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  • TravelerMostly Saxon Christmas Markets
    Day 3

    Leipzig Hauptbahnhof

    November 28, 2024 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 43 °F

    Train station, I know, big deal. But it is a big deal, and here's why:

    The Leipzig Hauptbahnhof is the largest train station in Europe. Seems strange it would be this one, but it is. In the late 1800s, Leipzig became a major railway junction for traffic through the Kingdom of Saxony. There were a handful of different companies running their trains out of a handful of terminals. It improved a bit as companies were consolidated, many coming under either the control of the Royal Saxon State Railways and the Prussian state railways (that's not a mistake-- the s and r aren't capitalized in the official name, German, you know...)

    Eventually, the government got involved. In this case, the local government in Leipzig, which decided there should be one passenger terminal and one only. The two companies would have to work it out. They did, and the result was this massive rail station, with two grand domed entrance halls, administration spaces, shopping and all that went with them. Oh, and platforms to board the trains, twenty-six in all. The station was completed in 1915 after nine years. The western half of the station was the Prussian side, the eastern the Saxon.

    There are also some interesting old trains on the east side of the train shed.    Read more

  • TravelerMostly Saxon Christmas Markets
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    111
    Day 3

    Fairytale and Finnish Markets

    November 28, 2024 in Germany ⋅ 🌬 45 °F

    The Fairytale Market has the rides for the kiddies, a giant Ferris wheel, more food and drink, shops, and scary dioramas of fairy tales the little kids really seemed to like.

    The Finnish Market has mainly food, flame cooked salmon and Glögi (Finnish mulled wine) being the specialties. I got Steve to actually eat fish and he said it wasn't bad.Read more

  • TravelerMathi’s Reisen ab Juli 2024
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    Day 62

    Leipzig-Egolzwil 15.09.2024

    September 15, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    15.09.2024

    Heute Morgen früh nochmals die verrückte Statue in besserem Licht fotografiert und dabei sogar eine schon offene Bäckerei für Café Nachschub gefunden, nachdem in Leipzig sonst kein Geschäft vor 10:00 offen hat.
    Ron hat uns 09:20 bereits vor dem Hotel abgeholt für einen Ausflug außerhalb von Leipzig an den Zwenkauer Baggersee, wo früher Braunkohle abgebaut wurde. Heute ist der Zwenkauersee ein Naherholungsgebiet mit Jachthafen und schönen Häusern am See geworden - sicher ein gelungener Industrieumbau. Im sehr guten Steakhouse direkt am See haben wir noch geschlemmt, bevor wir zurück an den Hauptbahnhof Leipzig gebracht wurden. Abfahrt mal pünktlich in Leipzig. Schöner fast Vollmond 🌕 in Offenburg. In Basel SBB trotz Verspätung mit einem letzten Spurt noch den Anschluss Zug erreicht und dankdem wie geplant rechtzeitig zu Hause angekommen    Read more

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  • TravelerMathi’s Reisen ab Juli 2024
    12
    Day 61

    Leipzig 2 14.09.2024

    September 14, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    14.09.2024

    Fortsetzung des morgendlichen Stadtrundgangs mit all seinen Sehenswürdigkeiten, Leipzig ist immer eine Reise wert. Nikolaikirche mit den Montagsdemonstrationen, Thomaskirche wo Bach hauptsächlich gewirkt hat - und und….
    Abends waren in einer alten Giesserei, die zu einem Eventlokal umgebaut wurde zu Ron‘s 50. Geburtstag 🎂 🎁 eingeladen, dem eigentlichen Zweck dieser Reise. Sehr gelungener Anlass mit spannenden Gästen    Read more

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  • TravelerMathi’s Reisen ab Juli 2024
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    Day 61

    Leipzig 1 14.09.2024

    September 14, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

    14.09.2024

    Heute Morgen Stadt- Rundgang durch das ganz verschlafene Leipzig, die Stadt ist wie ausgestorben keine Geschäfte offen, keine Touristen vorhanden, einfach leer. So habe ich den Marktplatz mit dem alten Rathaus noch nie gesehen. Sehr schön sind auch immer wieder die Innenhöfe um den Marktplatz herum.
    In einem Restaurant habe ich eine gute Tischkombination gesehen, ist universell verwendbar🤗    Read more

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  • TravelerMathi’s Reisen ab Juli 2024
    111
    Day 60

    Egolzwil-Leipzig 2 13.09.2024

    September 13, 2024 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 12 °C

    13.09.2024

    Nach Ankunft in Leipzig haben wir sofort das Hotel bezogen und sind nachher beim Chinesen Mittagessen gegangen. Mit S-Bahn sind wir nach Leipzig MDR gefahren und nach einem Fußmarsch haben wir den Panometer von Leipzig mit der Ausstellung die Kathedrale von Monet erreicht. Dort ist ein 360° Bild in der Mitte des Panometers ausgestellt. Von da aus sind wir mit der S-Bahn zurück an den bayrisch sächsischen Bahnhof gefahren, wo heute eine ganz schöne Bierhalle vorhanden ist. Mit dem Traum sind wir dann zurück an den Hauptbahnhof gefahren, wo Ron das Auto parkiert hatte und uns zum Nachtessen hin einen Italiener eingeladen hat.Read more

