tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090896386309795752024-03-06T02:53:01.415-06:002011 Germany Trip5 weeks travel through Germany and a visit to GenevaMeinhard Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886567876531019792noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409089638630979575.post-62845307908308701832011-05-14T08:49:00.001-05:002014-07-19T08:46:57.244-05:00Geneva May 11 - 15<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Meinhard Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886567876531019792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409089638630979575.post-48924462444717447842011-05-09T14:16:00.001-05:002014-07-19T08:44:15.571-05:00Frankfurt May 9 - 11<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Arrived on <b>Monday afternoon</b> after an 3.5 hour fast (ICE) train ride from Bremen, our longest train ride of this trip, about 500 Km. Have a very nice and large place at <a href="http://www.pension-aller.de/">Pension Aller</a>. Walked to the business and Old Opera Place for drinks and dinner. Tuesday another tour of the old town and the DOM area. Getting ready for the flight to Geneva.<br />
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Meinhard Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886567876531019792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409089638630979575.post-52785069636158177812011-05-08T04:15:00.000-05:002014-07-18T22:11:58.337-05:00Bremen May 7 - 9<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On<b> Saturday we arrived in Bremen</b> after a short one hour train trip from Hamburg. Sunny and 75F in Hamburg and Bremen and no change expected for the next days. We will stay until Monday and then forward to Frankfurt and Geneva on May 11.<br />
Bremen is a one - two day city, many beautiful old houses and streets with restaurants including churches. Another UNESCO area. And of course everyone knows this is the city of <b>Becks Beer</b>.<br />
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In the story a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Donkey">donkey</a>, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Dog">dog</a>, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Cat">cat</a>, and a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooster" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Rooster">rooster</a>, all past their prime years in life and usefulness on their respective farms, were soon to be discarded or mistreated by their masters. One by one they leave their homes and set out together. They decide to go to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bremen" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bremen">Bremen</a>, known for its freedom, to live without owners and become musicians there.</div>
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On the way to Bremen, they see a lighted cottage; they look inside and see four robbers enjoying their ill-gotten gains. Standing on each other's backs, they decide to perform for the men in hope of gaining food. Their 'music' has an unanticipated effect; the men run for their lives, not knowing what the strange sound is. The animals take possession of the house, eat a good meal, and settle in for the evening.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Later that night, the robbers return and send one of their members in to investigate. It is dark and he sees the eyes of the Cat shining in the darkness. He reaches over to light his candle, thinking he sees the coals of the fire. Things happen in quick succession; the Cat swipes his face with her claws, the Dog bites him on the leg, the Donkey kicks him and the Rooster crows and chases him out the door, screaming. He tells his companions that he was beset by a horrible </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; line-height: 1.5em; text-decoration: none;" title="Witch">witch</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> who scratched him with her long fingers (the Cat), an ogre with a knife (the Dog), a giant who had hit him with his club (the Donkey), and worst of all, the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; line-height: 1.5em; text-decoration: none;" title="Judge">judge</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> who screamed in his voice from the rooftop (the Rooster). The robbers abandon the cottage to the strange creatures who have taken it, where the animals live happily for the rest of their days.</span></div>
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Meinhard Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886567876531019792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409089638630979575.post-28231836374490636812011-05-05T12:56:00.004-05:002014-07-18T22:10:21.512-05:00Hamburg May 2 - 7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b> Arrived on 2 May</b> at 11:30 in Hamburg Altona with the fast ICE train from Berlin (in less than 2 hours). It is sunny but a cool 56F. Staying with a friend, we met in Argentina, and her partner in the apartment buildings "Guest Apartment" with all the luxuries like a hotel room. Planing on leaving Saturday to Bremen. <b>Tuesday</b>, roamed around Altona and later the center of Hamburg, lunch at Daniel Wisher (old Fish restaurant) then a Sauna on our roof garden and dinner. <br />
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<b>Wednesday May 4</b>, spent the day visiting, grave sites at the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, then the Poppenbuttel and Hohenfelde areas of Hamburg (where I grew up). The evening we strolled up and down the Reeperbahn and a few side streets, like Herbert Str. <b>Thursday May 5,</b> went to the Harbor this morning to take a Ferry up the Elbe to Blankenese where we strolled the streets and had lunch, Back by bus and dinner on the rooftop. Friday we will spent some more time in Altona and watch the parade of boats at the Hamburg Harbor's 822 Birthday party (Yes 822). 50+ Sail Ships are ready in the harbor to participate in this three day event. We have tickets for Saturday to go by train to <b>Bremen</b> for two nights then on to Frankfurt and Geneva.</div>
