Category Archives: Deutschland

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 Lone Diner in Köln

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Hector

Cologne Alone The day began with a visit to the excellent Saturn music shop before a very bog standard Curry at the award winning Kamasutra. Jonathan was driving to Rotterdam, Steve and Juliet had to find their way back to … Continue reading →

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Enough of Köln, we need a trip to Düsseldorf

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Hector

By the time Hector had made his pilgrimage to the Indien Curry Basmati House, the Chaps had signalled that they were leaving the Gluhwein stands in Heumarkt and were heading to Mühlen. Hector was well late. Actually I was ensuring … Continue reading →

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A Day at the Köln Weinachtsmarkt

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Hector

 The Curry-Heute at Restaurant Bombay was a perfect start to the day.  Arriving bang on the rendezvous time of 13.00 at the Alter Markt, Steve and Juliet were already enjoying their first  Glühwein of the day at the stall opposite … Continue reading →

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Three Nights in Köln, The Arrival

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Hector

Hector is on vacation The Köln Weinachtsmarkt has become a ritual way to end the longest of terms.  A dash to Edinburgh Airport was required to catch the 17.10 flight to Köln-Bonn Flughafen.  For reasons best know to Mr Stelios, … Continue reading →

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On the second day in München…

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Hector

Marg and Hector went down to breakfast in the Hotel Royal and found the ladies.  The Chaps had, and would not, surface this morning.  There was an announcement that the Englischer Garten would be a good place to go for … Continue reading →

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On the first day in München…

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Hector

Day 2 – München at last A 05.00 taxi took us back to Gatwick.  I felt as if my head had just touched the pillow when the alarm went off for the early morning rise.  Whose idea was this?  I watched … Continue reading →

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The return to München

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Hector

Howard has a bad shirt day, again… Yvonne was astonished that five of us could travel from Bamberg to München for €6 each. Such are the joys of DB and the Bayern Ticket, amongst others. There was a mandatory change … Continue reading →

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