Germany
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Baltics and Scandinavia – Part 10
Copenhagen had been a great choice and I was pleased I had opted to spend two nights there instead of one. My orignal pan had been to move on to the German city of Osnabruk, and it turned out to be the right decision. Although I usually enjoy travelling First Class, there are some exceptions.…
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Baltics and Scandinavia – Part 1
My usual journeys involve an early start, but not so today. It’s a cold and sunny Sunday in late March, and I’m set to get an afternoon Eurostar from London St Pancras to Brussels, where I’ll change for the onwad connection to Cologne. But first, getting to London. And on a weekend the UK has…
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Eurail Adventure Part 6
It’s the final day of my European rail journey – and just like day one, an early start. The TGV InOui service to Paris leaves Stuttgart at just befor 7am. Thankfully, the helpful staff at my hotel have arranged a takeaway breakfast bag, meaning I don’t have to wolf down a croissant and coffee before…
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Eurail Adventure Part 5
The sun is finally shining again as I preapre to leave Villach, and today’s journey should be relatively stress free as the train to Stuttgart is a direct connection. Despite technically bing an international service – operating in Austria and Germany – seat reservations aren’t mandatory. I’ve booked one anyway, as this is a Euro…
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Frantic Frankfurt
It’s an icy cold morning as I leave Wurzburg for the journey to my final destination. Frankfurt is best known as a major centre for commerce and may not immediately spring to mind as a place for tourists. And on arrival at the main railway station, there was an unwelcoming air about it. Passengers swarmed…
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Living history in Würzburg
It was a pin in the map moment. When planning this trip I could have spent a few more days on trains travelling back to the UK. However, I then realised I had quite a few air miles stored away which would get me a business class flight from Frankfurt. So having sampled the delights…
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Munich – Wurzburg via Nuremberg
Last night a DJ didn’t save my life. But I did get a beer thanks to my recall of the 1980s kid’s TV show Fraggle Rock. It was a question in a pub quiz – presented entirely in English by a man from Cork – the The Keg Bar, described as “your international local”. It…
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München (and drinking)
I’m not a massive fan of fitness apps. But I do have a watch that measures my steps, and a quick check this morning shows that in the past couple of weeks I have walked over 200 kilometres. It sounds impressive (at least to me) so deserves a celebration. The Bavarian man in the bar…
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Plzen – Munich
The Hotel Central in Plzen may not have been the swankiest, but at checkout my bill comes too less than €100 for two nights. Its faded glory, feeling like a throwback to the 1970s, didn’t really matter. It was clean, (sort of) of comfortable and right in the centre of the city. But I was…
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Looking Up and Looking Down
Berlin is blessed with lots of green spaces, but none ar as grand as the Tiergarten. An ancient hunting ground, the sprawling parkland was badly damaged during the Second World War but has since become a focal point for joggers, doggers and walkers. During. A mid morning stroll I see two of those (I won’t…
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