Trains Entries
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To Berlin
Thursday, June 10th, 2010Normally, when we take any transport faster than a bicycle, we feel like we're missing out. Today, we were happy to watch the world go by without having to pedal through it. As we hurtled across th...
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Train to Dresden
Monday, June 7th, 2010After a thoroughly enjoyable break in Bamberg, it was time to move on to our next destination: Dresden. So, this morning we packed up one last time from our three-night river-side free camp, and rod...
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Vienna Vagabonds: A Train Story, Part Three
Thursday, May 20th, 201012:00 AM After trying to change our tickets to a middle-of-the-night train so we can sleep on the way, hopefully avoiding homelessness for the night, we find that the ticket office is closed. Looks ...
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No Bikes Allowed: A Train Story, Part Two
Wednesday, May 19th, 201012:29 AM Four hours since our train left us behind, we're back on platform three, waiting. A train whistle sounds in the distance, and people start filing across the rails to join us. The station a...
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Come and Gone: A Train Story, Part One
Tuesday, May 18th, 20104:30 PM / Tara After a long, cold, wet, hilly day of cycling, we arrive in Sighi?oara? and head directly to the train station. Tyler goes in to ask about tickets to Munich, while I stay outside to g...
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What Matters
Saturday, February 6th, 2010We awoke excited about our plans for the day. Last night I'd discovered that just ten kilometers away was a town with a rack and pinion railway leading into the mountains. Our guidebook said it was...
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Trains: A Learning Experience
Saturday, September 12th, 2009The morning started with a paradise-like sunrise which we excitedly photographed before promptly going directly back to sleep. A few hours later we awoke to lazily pack our camp and prepare for anot...