U-Bahn Passage, Essen – Germany. Travel Photos: Essen Photo Gallery Read more »
U-Bahn Passage, Essen – Germany
Salvatorkirche and Rathaus, Duisburg – Germany
Salvatorkirche and Rathaus (city hall), Duisburg – Germany. Travel Photos: Duisburg Photo Gallery Read more »
Getting cheap train tickets in Germany
Travel by train is my favourite way of getting around Germany. The trains are clean, nearly always on time and the rail network goes practically everywhere. All that efficiency though doesn’t come cheap. Unless you have a Eurail Pass, just turning up to the train station and buying a ticket is expensive. If you can [...] Read more »
On the trail of artists and architects in Germany
From Budapest I took a flight to Weeze in the West of Germany. It worked out much cheaper to do this than to fly directly to Amsterdam, which was my next stop. Flying to Weeze kept my remarkable run of visits to Germany intact, and it also gave me a chance to visit a building [...] Read more »
Travel Photo: Roggendorf Haus, Dusseldorf – Germany
Roggendorf Haus is an old warehouse in the Media Harbour development in Dusseldorf. The giant plastic men are inspired from those rubber men that you throw on glass then gradually flip down to the ground. Travel Photos: Dusseldorf photo gallery Read more »
Travel Photo: A New Successful Day, Wuppertal – Germany
Ein Neuer Erfolgreicher Tag (A new successful day) – Wuppertal Germany. Travel Photos: Wuppertal photo gallery Read more »
Munich Airport Train
Whenever I travel to Germany I always leave with a feeling of awe and envy at German transport and infrastructure. I got the train to Munich Airport from Munich Hauptbahnhof at a ridiculously early hour. Trains run regularly 24 hours a day. This photo is the train schedule at 3 in the morning. [Flughafen Train [...] Read more »
Christmas Markets of Europe
The Christmas market tradition began in Germany and Austria but markets can be found all over Europe. The markets feature stalls that sell nativity scene pieces, Christmas tree decorations as well as hand craft items. Spending time in these markets I felt a stronger sense of the true meaning of Christmas than I feel in [...] Read more »
Dragon Slaying Angel, Munich – Germany
[Angel Marienplatz - Munich] An angel at the base of the Marian column at Marienplatz, Munich. The Glockenspiel of the new city hall is in the background. Travel Photos: Munich photo gallery Read more »
Munich bike paths
Cities like Melbourne have talked about Copenhagenizing the streets to make bicycling safer. I think Munich has a good bike path system and it’s relatively simple as well. Most of the bike paths are on the extra wide footpaths, and a change of paving style alerts you when you’re on a bike path. [Bike Track [...] Read more »