The Anonymous Widower

A Tram Map In Munich

When it comes to local transport and walking maps, it’s a case of the bigger the better.

A Large Munich Tram Map

A Large Munich Tram Map

This was in the tram information centre in Munich Hauptbahnhof.

Every main station should have a local transport information centre and the largest map possible.

At the station, I also took this picture.

Tram Sign In Munich

Tram Sign In Munich

I was going for supper and I needed to get a tram 16 to St. Emmeram, which would drop me in the area of one of the best gluten-free pizzadromes in Europe; Pizzesco.

So what could go wrong?

There was a demonstration in the area and the trams stopped running, leaving me in a part of MunichI didn’t know!

Although, Pizzesco was very crowded and I had to wait, I eventually got my delicious pizza and a bottle of gluten-free beer.

Coming back to my hotel, I eventually found a tram outside the Deutsche Museum.

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An Excursion To Augsburg

I wanted to see the new Tram Safety Lights In Augsburg, so I took a local train to the city.

A few observations.

  • I wanted to travel out to one Augsburg station and possibly back from the other. But you can’t buy a general ticket to any stations in a city, like you can in the UK.
  • The train I got to Augsburg was so crowded, I sat on the floor.
  • Coming back, I had to buy another ticket and as there was only on of Deutsche Bahn’s verbose and slow ticket machines, several people missed the next train.
  • The Germans also run freight trains through Metro station. But at least the locomotive ewas electric.

Don’t you just think that the station called Kissing and the train called the Fugger Express are made for each other?

 

 

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TTIP Is Known About In Germany

If you were on the Clapham Omnibus or in my case the Dalston Omnibus and you did a straw poll of what TTIP was about, you probably wouldn’t find anybody who knew.

But obviously they do in Germany.

TTIP Stoppen!

TTIP Stoppen!

Or at least they want to stoppen it!

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From Villach To Munich

This section of route had the major stop at Salzburg.

It was still raining, but at least I was clean and dry in First Class.

It would have been a much better trip in the sun, as for a lot of the route, the train runs on the Tauern Railway 

Even my wet pictures show how spectacular it could be.

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From Ljubljana To Villach

I took these pictures on the section of the journey from Ljubljana to Villach.

Note.

  • The line is the Tarvisio-Ljubljana railway until Jesenice station effectively marks the border between Slovenia and Austria.
  • After Jesenice, the line enters the nearly five mile long; Karawanks tunnel.
  • There would appear to be a new station at Faak Am See or Lake Faak. Could it be a place to go camping or stay overnight?
  • Long trains of cars are more common in Europe than in the UK.

At least the weather seemed to be getting a little bit better.

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Leaving Ljubljana

I took an early start as my train left at 09:23 for Munich. But at least the breakfast in the hotel was not bad at all.

The pictures show the station, where at least I was able to get some weak sun after the last couple of days in Croatia.

I must admit, I’ve never seen so many trains with added graffiti. I suppose, if it’s always raining, it passes the time.

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