tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.comments2024-03-17T15:48:35.380+00:00 AutolycusAutolycushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17642868944400656922noreply@blogger.comBlogger430125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-66195735390814923432024-03-17T15:48:35.380+00:002024-03-17T15:48:35.380+00:00Always interesting to see how different, but how s...Always interesting to see how different, but how similar, central and north Germany are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-79383057968013687012024-03-16T16:58:29.403+00:002024-03-16T16:58:29.403+00:00There's a big transporter bridge in Middlesbro...There's a big transporter bridge in Middlesbrough, though its future may be in doubt. I've never visited, only seen it on TV - Middlesbrough is even less likely a tourist destination than Wuppertal. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tees_Transporter_BridgeAutolycushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642868944400656922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-86893573195505583862024-03-16T11:45:14.323+00:002024-03-16T11:45:14.323+00:00More or less related may be the bridge of Rochefor...More or less related may be the bridge of Rochefort-Martrou. I just found it, and had no idea that something like this existed !<br />wiki : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochefort-Martrou_Transporter_Bridge63magohttps://63mago.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-63857880406007092132024-03-15T20:29:21.702+00:002024-03-15T20:29:21.702+00:00I'll say. It conjures up memories of no end of...I'll say. It conjures up memories of no end of old movies. 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, The Titfield Thunderbolt.... Chuff chuff!Autolycushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642868944400656922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-20058217602018644072024-03-15T17:58:05.810+00:002024-03-15T17:58:05.810+00:00There is something rather special about a journey ...There is something rather special about a journey that involves a steam train, isn't there? JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-19006133260089384522024-03-14T20:30:43.831+00:002024-03-14T20:30:43.831+00:00Beautiful! JxBeautiful! JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-12323855473937454242024-03-04T17:44:08.269+00:002024-03-04T17:44:08.269+00:00Beautifully preserved (although it seems a lot of ...Beautifully preserved (although it seems a lot of it was - ahem - enhanced in the 19thC) "Mittle-European" Gothic - one could imagine Robert Helpmann's "Child-Catcher" turning up in those streets... JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-75388682822112191192024-03-03T11:54:22.021+00:002024-03-03T11:54:22.021+00:00Thanks for that extra piece of vocabulary - I'...Thanks for that extra piece of vocabulary - I'll try to find an occasion to use it! As for the elephant, the story had been mentioned in a TV travel programme that first introduced me to the Schwebebahn. We didn't have a local guide for this trip, just the travel company's own group leader, who didn't mention it. I was a bit fuzzy on the details, so I didn't either. I don'Autolycushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642868944400656922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-19592189223029770902024-03-02T19:21:27.391+00:002024-03-02T19:21:27.391+00:00I simply had to follow up on that story! Apparentl...I simply <b>had</b> to follow up on that story! Apparently <a href="https://planetgermany.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/the-strange-tale-of-tuffi-the-elephant/" rel="nofollow">Tuffi survived her escape</a> from the suspended monorail... JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-73626314017074040932024-03-02T19:19:50.656+00:002024-03-02T19:19:50.656+00:00What a fascinating mode of public transport! JxWhat a fascinating mode of public transport! JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-88279305652364786062024-03-02T12:50:10.889+00:002024-03-02T12:50:10.889+00:00I hope you found time to say a prayer in loving me...I hope you found time to say a prayer in loving memory of Tuffi the elephant while thundering over the Wupper.<br /><br />Besides : "Über die Wupper gehen" is / was a slang term for to die, like croak ("abkratzen").63magohttps://63mago.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-74229921112727026682024-02-25T23:42:19.875+00:002024-02-25T23:42:19.875+00:00Yay for Spring!!! JxYay for Spring!!! JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-43287164448806115102024-02-15T01:33:29.160+00:002024-02-15T01:33:29.160+00:00Never saw that in my life! Makes one wonder why on...Never saw that in my life! Makes one wonder why on earth Royal Mail would have needed to do an advert way back in 1989, when they probably didn't have any commercial rivals... JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-1722934664679704412024-02-12T22:27:45.995+00:002024-02-12T22:27:45.995+00:00"Fighting vainly the old ennui", indeed....<em>"Fighting vainly the old ennui"</em>, indeed. JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-85378471759646461192024-02-02T17:34:14.338+00:002024-02-02T17:34:14.338+00:00And how!And how!Autolycushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642868944400656922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-51712187193291923792024-02-02T17:24:54.287+00:002024-02-02T17:24:54.287+00:00All the signs are there... Bring! It! On! JxAll the signs are there... Bring! It! On! JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-55506009207057422372024-01-07T13:23:14.355+00:002024-01-07T13:23:14.355+00:00Hear, hear! JxHear, hear! JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-51238674250603890172023-12-18T21:29:11.020+00:002023-12-18T21:29:11.020+00:00You name it, and Gerry's has it!
In exceptio...You name it, and <a href="https://www.gerrys.uk.com/" rel="nofollow">Gerry's</a> has it! <br /><br />In exceptionally large quantities, too... JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-35749412401690676722023-12-17T17:06:00.176+00:002023-12-17T17:06:00.176+00:00Surreal. JxSurreal. JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-41125695490427007492023-12-16T06:38:48.978+00:002023-12-16T06:38:48.978+00:00Oh my!Oh my!wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-35286061214225752042023-11-07T12:37:37.714+00:002023-11-07T12:37:37.714+00:00I heard some fireworks in the distance, but they w...I heard some fireworks in the distance, but they were mostly muffled by the sound of the rain.<br />Your experience would have made me very nervy - as in: What else do these idiots get up to that could compromise my safety?<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-83757873646394163632023-11-05T14:28:27.224+00:002023-11-05T14:28:27.224+00:00There are some blithering idiots about! Gawd only ...There are some blithering idiots about! Gawd only knows why home fireworks are still so easy to buy...<br /><br />We've had the whooshes and bangs - and DJ music - for the past two nights, thanks to the Ally Pally organised displays (unfortunately we can't see them from where we are). Heaven knows what tonight's going to bring. JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-35227881582164655262023-08-07T17:58:53.868+01:002023-08-07T17:58:53.868+01:00Sellafield Snacks! Yuk. JxSellafield Snacks! Yuk. JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-50453484751811842112023-08-07T12:03:54.377+01:002023-08-07T12:03:54.377+01:00Oh! Well they're probably not fibbing.
SxOh! Well they're probably not fibbing.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138007910719390180.post-55815884062733355432023-08-05T14:29:25.696+01:002023-08-05T14:29:25.696+01:00I was not aware you were back to posting; when I r...I was not aware you were back to posting; when I realized this I came right over. I am glad to see you doing so! Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.com