Yes it's true, a flawless journey on an ICE last autumn to Regensburg on the Donau to eat old bratwurst. Walhalla was an unanticipated bonus of near biblical proportions. ICE ran on time. Walhalla seen. Meatballs eaten at IKEA. Good Job Bob. *
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We headed off for the surrounding villages to find a nice pub - unfortunately it was either a little too early, or the locals had already heard about us, but they were all closed.
* I once worked with an irritating colleague who used this expression frequently: It probably originates from a US Do It Yourself show hosted by Kevin whose co presenter Bob manages to build decks and hidden cupboards etc using powered staple guns and vinyl wood effect panels.
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| The aluminum ICE snakes into view amongst severe visual pollution of steel. |
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| The Danube (Donau) trickles through Regensberg on it's way to the Black Sea - amazing these Euro rivers and bridges |
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| The old banger house serving Germany's oldest (most elderly?) sausages |
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| Love and sauerkraut on a plate |
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| We decided not to stay in Regensberg - a half day there is enough really, so we headed back to Wiesbaden. However nearby Walhalla was on Mrs N's bucket list as she has seen it from afar form the Autostrada many times . |
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| Unlike the Parthenon, this 17 per long side columned beauty place has not my knnowledge ever been used by Turks as a munitions store |
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| A human scale |
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| A bend in the Danube |
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| For the foot fetish community who frequent my blog |
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| Busts! |
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| I love to see sun rays especially just before we are going to look for a nice pub to eat |
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| Austrians having got lost on the way to Greece to block the rods up in July? |
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| The first time I have actively bombed a photo shoot by doing my silly walks routine - the model is mortified |
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| ...so we called in at IKEA for lachs and meatballs! |
* I once worked with an irritating colleague who used this expression frequently: It probably originates from a US Do It Yourself show hosted by Kevin whose co presenter Bob manages to build decks and hidden cupboards etc using powered staple guns and vinyl wood effect panels.
Are you testing the Whovian crowd? Man, they are Weeping Angels, of course. I guess you didn't blink, otherwise...
ReplyDeleteI'll take you to Chislehurst caves ones day - cybermen...
ReplyDeleteor was it mutants?
DeleteHi Nikos!
ReplyDeleteHas the Weeping Angel stubbed its toe whilst on silent approach?
Sauerkraut...... haven't had any really good stuff for about 2 decades. Must attempt to make some although it may be international heresy for a Kiwi Pom to attempt it.
May your travels be trouble-free.....
I work on the idiom that its better to travel hopefully than to arrive - so - thank you!
DeleteLooks like you had fun even if the model was horrified - perhaps if you had thrown her a meatball she would have felt more hospitable.
ReplyDeleteHaha, yes, but there's bound to be a law in Germany preventing launching meatballs at pretty young ladies!
DeleteNice touch with the mustard hearts.
ReplyDeleteI hear that Ikea now has vegan meatballs. Alas, I am a vegan with trust issues so I don't trust how they cook them or that they might cook them with the rest of the meatballs. In our pre-vegan days we'd eat there and it was pretty good.
Vegan meatballs = brussels sprouts surely?
ReplyDeleteEinwandfrei Manfred !
ReplyDeleteOne of the oldest Bratwurschthäus'l around, started as canteen for the workers who built the bridge, then simply stayed there.
Wer Walhalla sagt, muß auch "Befreiungshalle" sagen - auch vom Ludwig (I.), auch 1840er, auch Klassizismus bis zum Abwinken - wenn man weitersucht, findet sich bestimmt noch die eine oder andere Bruchb ... Bauwerk !
Vielen Dank??
DeleteVielen Dank??
DeleteVegan meatballs = brussels sprouts surely?
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