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One Day in Saarbrücken

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Hector

The rain was chucking it down, still as we exited the back end of Saarbrücken Hbf to check in to the B&B Hotel.  This is decent accommodation at a good price and the chain has been experienced before at Flughafen … Continue reading →

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Colmar, and the last night in Strasbourg

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Hector

Peter, of Les Freres, had recommended Colmar as a place in Alsace to visit.  It was just over half an hour on a rather expensive train.  The Ticket Office was closed, if there was a better ticket on offer, it … Continue reading →

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Day 2 in Strasbourg

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Hector

The Sunday of Pessach and also the second birthday of Curry-Heute, there would be Curry later Today we would be Tourists, the weather was dry and occasionally the sun appeared, so one or two decent photographs would be possible.  Strasbourg … Continue reading →

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Off to Strasbourg – That’s in France!

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Hector

It takes two trains to reach Strasbourg from Freiburg im Breisgau. The first was a double-decker RE to Offenburg, fine. The second was a local unit across the Rhine which was wedged. At least we had a seat for the … Continue reading →

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An afternoon in Basel – and The Third Evening in Freiburg

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Hector

Basel  –  Much Travel, No Bier The Chap at the DB ticket desk congratulated me on my communication skills (I bet his English was better than my Deutsch) and no doubt knowledge of how the Deutsche Bahn ticketing system works. … Continue reading →

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Freiburg im Breisgau – Three Breweries In One Day

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Hector

Hector had next to no sleep. A combination of a lack of air in the room, a continuous heavy downpour and Chaps moving Barrels early in the morning. I heard it all but still I was not a grumpy old … Continue reading →

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Three Nights in Freiburg, via Basel

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Hector

The Travelling The departure gate at Edinburgh Airport for the Basel flight was quite chaotic this afternoon caused by a combination of strange decisions made by the easyJet staff and the most bizarre set of would be passengers Hector has … Continue reading →

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The Larbert Ale Fest

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Hector

March Madness was how Scotrail described their offer which let our group of mostly Glasgow CAMRA members take the 15.18 from Glasgow Queen St to Larbert at half price.  We need more discounts like this in our fair land.  We … Continue reading →

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The Bradford CAMRA Beer Festival 2012

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Hector

It is possible to leave Glasgow at the end of the working day and still reach Bradford in time for the end of the middle day of this festival.  Ricky had everything in place when Hector entered the Victoria Hall, … Continue reading →

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Athens Day 4 – A feeling of Home

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Hector

This would be a day of relaxation.  We set off to find the Beer Academy in daylight and found that we had been on the right street twice already, they are no more it appeared. There was a lengthy walk … Continue reading →

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