Posted on April 15, 2008 by John Heald
Well, it’s time for bed. It is 11:00 pm and we have a full day of inspections and then a flight tomorrow night to Amsterdam.
Here is Bubba’s last blog and please join me in thanking him for sharing in his adventures.
I am off to sleep in my German bed and for the first time in [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2008 by John Heald
Posted on April 15, 2008 by John Heald
Yesterday in Berlin we saw the famous sights that represented the Old Eastern Germany in Check Point Charlie, the Brandenburg Gate and the remnants of the wall. This morning I visited one that is very clear in my mind thanks to the Harry Palmer cold war spy films starring Michael Caine.
In one of his movies [...]
Filed under: Europe, Travel, Uma Thurman | Tagged: Brandenburg Gate, Check Point Charlie, Currywurst, Eastern Germany, Splendor Godmother, Trabant | 11 Comments »
Posted on April 15, 2008 by John Heald
In the UK we are proud to have the worst train system in Europe. If your train is supposed to leave at 10:27 am you will be lucky if it leaves at 11:27 am if it leaves at all. It will therefore come as no surprise that the German train system is the best in [...]
Filed under: Europe, Travel | Tagged: Berlin, crocs, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Russia, Splendor Godmother, Warnemunde, World Cup | 21 Comments »