Also due to the current situation in aviation, I could follow my idea to invest more time in rail travel to Flyctory.com in summer 2020. My Four Trains, Four Countries trip was originally planned for May 2020 featuring a leg…
A Boat Trip on the Königssee
The Königssee (literally: “King’s Lake”) is a beautiful lake in Southeastern Bavaria, not too far away from the Austrian border. During my trip to the region, I luckily managed to squeeze in a boat trip over the lake before I…
Watching Cologne from Europa Rad Ferris Wheel
Sometimes, you just have to be creative: if you have one of the biggest mobile ferris wheels in the neighboring city – why not just taking it to your town and putting it up as a social distancing-compliant attraction? This…
ibis Dusseldorf Main Station
In order to have a more comfortable (and longer) sleep, I decided to go for a night at the ibis hotel at Dusseldorf Main Station (Hauptbahnhof) before I headed on to Amsterdam. The hotel prices right after the Covid-19 openings…
Elbphilharmonie (Elbe Philharmonic Hall) Hamburg
The Elbphilharmonie (Elbe Philharmonic Hall), which has been built between 2007 and 2016 and opened on 11th January 2017, is something like the latest signature attraction of Hamburg. Originally planned to open in 2010 already for a sum of 77 million Euro,…
Nightjet Night Train – Single Deluxe Class
While – especially for business reasons – trans-European rail connections may still take too much time for daytime transfers, night trains are having an increasing popularity, on private as well as on the professional travel side. Thus, it may have…
Van de Forst – Unconditional
Undoubtedly, Van de Forst is one of the most interesting German acts in the country music scene. Her country / country-pop mix was already quite successful, especially on stage, where she supported major tour productions like the Ben Zucker, on…
Dusseldorf Rhine Tower (Rheinturm)
The Rheinturm – or Rhine Tower – is definitely one of Dusseldorf’s most iconic viewpoints. During a recent stay at the the Medienhafen (“Media Harbor” – former harbor area nowadays used for business and recreation), I had the opportunity to take the ride…