Monochrome (pure black with white) drawing of mountains with a lake in front
Playing with Notan drawing.
This is from a photo of the mountains and the ski slope at Strbske Pleso from when we visited in September on the #TatrasTrainTrip
#Notan #NotanArt #NotanDrawing #MastoArt
The summary blog posts for my recent Interrail (+plane & ferry) trip is now up on my main site.
It's a two parter, the second part is linked from the first.
(I know there are a few typos in both - I'll get a round tuit)
I hope you get some inspiration for your travels [β¦]
Good morning.
Sleeping in your own bed is so much more restful than any so-called luxurious hotel bed.
Except - the hotels tend not to have a black cat that is repeatedly checking that, yes, you really have come back!
The case is unpacked, the washing machine has started earning its keep.
And [β¦]
Unfortunately it wasn't a restful night's sleep on the ferry - I just couldn't settle. I couldn't get my temperature right either - which is probably still that virus.
We got on the train despite Stena's best endeavours at confusing disembarkation.
And we're now comfortably zipping through the [β¦]
Today's hurriedly written #TatrasTrainTrip #blog post - where we move from Germany into the Netherlands and home is not too far away.
mikefromlfe.mataroa.blog/blog/across-the-border/
#interrail #blogging #CrossBorderRail
A ferry cabin with a pair of pink toed socks in the foreground. There's a reflection of the porthole widow below a blank TV screen. To the right there's an illuminated area and at the end of the photo is a door with safety information.
We're in our cabin on the boat.
The tea is brewing.
The sun is setting (it's more than a bit cloudy though).
I've got snack food for tea. Sacha still doesn't want food.
I think we set off in about an hour and a half.
Here's hoping for a restful night.
No [β¦]
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I suppose I could expect nothing less from Deutsch Bahn.
My food order from the ICE portal didn't arrive - so I went to the bordrestaurant and enquired - it seems that if you order on the English language page it accepts the order, but if you order in German it tells you that the portal isn't [β¦]
We're on the train!
It arrived slightly early, and departed on the dot of the planned time - is this really a DB service?
It's an ICE Neo3 - the first time I have been on one - and very lovely it is too, grey and wood panels. Very classy! (Shame about a couple of the other passengers - but it's [β¦]
Today's adventure with DB will be a straightforward trip from KΓΆln to Utrecht.
Then we'll be taking a short journey to Rotterdam - based on our previous good experience we'll get the metro from Rotterdam Alex rather than Centraal.
The metro will deliver us to the ferry terminal at Hook of [β¦]
That was a much better night's sleep.
The noise from Cologne's main railway station across the road was far less than the traffic noise.
The police went home to bed, along with their sirens, about 11pm (and haven't got up yet).
Only two coughing fits and one attack of cramp in my lower leg [β¦]
A bowl of sliced sausage in a brown curry sauce
[Photo of food]
I finally found some currywurst!
Lecker!
#food #germany #TatrasTrainTrip
The end of the trip is in sight.
We've landed in Cologne for a night, and here's our day
https://mikefromlfe.mataroa.blog/blog/genau/
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Thanks to @keithdevereux for the excellent imaging advice!
#interrail #TatrasTrainTrip #blogging #blog
Two large glasses of milky coffee on a wooden table top
A paved plaza with parasols and restaurant tables
Drinking excellent milky coffee overlooking the Rhine in Remagen.
We've stopped off here to recharge our souls on our way to Cologne.
The river is a short walk from the station and there seems to be frequent services.
It's a nice town.
#TatrasTrainTrip #germany #interrail
Great location for this hotel with a terrace overlooking the Rhine in Koblenz.
Shame about everything else.
No plugs for the sinks, microwave, kettle and fridge but no cutlery or crockery. Several of the wall sockets don't deliver any electricity. Seriously steep steps to get into the place [β¦]
Today's #TatrasTrainTrip blog - sorry there's no photos, I really don't know what I'm doing wrong today!
mikefromlfe.mataroa.blog/blog/easy-peasy-92868ea8...