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We are staying in <b>Altona</b> a big area near St Pauli Reeperbahn of Hamburg (long time ago part of Denmark). The walk to the Altona train station is always an experience you think you are in Istanbul. This half mile stretch, full of shops and restaurants, is full of Turks all ages and they spent the morning smoking and drinking coffee in the coffee shops. You hear little German even they do speak German and most have lived here for 40+ years. They tell us Hamburg has MANY tourists - compared to Berlin there is no one here! Once every hour you see a City Tour bus with maybe a dozen tourists driving around and on the streets you see some and hear a few different languages. Not at all like Berlin 4-5 City Tour buses every 20 minutes full of tourists and the streets were full of tourists, noisy and every language or German dialect can be heard even the public transportation in Berlin was full of people and many of them tourists.</div>
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Meinhard Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886567876531019792noreply@blogger.com0Altona-Nord, Hamburg, Germany53.552088917865092 9.934654227294913753.540874417865091 9.9197712272949143 53.563303417865093 9.949537227294913tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409089638630979575.post-67786831446736734432011-05-04T01:47:00.002-05:002011-05-16T12:00:49.741-05:00Germany Observations and Travel Notes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Germany<br />
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Prices - not as bad as we think in the US - remember Sales tax is included in all advertised prices. In restaurants the service / tip is also included (some leave additional change or a few percent). <b>Sales tax is 19%!</b></li>
<li>Toilets - <b>Euro .40 - .50</b> or 60 70 cents, and they do collect or you don't get in.</li>
<li><b>Water </b>- no water tap in restaurants, they make you buy a bottle at Euro 2 - 4 ($2.80 - $5.50) the waiter tells us when you get home and you did not like the tap water you blame the restaurant so we only sell bottles. One Menu had "The city does not give away coffee we don't give away water".</li>
<li><b>Trams and Trains </b>- you know when the next one is coming, display at the station, also inside it shows where the train is going and next stations upcoming.</li>
<li>It looks like there are now more Ice cream cafes than Beer bars.</li>
<li>Cup of Coffee 1.5 - 2.5 euros, .5 liter beer 2.5 - 3.5 Euros, Coke 2.2-2.5 small bottle.</li>
<li><b>Lunch or Dinner</b> in nice Restaurant 10-15 Euros (Tip,Tax inc)</li>
<li>One day card to use all public transportation Family 7 Euros (Leipzig, Dresden, Berlin)</li>
<li>Many cars in the cities but no traffic jams, many bicycles! looks like people like to stay fit and $8 gas helps. </li>
<li>MANY German tourists in Leipzig, Bamberg, Wittenberg and Dresden. Very few in Hamburg.</li>
<li>Berlin more Beer and Bars than Ice Cream and Coffee Shops, not like other cities.</li>
<li>OK to walk around with a bottle of beer after work or evening in city area.</li>
<li><b>Smoking</b> - not inside restaurants but outside - many smokers!</li>
<li>Berlin full of tourists in late April - many languages on the streets.</li>
<li><b>Bike</b>s - many and watch out they are all over you have a chance to get hit by a bike before a car. </li>
<li>Wine pured is .2 L a bit more than the average pour in the States - Nice! </li>
<li>Hamburg more expensive (10%) than Eastern Germany towns.</li>
<li>Dogs in Restaurants, is OK.</li>
<li><b>Switzerland Geneva</b> prices are HIGH. $ 4.90 for a Coffee of the day at Starbucks, $ 7-8 for a Glass of wine .1L (half of what they serve in Germany), a glass of Beer $5 .3L., Dinner $40-50 person with drinks in nice Restaurant, Lunch $15-20 no drinks. </li>
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The German Democratic Republic, which consisted geographically of northeast Germany rather than all of eastern Germany, had an area of 107,771 km<sup style="line-height: 1em;">2</sup> (41,610 mi<sup style="line-height: 1em;">2</sup>), bordering <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Czechoslovakia</a> in the south, West Germany (officially: Federal Republic of Germany) in the south and west, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Sea" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Baltic Sea</a> to the north, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Poland</a> in the east.</div><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;">In 1989 a non-violent revolution overthrew the Communists. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Soviet Union">Soviets</a> refused to intervene, and the country soon reunited with West Germany and is now part of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Germany</a>.</div><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;">At <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_reunification" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">German reunification</a> on October 3, 1990, the <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdivisions_of_East_Germany#Restoration_of_the_L.C3.A4nder" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Subdivisions of East Germany">Länder</a></i> (states) of East Germany were integrated as <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_federal_states" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="New federal states">new federal states</a> to the<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Republic_of_Germany" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Federal Republic of Germany">Federal Republic of Germany</a> (FRG). Moreover, the German Democratic Republic was disestablished after the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_party" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Communist party">Communist</a>government, of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Unity_Party_of_Germany" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Socialist Unity Party of Germany</a> (SED), lost