The volume of traffic the Rhine carries is incredible. It's constant - the long, low barges slowly making their way down stream, or the large cargo ships travelling upstream with cargo destined forЧитать далее
The volume of traffic the Rhine carries is incredible. It's constant - the long, low barges slowly making their way down stream, or the large cargo ships travelling upstream with cargo destined forЧитать далее
Zons is a small, walled medieval town on the west bank of the Rhein, just 10 or so miles south of Düsseldorf. It's seen a lot in its 600 year history, from French occupations to plagues. The thirtyЧитать далее
More pictures of the Rhine, this time from further downstream at Bonn.
Bonn, the old West German capital. Dwarfed by it's near neighbour of Cologne, it was -- at face value at least -- a strange place for a capital. Hamburg has close to two million residents, CologneЧитать далее
The birthplace and childhood home of Ludwig van Beethoven, Bonn's most famous son.
So, after recycling 17 large bottles, six medium sized bottles, three beer bottles and one obscure bottle type thing, I'm now five euros and 68 cents up. Not a bad days work!
20 Euros on Ebay: a second hand 'Holländer fahrrad'. Large, comfy, three gears, front and rear lights which work when a sensor is pointed at the front wheel - quite the bargain. Peddle backwards andЧитать далее