#blog #blogging #interrail
Good morning everyone.
We're leaving Dresden today to begin our dash across Europe on our way home.
Today it's a change in Mainz to get to Koblenz (DB willing!)
Tomorrow is a short, scenic day to Cologne, and the day after we head to Hoek van Holland for the night ferry back to Brexit island [β¦]
Update on the cold virus (or whatever).
I woke up a bit after midnight and could feel that the fever had pretty much subsided.
A few hours later and I'm feeling a lot better than 12 hours ago - I've got an annoying cough and a headache, but I'll take those over the shakes!
Whatever I was doing - [β¦]
I'm not feeling quite as dreadful as I was expecting to this morning.
I've definitely got a cold, and it's definitely determined to clobber me.
Many years ago a consultant (medical type) I worked with advised me to deal with colds by attempting to raise my body's core temperature - his cure-all [β¦]
That wasn't on my Bingo card - I've developed a cold (sore throat, headache and so on).
That's what comes of visiting the Health and Hygiene Museum!
I'm having an early night with lots of pills.
My wife hasn't caught it (yet) π€
#TatrasTrainTrip
I feel more than ready to go home.
Not long now.
#TatrasTrainTrip
Good morning, or whatever it is when & where you are.
For us here in Dresden we're going to use, or misuse, the first day of our hop-on hop-off bus tour tickets to get to the Hygiene Museum
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Hygiene_Museum
I'm unsure how accommodating they are to English [β¦]
Baroque palace with a green roofed squat tower to the right. Stone walls with balustrade. Grounds beyond with more palatial structures. Trams lines in the foreground. The photo is taken from a high angle
View from the breakfast table.
This the Zwinger
#dresden #TatrasTrainTrip
Good morning everyone.
I slept so much better last night. I was exhausted physically and mentally, so much so that after having a shower I really didn't know what to do with myself other than to fall into bed
There was a lot of noise from the street as I fell asleep - traffic, trams and [β¦]
Here's the summary #blog of today's trip, which I'll sum up as ScheiΓe, although it did turn out OK in the end.
https://mikefromlfe.mataroa.blog/blog/into-germany/
#interrail #TatrasTrainTrip #blogging
Two plates of chicken salad across a train table with tablecloth. There are two green glass bottles and two glasses. Scenery is blurred through the window
Yes! We've got our reserved seats -the nasty family left at Prague.
The people in the compartment are friendly Germans.
We've had a really nice affordable lunch in the dining car.
The train has picked up time and is now running only 55 minutes late.
It's [β¦]
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FFS.
Our reserved seats were double booked.
A very aggressive family of 4 set about the poor conductor trying to sort it out.
Understandably he backed down, and he's found us a couple of seats in second class.
The train is absolutely rammed, and it's now running an hour late.
We might be able [β¦]
We're in the Brno ΔD passenger lounge - again it's very strange!
We're the only passengers in here (although a couple have left).
The coffee is better here than in the last one at Olomouc.
It was hilarious watching three staff trying to get the departure display board to..... we'll, display [β¦]
The Mendel's Museum in Brno is possibly the best scientific museum I've ever visited.
I've got a science background and I learnt stuff about genetics, but someone with zero knowledge could come away with a good grasp of the subject and having been entertained on the way.
Highly recommended (and [β¦]
They can't fool me!
I've found out how to get the hotel room windows open - and breath again.
I can also hear the bells of various churches and the occasional smell from the market below is wafting up.
It's glorious sunshine in Brno
#TatrasTrainTrip #hotel
Good morning from Brno
I slept well again last night despite the room having air-conditioning and no opening windows, but it felt warm all night (and it was set to 19Β°C)
We can get breakfast until 11 - which is so much more relaxed, although I'm sure we'll be there a lot before that.
Today [β¦]