the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_German_general_election,_1990" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="East German general election, 1990">general election</a> on March 18, 1990, and thus its parliamentary majority in the <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkskammer" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Volkskammer">Volkskammer</a></i> (People’s Chamber); subsequently, on August 23, 1990, the <i>Volkskammer</i> re-established the five pre-war states — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Brandenburg</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Mecklenburg-Vorpommern</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxony" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Saxony</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxony-Anhalt" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Saxony-Anhalt</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuringia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Thuringia</a>(disestablished in 1952) — for the reunification of East Germany to West Germany.</div><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"></div><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; color: black; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; 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margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;">In 1989, following widespread public anger over the results of local government elections that spring, many citizens applied for exit visas or left the country illegally. In August 1989 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Hungary</a> removed its border restrictions and unsealed its border, and more than 13,000 people left East Germany by crossing the "green" border via <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Czechoslovakia</a> into Hungary and then on to<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Austria</a> and West Germany.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GDR#cite_note-16" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[17]</a></sup> Many others <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_demonstrations_in_East_Germany" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Monday demonstrations in East Germany">demonstrated against the ruling party</a>, especially in the city of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leipzig" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Leipzig</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Masur" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Kurt Masur</a>, the conductor of the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leipzig_Gewandhaus_Orchestra" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra">Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra</a>, led local negotiations with the government and held town meetings in the concert hall.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GDR#cite_note-17" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[18]</a></sup> The demonstrations eventually led Erich Honecker to resign in October, and he was replaced by a slightly more moderate communist, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egon_Krenz" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Egon Krenz</a>.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;">On November 9, 1989, a few sections of the Berlin Wall were opened, resulting in thousands of East Germans crossing into West Berlin and West Germany for the first time. Krenz resigned a few days later, and the SED abandoned power shortly afterward. Although there were some limited attempts to create a permanent democratic East Germany, these were soon overwhelmed by calls for unification with West Germany.</div></div></div>Meinhard Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886567876531019792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409089638630979575.post-66810690309991574982011-04-25T10:21:00.000-05:002014-07-18T22:07:10.241-05:00Berlin April 25 - May 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dresden to Berlin today, a two Hour Train ride. Must remember that travel on Easter Monday is like Thanksgiving travel in the USA, everyone is out to visit with family. We had train tickets but no seats, all were reserved, but after 30 minutes we discovered an almost empty Restaurant Car and spent the train ride sipping Budweiser Beer (the real one) and eating Cheese with nice German company from the North.<br />
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In Berlin Hotel, after a short detour to the wrong direction from the Main Rail Station. There are two "Kastanienalle" Streets in Berlin and we were directed to the wrong one directly the opposite direction from our place, so an extra 25 minute Train / Bus ride for us. Thanks again to a nice lady in the bus that toke the time to explain the different areas of Berlin.<br />
First impression - Berlin is too large - give us back Dresden! <b>Tuesday</b> used Public transportation to move around Berlin Mitte and Alexander Place.<br />
<b>Wednesday</b> met with two women that know a friend of ours (Klaus) that passed away two yeas ago May 7, 2009, visited grave site outside Berlin and walked around Kurfurstendamm. Our Hotel is in a really upcoming area (former East Germany) with many or mostly young people and many restaurants, bars, coffee shops. Not the real Germany but very interesting maybe the new Germany? <br />
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T<b>hursday 75 F,</b> we are now experts with the Subway, Tram, Bus or S-Bahn. Went to the new Government Center Buildings, Presidents Palace, Memorial for European Jews, Brandenburg Tor, Under the Linden and toke the Bus 100 (Double decker, Public transportation) around the main city sites. Back in our area had Indian Food for the second day, great restaurants in the area most of them Asian, Indian, Turkish with a few German. Two weeks now and I still get responses in English when I ask in "My German", fishing for the right words in German. <br />
