Sunday Part Two

I had forgotten that today was Sunday and like most other parts of Austria all shops are closed, the exception being the bakers and sticky bun shop. Luckily I had some rations leftover from Munich, butter, cheese tomatoes and bananas, so the bairn will not have to go to bed hungry. This is my quarter

Yet One More Sunday

My computer tells me that it is 8C and frost. No matter how often I travel by train, I still get anxious about being on the right platform, the right train have I passed my stop, and I suppose it takes its toll. After arriving here yesterday I felt tired although I had done little,

Regensburg

“Captain the engines will not take much more of this, the crystals are melting” “Stop acting like an old woman Scotty – they make them good in Scotland” I left the rain behind in Munich almost as soon as the train left the suburbs the sun came out; the land passing the window was very

Sorry more bikes.

Well, it did rain constantly, but never heavy and no predicted wind, so why not walk to the market that way you can keep dry under your umbrella. Walking also gives you a chance to stop when you spot something of interest; unfortunately walking is a lot more exhausting than cycling, and when I arrived

All Change

Today’s weather is cloudy, possibility of rain and very windy. Now at this point, I wanted to go over to see one of Ludwig’s fairy tale castles but it is 130k away and about 35 euros on the train, so change of plan I will go and see the biggest European wholesale market. It would

Cycling Safety not Paying Lip Service

If you write the Transport Minster (as I have) asking about the appalling number of cyclists killed on our road, you will (as I did) have your reply from someone nobody ever heard of, telling you how much money the governments allocated annually to local councils to improve the lot of cyclists. Write your local

People who need People

In the movie Funny Girl, Barbra Streisand sang the song ‘People’ People who need peopleAre the luckiest people in the worldWe’re children, needing other childrenAnd yet letting a grown-up prideHide all the need insideActing more like children than children What I love most about travelling is simply people needing people. And when five strangers are thrown

PART TWO

Today is an unplanned rest day, just could not be bothered doing anything very strenuous, so I strolled around the shops just window shopping. The sun was out and whether it was because of the contrast over the past few days or not, it felt really warm, too hot in fact for an anorak. I

Another dreich day in Munich

Yesterday was a long but fruitful day, I had not intended to stay out so long, but the time evaporated, and when it started to get dark, and thinking it must now be around three in the afternoon it was in fact closer to 7 o’clock at night, and yes it really is time I

It is not raining here also

I was hoping to visit The Eagles Nest while, in the area, but it will not be open until May, which was a disappointment. I have now settled in, but must not settle down, easy to let the time drift by when you are booked in for a week. I have been to the supermarket