frankfurt Hbf….. The delightfully named, though … Continue reading
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And so to Germany #4
Day 5…. Overcast. A free day so I caught an early train to go to Leipzig where I spent 3 hours walking around. Back to Wernigerode and I walked up to the castle and back. Not sure about pictures tomorrow … Continue reading
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And so to Germany #3
Day 4 and another expedition…. Mixed day. Sun, cloud and showers. Coach to Alexisbad for stram train journey to Gerode however over half the party, including myself, paid to carry on the the train to Quedlingberg. All pictures are from … Continue reading
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And so to Germany #2
After some trainspotting at Cologne Station…. Overcast day. Took train from Cologne to Hannover then coach to Werigerode with a stop over in Goslar, where all today’s pictures are taken. And some fine vintage buses…. Next day…. A mid morning … Continue reading
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And so to Germany #1
Not sure how the Elizabeth Line links to Eurostar, but Ron is now in deepest Germany….. Travelled by Eurostar to Brussels and then on to Cologne for overnight stay. St Pancras and Eurostars… On to Cologne… And some transport pictures…. … Continue reading
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The Elizabeth line is open!
One wonders whether it’s called that as it almost took as long to build as our monarch has reigned, or perhaps just because it’s as expensive as royalty? Or course, most of us will know it as Crossrail… Ron was … Continue reading
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Commercial vehicle run #3
Last selection from the London to Brighton Rally. We’ll start with some of my favourite vehicles, Morris Minors/1000’s. These are all ‘modern’ ones, as the early ones had a split windscreen. In the last picture, the Minor is lurking behind … Continue reading
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Commercial vehicle run #2
Next, we’ll start with some military vehicles. Pick of the army vehicles was this beautifully restored WW1 truck and gun. Next, emergency vehicles. Fire….. I missed the Police – a Morris 1000 Panda Car sneaked by before I could catch … Continue reading
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Commercial vehicle run #1
Last Sunday, Maxine was isolating with covid, and I was also keeping out of the public eye. (Maxine is well on the mend, and surprisingly, I didn’t test positive). I’d heard from Allan that the London to Brighton Commercial Vehicle … Continue reading
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