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<b>Friday April 29, 75 F</b>, visited Check Point Charly, East Side Gallery (Wall), North side memorial, Castle Charlottendorf today = 9 miles of walking and 10 subways, Trams, S-Bahn, Busses, ended the day with Beer and Pizza.<br />
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<b>Saturday April 30</b> went on trip to Potsdam (about 45 minutes by train) and did Tour of three Castles: New Palace, Sanssouci and Cecilienhof then spent time in beautiful Potsdam. <br />
<b>Sunday May 1</b>, some problems the night with protesters and marches but not very serious. Today, May 1 Labor Day, there should be many gatherings in parks and some demonstrations. Went around the city with bus 200, and spent some more time in the center "The Mitte". Last day, tomorrow 9:25 train to Hamburg, a 2 hour trip. Today was a sunny day with a cool wind temperature high 63F at Noon.<br />
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Arrived at 2:00PM at the main Rail Station, another beautiful day so we walked to our Pension. We will stay in Dresden for 4 nights at <a href="http://www.pension-kaeubler.de/"><b>Pension Kaubler</b></a>. A beautiful older house with several rooms to rent and a delicious breakfast table set.<br />
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Can only say <b>WOW</b> about Dresden - there is so much to see, Churches, Castles, Halls, Monuments, Gardens, Museums and so on. Also around 30,000 students at the University. Dresden population about 530,000 same as Leipzig but it feels MUCH larger. A great place to visit if in Germany and probably much less expensive than Munich and Hamburg. One of the best transit systems I have ever seen.<br />
Toke a trip to Meissen (30 minutes by train) on Friday, also very interesting, Factory tour was closed but the store was open to look and shop also visited Cathedral and Fortress.<br />
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Saturday another day visiting the many sites and several museums including the Armory, Porcelain, Dom Church and the older section across the Elbe River where many students and artist live. It is sunny and 70. Easter day 3 museums at ths Castle Garden, Frauenkirche, Kreuzkirche and a long trip along the river by Tram later on resting in Beergarden.<br />
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Meinhard Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886567876531019792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409089638630979575.post-25006830065115140492011-04-20T10:54:00.000-05:002014-07-17T20:00:31.452-05:00Wittenberg Lutherstadt April 20<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Arrived this AM from Leipzig after an one hour train ride. This is the Town Luther lived and worked, visiting his Church and Home. A small very pretty town and everything to see is within 1 mile.<br />
Left town on Thursday morning (see picture) and toke the train from Wittenberg over Leipzig to Dresden.<br />
Our Place: <a href="http://www.stadthotel-wittenberg.de/"><b>Stadt Hotel Wittenberg</b></a><br />
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Today, Monday April 18, went all over town to see Thomas Church, Stasi Museum, Bach, Medelsohn, Nicholas Church, Old Rathaus, Borse and many small streets and corners. One more full day to see a few museums (from the inside). It was 68 and sunny so we had coffee and ice cream in one of the many outside cafes. Have tickets to Lutherstadt Wittenberg on Wednesday. Seija at the Stasi Museum and Downtown Leipzig on a sunny day.<br />
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April 19, another sunny and warm day (74 degrees), went to Bach Museum, Battle of Nations Memorial <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">Völkerschlachtdenkmal)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 15px;"> </span>building began 1829, Museum dedecated to History of Division and Unity of East Germany, also with a one day pass traveled around town (from end to end) by trolley.<br />
<b><a href="http://www.germanplaces.com/germany/leipzig.html">Leipzig Attractions</a> </b><br />
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Our full day day in Bamberg and we had a great German breakfast in our Hotel / Pension. Walked through the hilly city to visit the Dom and Cathedral, Bamberg History Museum, Brewery Museum and some time around the Old City Hall. Another cool day in the high 40s, still waiting for the 60 F days that are supposed to come any day!<br />
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It is asparagus season here, many farmers sell there fresh product at the Market. It is like white gold ($10 for a small package).<br />
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margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The </span></span><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bamberger Dom St. Peter and St. George</span></span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> is one of the German </span></span><a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiserdom" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Kaiserdom"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">imperial cathedrals</span></span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> and with its four towers, the dominant structure of the World Heritage </span></span><i><a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamberg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bamberg"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bamberg</span></span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Old Town </span></span></i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Inside are the famous </span></span><a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamberger_Reiter" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bamberg Rider</span></span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> , the grave of the only canonized rulers of the </span></span><a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiliges_R%C3%B6misches_Reich" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Heiliges Römisches Reich"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Holy Roman Empire</span></span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> and the only pope's grave in Germany and north of the Alps.