Late shift week is over
The week with the last late shift before my holiday is over, finally. I don’t like the late shift because the whole day is over. In the morning you only can wait to the shift and after 8 pm all shops are closed and other public and non public buildings. I only suffer the late…
Unexpected strike this morning
The trade union EVG did a short strike this morning. The EVG is responsible for the engine driver. Normally the trade unions announces a strike a few days before but now we have new dimensions in Germany. The trains can be cancelled due to strike. Happily my train (RE3 from Altenessen station to Düsseldorf) still…
After work swimming and doing an old sport, again?
At the moment I need some sport more as in the last weeks / months. Now the spring has begun and I go more to the indoor pool. There are some shifts where I do not fancy but this week it will be seem that I like it. Saturday I was in Dortmund in the…
Le transport en commun au bassin de Ruhr
DL’imagination que notre transport en commun dans le bassin de Ruhr en Allemagne de l’Ouest a un bon réseau est une fallacie. Dans le bassin de Ruhr où prèsque 5.000.000 habitants habitent, il y a la société de transport en commun (Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr -> VRR) a été fondé le 01. janvier 1980 avec le siège…
Mons 27.08.2013 Jour 1
Le voyage a été mauvais. Tous les trains étaient en retard. Le premier train S1 pour Duisburg a eu 10 minutes de retard , c‘est normal. Le RB 33 a été supprimé, du coup j‘ai pris le RE 1 pour Aix-la-Chapelle mais à son arrival ce train a été en retard de 30 minutes. La…