GERMANY - a ferry like a "flying carpet " and other Europe Transportation Tips

Germany - Rendsburg - Kiel-Canal

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Category: Ship/Boat
Getting TO/AROUND: For people beeing interested in technique :
THIS is a great ferry I saw in Rendsburg / Germany.
It is like a " flying carpet " , but it is fixed only on top , on the train-bridge and it will glide half a meter above the waters of Kiel-Kanal.
and it will take several cars or trucks, so it must be really a strong construction.

There is a lot of ships-trafic at this place of the Kiel-kanal, and so the ferry has to be able to cross quickly between the ships going through the canal...

Click on the pic to see, how it works !

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Transportation: IRELAND - the traditional way

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Written by globetrott

on Mar 1, 2003

Ireland - Gipsy wagons and Tinkers

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Category: Other
Getting TO/AROUND: To explore Ireland by horse and " Gipsy wagon " is a geat idea, if you have a alot of time and exploring a rather small part of the country is enough for you.

These wagons may be rented in the area of Wicklow and of Galway mainly.
This is the type of wagon on top of my pic...
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On the lower part of the pic you see a group of wagons of " tinkers " - people wandering around Ireland living still only on the road.
Mainly they have modern trucks & trailers today, but I saw this group of old wagons in 1995.

It will be dangerous to take pics of them and you might get into real trouble, when they catch you

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Transportation: Bustravels in Europe

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Updated by globetrott

on Apr 25, 2004

the Sinsheim museum close to

Heidelberg

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Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: When you are looking for bus-connections inside of Europe, maybe you take a look at this link :

International buslines in Europe

Personally I have no experience with that kind of transport yet, but maybe that link will help you with the preparation of your trip.

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On my picture :
The Sinsheim technical museum with great exhibits like the CONCORDE, TU-144 and thousands of great vintage-cars, motorbikes and trains.

For more infos and pics, please have a look on my Sinsheim-page !

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Website: www.eurolines.com

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Transportation: AUSTRIA / Steyr - the narrow-gauge-steamtrain

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on Oct 7, 2003

Steyrtalbahn - a

narrow-gauge-steamtrain

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Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND:
In Steyr you may see an old narrow-gauge-steamtrain.
The train was running from Garsten to Gr�nburg once, but today it is just a museum-train, beeing operated on the weekends in summer and at X-mas.
As the Locomotives have their 'Garage' in Gruenburg - the last possible train will take you there - in case you arrive late in the afternoon, it's better to go to Gruenburg first by car, take the train and come back

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Website: www.steyr.at

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Transportation: Scotland > Bo'ness Steam-train

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on Aug 15, 2006

Scotland > Bo'ness Steam-train

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Category: Other
Getting TO/AROUND: In Bo'ness you may use this lovely steam-train that runs on a museum-track just a few miles from Bo'ness to Birkhill clay mine . They also have still the railway-station of the old times and you may get a feeling for what it was like to stand at the platform while the train comes in and the air is filled with steam. There are also several old trains, locomotives and trailers on display and I think I once saw that train and station in a movie on TV.
I am a big fan of old trains and steam-trains are always big fun.
Read more about the details , when you click at the link below !

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Website: http://www.srps.org.uk/railway/

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Transportation: Jungfrau-Bahn

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on Nov 26, 2007

Jungfraubahn at Kleine Scheidegg

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Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND: Jungfraubahn is maybe the most spectacular train-line in the world, taking you to the highest train-station in Europe. That is also the reason for extra-high prices and the fact that the tickets will never be included in any Eurail-, Euro-Rail-, Interrail-tickets etc. , there will be ALWAYS be a minimum extra-charge of about 50 sfr (return-ticket). Jungfraubahnen-Pass and Regional-Pass Berner Oberland will give you a reduction of 50%.
Jungfraubahn starts at Kleine Scheidegg and takes you to the "top of Europe" within 55 minutes several times every day of the year. The cheapest ride is the first tour in the morning in summertime.
That Jungfraubahn has 3 stops :
1)Eigergletscher, the only open-air-station
2)Eigerwand - take a look out of giant windows
3)Eismeer -take a look at the glacier
In 1894 Adolf Guyer-Zeller had the idea of building a tunnel through the mountains in order to get from Kleine Scheidegg to Jungfrau. In 1896 he started to build the Jungfraubahn and it took 16 years to build it. The final costs were 15.000.000sfr and Guyer-Zeller had the clever idea to include the 2 stations inside the mountain (Eigerwand & Eismeer) simply in order to be able to earn some money already, by taking tourists there, while the rest of the track was not finished yet. The Jungfraubahn was opened in 1912 and it is still the highest train-station in Europe.

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Website: www.jungfraubahn.ch

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Transportation: Get a Jungfraubahnen-Pass

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on Nov 26, 2007

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Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND: Switzerland has a perfect but also quite expensive system of trains,cablecars and funiculars, so it certainly makes sense to seach for some cheaper train-passes and Jungfraubahnenpass is one of them. Of course it all will depend on the duration of your stay and also on a good weather-forecast and on the trains you are planning to use :
Jungfraubahnen-pass is a special pre-paid train-ticket for 6 consecutive days and it is valid for the whole area between Interlaken Ost and Grosse Scheidegg, Kleine Scheidegg,Maennlichen, Wengen,Muerren,First,Gridelwald, Busalp, Harder Kulm and Schynigge Platte.
You may use all of these trains and buses totally for free for 6 days, only for the train between Kleine Scheidegg and Jungfraujoch you pay 50 sfr extra.
For the Schilthorn you have to pay the full price !! - In case that you intend to go to Schilthorn and/or Brienzer Rothorn as well , I may recommend to buy the "Regionalpass Berner Oberland" instead of Jungfraubahnen-Pass !!
Read more about it in my next transportation-tip !!

The Jungfraubahnen-pass is 190 sfr for the 6 consecutive days !

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Website: http://www.jungfraubahn.ch

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Transportation: Regionalpass Berner Oberland

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on Nov 30, 2007

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Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND: Regionalpass Berner Oberland was MY favorite train-pass because I wanted to see much more of the area around Brienz, Interlaken and Meiringen than is included in the Jungfraubahnen-pass.
In case that you are lucky with perfect weather and stay for at least 3 days in the area around Brienzersee & Thunersee , it really makes sense to buy the "Regionalpass Berner Oberland" :
This train-pass is valid 7 (220,-sfr) or 15 days (265,-sfr) and during 3 of these 7 or 5 of these 15 days you may use that ticket for unlimited travels, only for a tour to Jungfraujoch you pay 50 sfr extra and for Schilthorn 30 sfr extra - the Brienz Rothorn is totally included !!
The tickets are for 7/15 consecutive days, BUT you may choose any 3 (or 5) days of unlimited travels by yourself - you simply stamp your ticket at any trainstation into a machine on these days.
During the rest of the days you pay half of the ordinary prices.
This ticket includes also all of the trains and ships on and around Brienzersee and Thunersee, trains till Brig, Lenk i.S., Adelboden, Meiringen, Gstaad and halfprice all days to Zermatt, Luzern, Bern etc...
I had such a ticket with 7 days and could save a lot of money, although I had only 3 days with excellent weather-conditions !!.
See more details about that ticket on my link below !!
Click here for a map about this ticket !
Red are the trainlines that are totally free at 3/5 days
black are the lines that will cost 50% the rest of time!
Click directely on the map to enlarge it !

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Website: http://www.regiopass-berneroberland.ch

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Transportation: Tell-Pass is the best for the area around Luzern

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Written by globetrott

on Dec 7, 2007

Pilatus-bahn as a model in

Verkehrshaus

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