</span> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In addition to the three other Wallfahrtsbasiliken </span></span><a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilika_Marienweiher" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Basilica Marie Weiher</span></span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> , </span></span><a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilika_Vierzehnheiligen" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Basilica of the Fourteen Holy</span></span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> and </span></span><a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilika_G%C3%B6%C3%9Fweinstein" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Basilica Gößweinstein</span></span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> fourth is the Bamberg Cathedral, the </span></span><a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_minor" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; 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So far the best thing about the Rail travel is that we arrive in the center of town and are able to walk to our Hotel, usually 1-2 KM from the RR Station. The streets are clean and save around the Main RR Stations so far and it gives you a change to get a feel of the city and people when walking. Temperature is in the high 40s to low 50s, it should be in the high 60s, maybe soon. Looking back we walk around 5 - 7 miles a day. Prices are more or less like the US - a pint of Beer Euros 2-3, wine 2-3, Dinner 8-15, Coffee 1-2, Euro right now $1,44. <br />
Tomorrow, Sunday, by train to Leipzig (3 hour train ride).<br />
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Meinhard Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886567876531019792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409089638630979575.post-76160564867391262032011-04-15T10:53:00.000-05:002016-07-05T12:26:37.707-05:00Bamberg April 15<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Arrived in Bamberg Friday April15 1:00 PM after an one hour train ride from Wurzburg. Another easy train ride with the DB. This is a UNESCO town, many students and a fun place to spent 2-3 days. Specialty is Smoked Beer, taste like Beer and smoked bacon, not everyones taste but an experience.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Bamberg</b> is a city in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavaria" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Bavaria</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Germany</a>. It is located in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Franconia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Upper Franconia</a> on the river <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regnitz" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Regnitz</a>, close to its confluence with the river <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_(river)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Main (river)">Main</a>. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from getting near to Bamberg. Bamberg is home to nearly 7,000 foreign nationals, including over 4,100 members of the<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">United States Army</a> and their dependents. The name <i>Bamberg</i> is supposed to have its origin in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Babenberg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">House of Babenberg</a>.</span></div>
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After a full day in Wurzburg and a guided tour of the town and sights from our friend Gisela (back from Connecticut in the 1980's). The<a href="http://www.residenz-wuerzburg.de/"> Residenze Wurzburg</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortress_Marienberg">Fortress</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wuerzburg_Kapelle.JPG">Kapelle </a>were really great sites.and so was the city. We ended the day with a nice dinner in a great small town a few miles away. Wurzburg is in Northern Bavaria, so many Churches here. Today a few hours in our Hotel then to the train station and a train to Bamberg. <b></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Würzburg</b> (<small>German pronunciation: </small><span class="IPA" title="Pronunciation in IPA"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_German" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for German">[ˈvʏɐ̯tsbʊɐ̯k]</a></span>) is a city in the region of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franconia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Franconia</a> which lies in the northern tip of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavaria" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Bavaria</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Germany</a>. Located at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_(river)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Main (river)">Main</a> River, it is the capital of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regierungsbezirk" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Regierungsbezirk</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Franconia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Lower Franconia</a>. The regional dialect is Franconian. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Würzburg is approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) from either <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_am_Main" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Frankfurt am Main">Frankfurt am Main</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Nuremberg</a> by road. The city of Würzburg is not included in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%BCrzburg_(district)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Würzburg (district)">district of Würzburg</a>, but is its administrative seat (Landkreis). Its population is 133,501 as of 31 December 2008.