Category Archives: Deutschland

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 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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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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Zurück Nach Traben-Trarbach

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Hector

Saarbrücken is in Saarland, Traben-Trabach is in Rheinland-Pfalz, one Landeskarte permits two to travel across these regions, a great saving, thank you, DB. It is ten years exactly since Marg and Hector first arrived in Traben-Trarbach.  We stayed at the … Continue reading →

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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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