Tag: Fahrräder

Be Cheap!

Travelling by train has just become a lot cheaper in Germany (at least, for the next three months). Our government is financing a monthly ticket for 9 Euro with which you can travel to every possible location within Germany.

There is one major restriction, e.g. you can only use it for regional trains, it is not valid in intercity and intercity express trains, i.e. a train ride from Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the South to Kiel in the North might take a while – but maybe in travelling it is more about the journey, not the arrival.

For me the attraction is combining trains with cycling. It definitely increases my radius and I’m looking forward to my summer break.

Taking a bike is better in some trains than in others. It can get very crowded. In fact, Deutsche Bahn jas already said that they will limit the bikes on a train if necessary

In fact, it is feared that trains will overload specifically on the popular tourist routes with so many Germans and visitors rushing to buy the cheap tickets.

For Amanda’s Friendly Friday Challenge: Trains, Tales and Tall Stories.

A Week of Threes

The flooding during the last weeks have reminded me when we were in Düsseldorf on the banks of the river Rhine a few years ago. The banks were overflown then but the waters didn’t reach dangerous levels.

Last week was grandson visiting time and we went for an excursion with our bike, taking the train first and then cycling back. It’s not a great photo by any means but it was the beginning of a wonderful day.

We also went to the zoo in Heidelberg.

There were three elephants

and a large number of flamingoes – but these three were obliging to pose for Thursday Trios.

Bicycle bicycle bicycle

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I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle

Biosphärenhaus

I want to ride my bicycle

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I want to ride my bike

38 bike d (480x640)

I want to ride my bicycle

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I want to ride it where I like
Queen.  Who else?
For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Bikes of Any Kind.  More bikes and pushbikes and motorbikes and pedal bikes can be found here.