Tag: Rhine Valley
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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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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…
Railway Dog 