Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/07

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Subject: [Leica] European travel query
From: michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema@wanadoo.nl)
Date: Wed Jan 7 01:18:17 2009
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Hi Geoff,

Weather should be okay on average, but you never know. You might have
rain all days.
I've only been once in Berlin for a few days with the Rangefinderforum.
It is a nice city but I didn't found it close to Paris or London. But
when I look now at the pictures I made I think I've made a few of my
best pictures in Berlin. You can see them here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michiel-fokkema/sets/72157604689928221/

Frankfurt is nice too but quit smaller. I've been there a few times
for trade exhibitions.
It has a nice inner city and a nice river with some bridges.
Some pictures are here:
http://michielfokkema.wordpress.com/picture-a-week-2007/week-14/

Cheers,

Michiel Fokkema

2009/1/7 Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de>:
> Hi Geoff,
>
> Usually quite good weather (around 20?C on average), but of course it can 
> be
> showery too.
>
> Berlin is a great place to visit but it's a long way from Solms/Wetzlar.
>
> Public transport in Berlin is fantastic, buses, trams in the eastern part,
> suburban railways, underground and even rickshaws. Reckon 2 to 3 days for
> seeing the sights of the city and take advantage of a 2 or 3 day ticket for
> the entire public transport system - there are plenty of sights to see.
>
> Plenty to see in the region around Berlin, too  - Potsdam, for instance, or
> the Spreewald - easily accessible by public transport. Dresden and Leipzig
> are a bit further away (take a train), both are well worth visiting.
> Depending on the time you have available, you could take a trip to 
> Schwerin,
> the coastal city of Rostock or Stralsund is all very photogenic places - if
> you happen to like castles on lakesides and Hanseatic architecture. The old
> part of Greifswald is nice too.
>
> Frankfurt to Wetzlar takes about an hour on the train and costs about 18
> euros one way. There is a local bus service from Wetzlar to Solms - though 
> I
> can't imagine why anyone would want to visit Solms ;-)
>
> Frankfurt is the place for wives and daughters to enjoy themselves - the
> best shopping opportunities in Germany - they can very quickly spend enough
> to justify you buying plenty of Leica gear for yourself :-)
>
> If you need more details, just let me know.
>
> Cheers
> Douglas
>
> Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
>>
>> A question especially for the EuroLUG folks.
>> What's the weather like in Berlin and Frankfurt in June?
>> Must see places that are easy to get to?
>> Easy to get around by public transport?
>> how hard would it be to get to Solms?
>>  I'm just askin'
>>  Cheers
>> Geoff
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>> Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can.
>>
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In reply to: Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] European travel query)
Message from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] European travel query)