Tag: Germany
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Koblenz to Lugano, a long day for a dog
It’s 660km from Koblenz to Lugano, and according to Google maps faster by train than car. Baspie was an angel surviving the 8 hours 10 minutes of train journey, plus a further 20 mins on the suburban train. It was due to be 7:10, but we were delayed 90 minutes, then regained 30, by managing…
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Joining scientists worldwide on Statues Sunday
Blindfolds on statues represent the willful failure of states to face the facts and listen to the science of the IPCC. Solutions exist to limit the climate crisis, but only by substantial change that requires government and business leadership. Tell the truth governments, as tweeking at the edges is not enough. Kolping was a 19th…
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Marksburg castle, Rhine Valley
Dog and I took the train to Braubach again, this time to go up one hill to look at the Marksburg from afar, then up another hill to explore this ancient fortress.
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Short train ride, big hike, above the Rhine between Filsen and Braubach
Saturday was dry. Yippee! So with the help of local trains and Komoot navigation app, we wiggled back along the hillside from Filsen. The week marked trail has occasional maps which point out where the good view points are, so we nipped up and down the hillside to get the best ones in. Well worth…
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Cake at Cafe Flowery, Koblenz
When there’s a plant based cake place, even someone without a sweet tooth like me has to go. Relaxing happy place. The wooden floor is delightful. In my dreams I would host a dance party here.
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Drizzly cycle on Good Friday
The forecast wasn’t good, but what was I supposed to do with an Interrail ticket, a bicycle that came inexpensively with the Airbnb and a dog? We are staying in Niederlahnstein, which has taken a while to learn to spell. It’s the Caversham of Koblenz, ie the pleasant suburb on the other side of the…
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Wine-powered hydro electricity on a big scale in the Mosel / Moselle valley
Baspie dog and I were awestruck by the size and age of the hydropower plant we spotted whilst cycling by the Mosel. They built this hydro 60 years before Reading Hydro. Takes a maximum of 450 cumecs of water. Wow. I wonder if the local wine helped them in their fearlessness? The power is generated…
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A dodgy day of delays cancellations and scattiness
Yesterday Baspie the dog and I agreed that much as we like snuggling in a sleeping bag together, there are temperatures below which it isn’t an effective strategy. -3C was too low. Sub zero was forecast again. So we let the tent defrost and dry in the sunshine, and snuggled some more. We had some…
Railway Dog 