Around and About Berlin - Turmstraße gets a Tower
Posted on August 22, 2010 - Filed Under Around & About Berlin, Transport, U-Bahn | Leave a Comment
Turmstraße in Berlin-Moabit has been known as such since 1827 and was reputedly given this name because on a clear day, a tower could be seen at both ends of it. The area had been in decline for years and was defined a regeneration area by the Berlin Senate. The area south of Turmstraße towards the […]
Read More..>>Out of Berlin - Hamburg
Posted on August 16, 2010 - Filed Under Buses, Out of Berlin, Transport, U-Bahn | Leave a Comment
I was in Hamburg last weekend. I thought I’d post a couple of photos of my visit. With a high quality system of RE and S-Bahn trains, U-Bahn and bus services, Hamburg can be proud of it’s transport system, which was I think the first system to join up as a combine in 1967. The […]
Read More..>>Out of Berlin - Two days in Stuttgart
Posted on July 24, 2010 - Filed Under Out of Berlin, Trams, Transport, U-Bahn | Leave a Comment
I was in Stuttgart for a couple of day this week. Unfortunately, due to other commitments, I didn’t have much time to be able to get all the photos that I wanted. Friends often find it amusing that I refer to Stuttgart as Germany’s San Francisco. But I do think the comparison is justified. I […]
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