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">On <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_W%C3%BCrzburg_in_World_War_II" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bombing of Würzburg in World War II">16 March 1945</a>, about 90% of the city full of civilians was destroyed in 17 minutes by 225<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="United Kingdom">British</a> Lancaster bombers during a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">World War II</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_W%C3%BCrzburg_in_World_War_II" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bombing of Würzburg in World War II">air raid</a>. All of the city's churches, cathedrals, and other monuments were heavily damaged or destroyed. The city center, which dated from medieval times, was totally destroyed in a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestorm" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">firestorm</a> in which 5,000 people perished. Over the next 20 years, the buildings of historical importance were painstakingly and accurately replicated. The citizens who rebuilt the city immediately after the end of the war were mostly women – <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%BCmmerfrauen" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Trümmerfrauen">Trümmerfrauen</a> ("rubble women") – because the men were either dead or taken <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_war" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">prisoner of war</a>. In comparison, Würzburg was destroyed more totally than was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Dresden</a> in a firebombing the previous month.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">After the war, Würzburg was host to the U.S. Army's <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._3d_Infantry_Division" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="U.S. 3d Infantry Division">3rd Infantry Division</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._1st_Infantry_Division" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="U.S. 1st Infantry Division">1st Infantry Division</a>, U.S. Army Hospital and various other U.S. military units that maintained a presence in Germany. The U.S. units were withdrawn from Würzburg in 2008, bringing an end to over 60 years of U.S. military presence in Würzburg.</span><br />
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Meinhard Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886567876531019792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409089638630979575.post-18856453351910276932011-04-13T09:02:00.000-05:002014-07-17T19:43:28.123-05:00Chicago - Wuerzburg April 12 - 13 2011<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The first day started "GREAT". The very nice United Gate Agent put us into Business Class for the Chicago - Frankfurt flight - he liked Alaska Airlines or us?. "I am going to bend the rules for you" - he said. With a Non-Rev. Ticket on Stand-By, getting on the first flight and Business class for free is great. Endless wine, real food (Filet Mignon) with real silverware and glasses, a chese selection with Port Wine = no time to read, did I mentionen the leg room and seat space? Well we left Chicago 2:40PM and arrived in Frankfurt 5:20AM. A 5 minute very easy train ride from the Airport to the Main Rail station, then after a small breakfast and a walk in Frankfurt we toke one of the German Fast trains to Wuerzburg. In about one hour we arrived (around 9:10) in Wuerzburg, too early for our room to be ready so we walked around town until Noon.<br />
Cold, 45 F, in Wuerzburg.<br />
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The DB offers a complete hierarchical assortment of services identified by an alphabet soup of letters. Here are most of the train types and designations, in descending order of speed and coverage:<br />
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ICE (InterCity Express) - The ICE is the flagship of the GermanRail system and provides high-speed connections between the principal metropolitan areas. Trains usually run every hour or sometimes even more frequently. There are now several generations of ICE, including new tilting trains which allow for high speed travel on conventional tracks. (See "High speed trains" below.)<br />
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IC/EC (InterCity/EuroCity) - These are high-quality express trains connecting the larger domestic destinations and hubs at speeds sometimes only slightly slower than the ICE. Trains usually run every hour or two and sometimes share alternating schedules with ICE trains. Many of these trains travel into adjacent countries as part of the EC (EuroCity) system.<br />
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ICN, EN, CNL, NZ (InterCityNight, EuroNight, CityNightLine; Nachtzug) - Various overnight trains providing long-distance sleeping accommodations.<br />
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D (Durchgangszug) - The venerable D-Zug is a fairly rapid long-distance train that provides connections on some of the lesser traveled routes or times. These trains now run almost exclusively overnight.<br />
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IRE (InterRegioExpress) - IRE trains are express trains that connect the larger regional cities at regular intervals.<br />
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RE (RegionalExpress) - The RE is a regional express train connecting medium-sized towns to the main rail hubs.<br />
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RB (RegionalBahn) - The RB is the main local train in the DB arsenal and connects the smallest of towns to the RE system and main rail hubs.<br />
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SE (StadtExpress) - A local train that connects medium and large cities to their outlying satellite towns.<br />
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S (S-Bahn, Schnellbahn) - Suburban commuter rail service in and around major metropolitan areas.<br />
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