Monthly Archives: July 2012

Hector’s Heroic Homecoming – Day the Eighth – Bamberg, A Bier too far…

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Hector

After the excesses of yesterday there should ave been a good night’s sleep, alas in the Cupboard which was Room 221 in Hotel Garni Probst, there was a problem. A generator of some description was located outside the window, this … Continue reading →

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Hector’s Heroic Homecoming – Day the Seventh – Annafest

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Hector

The journey from Passau to Nürnberg was the shortest of the Trip. Lord Clive and Jonathan checked into the Ibis, [Stan.TC] led the rest of us to his favoured Hotel – Garni Probst. It was just as well Hector had … Continue reading →

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Hector’s Heroic Homecoming – Passau – Day the Sixth – Robin’s Random Ramblings #2

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Hector

There was time for a bit of sightseeing before the Noon Curry-Heute Rendezvous with Howard. After a very good Curry we jumped on a Bus and caught up with The Chaps and Chapattis at the Bayerische Löwe. The Hausbier (Vollbier) … Continue reading →

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Hector’s Heroic Homecoming – Passau – Day the Fifth – Robin’s Random Ramblings #1

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Hector

The Trains from Ceske Budejovice via Linz to Passau would stop at every lamp-post. [Stan.TC] cheered us up even more by telling us that he had discovered the last section of the journey to Linz would be by Replacement Bus. … Continue reading →

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Hector’s Heroic Homecoming – Day the Fourth – Hector can organise a Pi**-Up in a Brewery

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Hector

Bold as today’s title claim may be, the remarkable things was the unexpected issue of Taxis, or the lack thereof at Ceske Budejovice Railway Station. We were now Nine, Ricky flying back to Yeadon Airport later in the day. Hector … Continue reading →

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Hector’s Heroic Homecoming – Day the Third – Many Pragmatic Returns

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Hector

 Is Hector entitled to Czech Citizenship? Some were up and out early. As nobody in their right mind would pay for an Ibis Breakfast, people visited various outlets around Andel. Ricky insisted that he and [Stan.TC] go for a Bier. … Continue reading →

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Hector’s Heroic Homecoming – Day the Second – The Voyage Home

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Hector

 No Sleep until Ceske Budejovice We were six in a compartment of six, perfect. The train crawled to Dresden then turned up the Elbe Tal towards Bad Schandau. We would pass through Kurort Rathen, the highlight of Hector and Marg’s … Continue reading →

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Hector’s Heroic Homecoming – Day the First – The Berlin Air-drop

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Hector

It came to pass, there was an 07.00 rendezvous at Glasgow Airport, yes the one with the Railway running past the Runway and a shorter walk thereby as equivalent from Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen to its Train Station. And so Hector, … Continue reading →

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The Staggs, impromptu, and just The Three of Us

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Hector

A Quorate Group of The Friends of Hector had arranged a trip to Stavely today, Hector felt that He and Marg had travelled enough for the moment. Stavely, next time – definitely! But then there was a reconsideration. Robin was … Continue reading →

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The Day We Went to Brighton

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Hector

Arriving last evening  from Budapest there was an important Curry-Heute at the  Jai Ho in Horley then Clive and Hector squeezed in a late night Bier at The Swan.  Crawley’s version of 5 to 11 Graeme turned up on schedule.  … Continue reading →

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