Damn, I miss the Faroe Islands. I had a lovely weekend there last week. In the meantime, the weather and temperatures in Germany felt to adopt to the conditions in the Nordic country. However, the atmosphere stays German. That was,…
“Goldenes Oval” Opening Meeting – Track Events (Dresden, 30th August 2024)
Dresden is back on the list of major venues for athletics events. On 30th August 2024, the capital of Saxony celebrated the re-opening of the Heinz-Steyer-Stadion after a major refurbishment. The key focus was on the Goldenes Oval (“Golden Oval”), how…
Novotel Brussels Airport
As flights were much cheaper from Brussels (BRU) than from Dusseldorf (DUS) or Frankfurt (FRA), I opted for the Belgian major airport to kick off my trip to the Infosys Hall of Fame Open 2024 in Newport, Rhode Island. As…
Food I Had Onboard XVII (mid-May to mid-July 2024)
Oh, I traveled too much the last weeks again. Time for another Food I Had Onboard posting – this time also featuring quite some rail travel (the next episode will have even more of that, I guess). Enjoy – or be disgusted…
Museum of Public Transport of Wallonia
During a trip to Liege / Luik in Belgium, i took a short detour from a shopping mall to visit the Musée des Transports en commun de Wallonie. The “Museum of Public Transport of Wallonia” (almost anything in Belgium is split…
Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf Meeting 2024 – Decathlon (Day 2, 23rd June 2024)
German Till Steinforth lead the competition after the first day of the Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf Meeting 2024 decathlon. However, there were still five disciplines left in the competition. More than that, it was interesting whether Ratingen could change the world…
Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf Meeting 2024 – Decathlon (Day 1, 22nd June 2024)
The Decathlon in Ratingen was held in parallel to the Heptathlon event. Of course, the male athletes were competing to gain or secure their spot for the Paris 2024 event as well. Here is my sum-up of the first five…
Kusttram – The World Longest Tram / Light Rail
67 kilometers alongside the Belgian Coast, serving 67 stations – the Kusttram (“Coastal tram line”) is regarded to be the world longest tram line. While visiting Rock of Ages musical shows in Oostende, I just had to take that very special ride…