A grey day, dirty train windows, low sun, and bright train light reflecting in the windows all meant that the beauty of the Rhine was very hard to capture yesterday as we took the train from Frankfurt, via Wiesbaden, to Koblenz on the "superbackway" home. There would have been 10 quicker ways to get home, but it was nice to see something of the country as we traveled, even though capturing an image to post here that shows the sheer beauty is tricky


And - a much brighter picture - the trip also gave me the chance to see how public transport works in a different country - different conventions and history, different logistics, and different politics. More follow-ups on that in due course and as appropriate; for the moment, I'm writing this on what must be one of the last remaining "boat train"s - th e07:20 Harwich to Liverpool Street which - these days - is something of a "stopper"

(written 2011-02-19)

 Z200 - Places
  [3667] A modern area of Cambridge - some thoughts provoked? - (2012-03-22)
  [3654] On a sunny afternoon in London - (2012-03-15)
  [3631] Getting around Dublin by public transport - some observations - (2012-03-01)
  [3603] Another cold night - (2012-02-03)
  [3595] Looking up - (2012-01-27)
  [3529] Sharpness, Gloucestershire - a place in transport history - (2011-11-25)
  [3393] Rodwell Trail, Weymouth - (2011-08-15)
  [3353] Off the beaten track - non-quite-so-tourist spots - (2011-07-10)
  [3330] A lot of exercise this week - (2011-06-21)
  [3297] A long day, a long journey, and families and similarities the world over - (2011-05-22)
  [3204] Two views of a war memorial - (2011-03-17)
  [3185] Day Trip to Hereford, in pictures - (2011-02-26)
  [3070] Belfast, on a cold November evening - (2010-11-25)
  [3064] On the way to the course this week - (2010-11-22)
  [2985] Right place, right season - (2010-10-04)
  [2907] Dartmouth, Kingswear and Torbay - (2010-08-07)
  [2897] The Land of the Black Labrador - (2010-08-01)
  [2809] Frankfurt in 90 minutes - (2010-06-13)
  [2808] From home to Nurnberg - journey pictures - (2010-06-13)
  [2802] After the Perl course in Nurnberg - (2010-06-11)
  [2799] Nuremberg - some pictures - (2010-06-08)
  [2754] At Arlington and the Pentagon - (2010-05-07)
  [2733] Travel Troubles and Jesus again - (2010-04-21)
  [2624] Skyline and looking up in London - (2010-02-04)
  [2411] Further North - long summer days and lovely countryside - (2009-09-19)
  [2392] Lymington, New Forest - some pictures - (2009-09-03)
  [2387] to Clifton Down and Avonmouth - (2009-08-30)
  [2316] Guadalajara - a special tour of a lovely city - (2009-08-01)
  [2207] North Antrim Coast - a jewel thats well worth a visit - (2009-05-29)
  [2205] An evening walk in Carrickfergus - (2009-05-29)
  [1837] Alfred the Great - (2008-10-13)
  [1807] A sad town in the sunlight - (2008-09-22)
  [1804] Colvin and Carlisle - (2008-09-20)
  [1755] Istanbul - (2008-08-15)
  [1730] Punting on the Cam - (2008-07-31)
  [1715] Pictures from South Hampshire - (2008-07-21)
  [1714] Hillier Gardens, Hampshire - (2008-07-20)
  [1652] Old Sarum airfield brings back fond memories - (2008-05-24)
  [1639] Minehead Marauder - (2008-05-11)
  [1638] Pictures far apart - (2008-05-10)
  [1624] From Freddie the fallow - (2008-04-27)
  [1617] Steam Engines at Bressingham - (2008-04-20)
  [1590] All Change, Portsmouth Harbour - (2008-03-23)
  [1537] To Wales - where theres still a toll on the bridge - (2008-02-11)
  [1536] A Weekend in Liverpool - (2008-02-10)
  [1524] Nottingham - just text! - (2008-01-30)
  [1460] Christmas fare in Ljubljana - (2007-12-05)
  [1457] A day in Ljubljana - (2007-12-04)
  [1456] Right up to the top of the City - (2007-12-03)
  [1425] Melksham v Ely - (2007-11-09)
  [1307] Troy, up state New York - (2007-08-17)
  [1298] From Leeds - (2007-08-10)
  [1244] FolksFest Bristol - German beer, Bratwurst and music - (2007-06-24)
  [1229] Where am I? - (2007-06-11)
  [1204] Spot the difference - (2007-05-25)
  [1147] A picture (mostly in words) of Helsinki - (2007-04-14)
  [886] Signs of Leek - (2006-10-04)
  [778] Weekend in Ireland - (2006-06-26)
  [740] Finishing up in Dhahran - (2006-06-01)
  [730] Reading the newspaper and working with other restrictions - (2006-05-23)
  [727] A journey, an arrival, a people - (2006-05-21)
  [713] Pictures from my travels - (2006-05-07)
  [685] A couple of days away - (2006-04-15)
  [670] Architectural Heritage - Devizes - (2006-04-04)
  [403] Full circle - made it back to an old haunt - (2005-08-05)
  [218] Golden Nugget - (2005-02-17)
  [186] Lull - (2005-01-22)
  [92] Hard work, Hard sell - (2004-10-18)
  [70] Red Luas - early life and times - (2004-10-02)
  [66] A Taste or Ireland - (2004-09-28)

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The Rhine in winter
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