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Cold Sunday / swimming and bike traffic in Essen

Cold Sunday / swimming and bike traffic in Essen

This morning I was swimming, again, in the indoor pool of Essen-Rüttenscheid, that is located in the south of my quarter. With my bike I would take another route but a sleet has begun when I have left my apartment. It is still January and winter. Unfortunately. I dislike the wet and cold weather at this season. In Summer there is not problem with rain and warm temperatures but in winter, it is for me. It was remarkable but today…

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Müngstener Bridge in Solingen (West-Germany)

Müngstener Bridge in Solingen (West-Germany)

Yesterday (Sunday, 3/12/2017) I was at the Müngstener Bridge in Solingen. It’s the highest railway bridge in Germany, with a height about 107 meters. It was open in 1897. Today it’s a regular train line runs over the bridge, the S7 from Wuppertal main station to Solingen main station. The S7 is now operated by Abellio GmbH, that the Nederlands Spoorwegen (the Dutch railway company) has an interest, too but in former times by the Deutsche Bahn AG with the…

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