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  • Convention 2024 Liepzig
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    Day 5

    Doing the touristy thing

    August 15, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    So what would a trip to a new city be without a visit to the local Harley dealer… so many road closures we almost gave up on finding the driveway then ‘bam’ we found the tiny street to get in 🥳
    T-shirts & poker chips purchased and a look over the new release bikes before back into the car & negotiate the crazy streets to find the town square.
    Enjoyed a coffee and some local cuisine, very pleased to find the menu comes in both languages. The steward could see we were struggling and was very accommodating. Afterwards a stroll along the cobble streets. Beautiful old buildings and the statue of Bach.
    Still cannot get over the weeds and undergrowth… Is it a form of air conditioning or pure laziness? Jury is still out.
    We head back towards the hotel but first we duck into the local shop “Kaufland” to buy some Jack Daniels and to our surprise they sell Bundaberg Ginger beer … by the crate. It feels like home.
    Back to the hotel and fill the fridge with drinks we know.
    It’s warming up again so this little black duck needs to find some water & shade….. maybe a cold beer or two 🍻    Read more

  • Travelereuropareis
    12
    Day 309

    Zoo Leipzig

    May 18, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    Schon lange freuen sich unsere Kinder auf diesen Besuch. Und wir uns auch. Bereits als Kind habe ich die Sendung, Elefanten, Tiger und co im Fernseher verfolgt. So wie jetzt auch unsere Kinder ab und ahn. Diese wird hier gedreht. Alles so zu sehen ist schon Wahnsinn und es ist wirklich ein sehr schöner und Fortschrittlicher Zoo. Fast alle Tiere haben bis im 2027 ein neues grösseres Gehege und der ganze Zoo macht einen wunderbaren Eindruck. Wir geniessen den tag und sind von 9 Uhr morgens bis 19 Uhr drin. Fix und Fertig gehen wir dann noch am Bahnhof ins Fritten Werk, was lecker war. Danach in das Womo , alle legen sich bald hin. 10 Stunden im Zoo und 10km Laufen im Zoo mit allen eindrücken macht wirklich müde.Read more

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  • 2023 Croatia/Germany
    1
    Day 16

    Leipzig

    October 4, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Today was our first day with Rainer, our nephew, and his wife Olivia. We drove 2 hours from their apt. and spent the day in Leipzig. Leipzig was part of the former East Germany. I learned a lot about what life in the former East Germany was like and also about the uprisings that caused the wall to fall and the reunification of Germany.
    The first pic is of the 4 of us in Leipzig. Pic 2, a painting on the side of a building expressed the frustration of the people. Some of the sayings: “we are the people” “freedom” “free elections” “freedom of the press” “ the wall has to go” “democracy”. (Unfortunately my pics are a little out of order..) Pic 7 is of Nikolai Kirche and pic 3 is the inside of the church. It all started at this church with prayers for freedom on Mondays at 5pm. That evolved into peaceful demonstrations in the streets of Leipzig that lead to the fall of East Germany. Stepping out of that church and walking along the streets suddenly took on new meaning today after I read the history of what had happened here.
    Pics 4,5 & 6 are some of the buildings in the city.
    Pic 8 is the university library and pic 9 is the “assembly hall and university church of St Paul” that is attached to the library.
    The East Germans demolished the church in 1968. The church was rebuilt after the reunification but is now used sometimes as a church and sometimes as a lecture hall.
    The last pic shows the contrast between the plain, functional architecture of the East German era and the historic building in background. We visited an exhibit titled East Germany: 1945 to the Reunification. Such an eye opening, thought provoking exhibit.

    Highlight of the day: learning the history of Nikolai Kirche, Leipzig and East Germany    Read more

  • TravelerMostly Saxon Christmas Markets
    Day 3

    Zeitgeschichtliches Forum Leipzig

    November 28, 2024 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 43 °F

    We visited the Forum for Contemporary History, which was mainly a museum about the formation of the DDR, resistance against the government, how the government sought to order society and the economy, and how it eventually lost control. Exhibits touch briefly on the NSDAP era, and the years after Reunification. Have to watch what I post, re images, but there were a lot of interesting things here.

    Included and of note: a field stone left by a small farmer whose land was collectivized, a box of consumer goods from the West, the hiking gear worn by one of the first three East German girls to escape over the border of Hungary in 1989, and a cartoon by the LA Times equating Reunification with the return of the NSDAP.

    Highly recommend.    Read more

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