Monthly Archives: July 2012

Prague with Marg

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Hector

Prague was not on the original plan for this summer’s vacation, especially as its a main feature of the rapidly approaching big tour of 2012: Hector’s Heroic Homecoming. Budapest is the end point of this trip, arriving by boat down … Continue reading →

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Hector visits Sächsen Schweize

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Hector

In 1982 Hector and Kenneth took the train down the Elbe Tal from Praha to Dresden, a day trip in the Inter-Rail days. The scenery was amazing, I took many photographs, but this is one of three batches that have … Continue reading →

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Rügen Island

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Hector

Adjacent to Usedom is the larger Island of Rügen. They are no distance at all apart and yet it would take three trains and as many hours to get the few kilometres north. Hector did look for a Ferry connecting … Continue reading →

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One Night on Usedom

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Hector

Usedom, now there is a strange name for an Island on the Baltic, or Ostsee as it is called in these parts. Trassenheide was our first objective where Hector had located affordable accommodation in the very comfortable Pension Bernstein (Bahnhof … Continue reading →

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Two Nights in Berlin

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Hector

Wilkommen im Berlin This is the start of Hector and Marg’s fourteenth Summer Vacation. Once again Marg and Hector are resident at The Best Western (Osloer Strasse, Wedding) which they advertise as Berlin Mitte. We are in the midst of … Continue reading →

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