Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
For travelling to work every day I chose to get a BahnCard 100 from Deutsche Bahn, giving me the opportunity to travel for free on weekends throughout Germany. Two destinations came to my mind because they allow the longest journeys for me because the railway stations located in other countries officially belong to the German network: Basel, Switzerland and Salzburg, Austria. Continue reading “Fortress, Mozart & Bosna”
The fortress Hohensalzburg is a fortification high above Salzburg, Austria. It is the town’s landmark located on the Festungsberg and Europes biggest fortification from the 11th century and Austrias most visited tourist sight outside of Wien. The first building dates back to the year 1077 CE and the fortress then has been continuously extended. Continue reading “Festung Hohensalzburg”
The railway station Basel-Badischer Bahnhof is a station in Basel, Switzerland officially belonging to the German railway network. That is why I could reach it with my BahnCard 100 free of charge. I checked in at a small hotel close to the fair grounds and explored the city. Continue reading “Weekend in Switzerland”
The Fondation Beyeler is a privately founded art museum in Basel, Switzerland. It is located a bit remote and you’ll have to use a bus to reach it. The building itself is very modern and opens with a permanent display of Monets Nympheas (like the works visible in the orangery in Paris, France) and behind a glas window there is an artificial pool with real water lilies and water lilies created by water streams – a nice combination. Continue reading “Fondation Beyeler”
I wanted to go with a friend of mine to Barcelona, Spain. I booked a flight with Alitalia via Milano, Italy to Barcelona. In the beginning I made jokes because an Italian professor once told me that Alitalia is an abbreviation standing for Always late in travel, always late in arrival. And then I received a call. Continue reading “A real challenge”
The airport El Prat (BCN) is the main airport of Barcelona, Spain. It transports 37 million passengers each year and received its name because it is located in the grounds of the city El Prat de Llobregat. It was opened in 1918 and has two terminals and three runways. Continue reading “Barcelona Airport – El Prat (BCN)”
A Warft is an artificial hill at the sea protecting houses during storm floods. They are like islands without water surrounding them. I once was living on one for New Year’s Eve vacations. It was the Eggenswarft close to Ockholm, Germany. Continue reading “Eggenswarft”
It was one of these autumns when I decided to plan a trip to Poland and convinced my brother to join me in. We booked the Berlin-Warszawa-Express from Berlin, Germany with a stop at Wrocław. The train ride itself was an experience with different long stops within Polish no-men’s-land – because there is partially only one track and we had to let trains going westbound pass. Continue reading “Via Wrocław to Warszawa”
In 2011 the soccer club Mainz 05 needed a new stadium and it was built in Mainz-Bretzenheim, outside of the city center of Mainz, Germany. It is located on a field with nothing surrounding it. If you get there by car you’re requested to park at the fair grounds – which you might be searching for a while.
Continue reading “Feuerwurst in No Man’s Land”
After visiting Japan and enjoying the totally different situation in a country that was locked-up for hundreds of years I was looking for another very interesting location. Guided by the fascination for the Cuban revolution and the remains of the Cold War I decided to fly to La Habana, Cuba. Continue reading “Hasta la victoria siempre”