More Bike Space Needed, Please.
This Easter kicks off the start of the biking season over here in Germany (and parts of Europe). After months of having the bikes in the garages for many months due to a rather wintry season with more...
View ArticleMore Personell for the Customers, Please!
Typical at a station like the one in Flensburg: Empty ticket counter not in use (left) and ticket machines with a 50% functionality rate (right) Photo taken in May 2010 It is a nightmare of every...
View ArticleFlensburg Files News Flyer 29 November, 2011
It’s Christmas time and with that come the Christmas Markets, the Glühwein, the Presents, and lots of events that have been going on the last few days, which warrants the Flensburg Files News Flyer-...
View ArticleChristmas Market Tour 2013: Berlin Potsdamer Platz
Left to right: Daimler, Kohlhoff and Deutsche Bahn/ Sony Center Towers. Christmas market in the foreground. Photos taken in December 2013 Our final stop on the Christmas market tour in Berlin- Mitte is...
View ArticleGerman Railways on strike- again!
An empty Flensburg Railway Station. No train driver, no trains, but many infuriated passengers, even if none are seen here. Third union strike in two months. Longest strike in the history of Die Bahn....
View ArticleNiklas Blows Through Germany
High Winds Causes Downed Trees, Hinders Train Services, Causes Damages to Buildings Bikers being blown off by high winds, high waves causing local flooding and damages, flying carousels, and...
View ArticleUnd Täglich Grüß die Bahn (Groundhog Day with German Railways)
The lounge of the train station in the town of Zeitz, located in Saxony-Anhalt. Its charm resembles the German Democratic Republic, yet it has seen its better days with peeling wall paper, empty...
View ArticleICE-Line Erfurt-Leipzig/Halle(Saale) Open to Traffic
Galloping Gertie (the author’s bike) and the ICE-T train at Leipzig Central Station. Photo taken in Dec. 2015 ERFURT/LEIPZIG/HALLE(SAALE)- It took 25 years of planning, of which 19 years of...
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