On this very warm April day I was in Greven and later in Münster/Westfalen. For this intent I had to buy me a ticket for a day for my federal state. For the German Railway there are specific ticket where you can go by train (regional trains, RE, RB and S-Bahn, not ICE and IC) for a day through your federal state. For one person you must pay at the moment 31 euros. For bike you must pay extra 5…
The warm and dry weather bestows a good weekend in order to do trip into the neighbourship of Essen and furthermore. I decided to go (bike and train) to Mönchengladbach again and again as on 07/05/2018 due to works on rails between Krefeld and Mönchengladbach the trains stops in Krefeld main station or they must do a route deviation. The regional train line RE42 had to do it, again. Today there was a special case because due to another works…
After my work I usually go directly to home. But in the last two days I enjoyed the nice warm autumn weather on my bike and in the environment of my work. Today I was in Düsseldorf-Rath. A quarter with 20.200 habitants that is located in the east of Düsseldorf near Ratingen border. First I have discovered the ISS Dome. It is a big multi functional arena for 14.282 visitors. It is the home of the ice hockey club Düsseldorfer…
In the last days I was on the move again. The sun has shined and it was really warm, around 24 degrees. It has felt like a summer day. I wore a short shorts and my first destination on Sunday was the indoor swimming pool in Oberhausen. On Saturday I did nothing except a short journey to the main station. On Friday evening had begun the construction works between Essen and Duisburg. No train is running at the moment. The…
Today I bicycled from Essen to Herne and then to Recklinghausen. From Essen to Herne it is a short distance, only 15 km. There is a former freight service from the mines in Essen to the harbors of the channel Rhein-Herne and to the rest railway connection. The direct route from Essen to Herne was opened in 1874 and closed in 1993. I use this route in order to go to Herne directly. It is a flattish way but notcontinuous….