[Leica] Trains in Europe question.

[Eddy Willems]

in june the new historic leica museum opens in wetzlar

there is even a hotel on the leica site


Op 29/05/18 om 00:10 schreef Don Dory via LUG:
> On Mon, May 28, 2018 at 5:36 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
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>> Philippe is right—unless you are doing something Leica-related in Wetzlar,
>> it is not a particularly interesting place. A pleasant German small town,
>> nothing more than that. I would spend more time in Bonn and Cologne in that
>> part of Germany.
>>
>> As for the French strikes, it is just part of the experience ;-) Living in
>> Spain, it is hard for me to get to Northern Europe without traversing
>> French territory or flying through French airspace. Somehow I usually make
>> it, and if you are stuck in France for an extra day, you could be in worse
>> places...
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman
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>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <
>> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <
>> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
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>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <
>> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
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>> YNWA
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>> We will be in Wetzler for an LHSA event.  We were in Wetzler in 2005 so
>> understand without good friends and great beer there would be little reason
>> to stop.  Like most parts of the world it very much depends on where you
>> are stuck; east side of Yosemite would be great.  Fifty miles east of
>> Garden City Kansas and you had better like the smell of feedlots and center
>> pivot irrigation.
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>>> On 28 May 2018, at 22:22, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> That’s a wonderful programme!
>>>
>>> Barcelona is a must - Lluis is its main attraction ;-)
>>> We were there some years ago late October, and felt it was still like
>> (our) summer.
>>> Northern Italy won’t be too hot then, but could be rainy.
>>>
>>> And Switzerland is a beautiful garden. Do not make it too late in
>> October - the forests are absolutely gorgeous in their fall colours - there
>> might also be early snow falls.
>>> Wetzlar, unless you are to meet some Leica folks there or are attending
>> a workshop, is just a curiosity I think. The old town center is nice
>> though.
>>> Check on the weather stats there, it might be rainier than Northern
>> Italy at that period …
>>> Amities
>>> Philippe
>>>
>>>
>>>> Le 28 mai 2018 à 21:24, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit
>> :
>>>> I see a very organized system.  Thank you for the schedule and the
>> invite.
>>>> My instinct is to arrive in Barcelona, travel east into northern Italy
>> then
>>>> proceed N into Switzerland before proceeding to Wetzler.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, May 28, 2018, 2:27 PM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
>> wrote:
>>>>> Here’s the schedule for the strikes.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>> https://photos.lci.fr/images/1280/834/programme-de-la-greve-de-la-sncf-pour-juin-2018-aff218-0@1x.png
>>>>> No date known or anticipated for July so far, and so far as I know.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>>
>>>>> OTT: would you make a stop in Strasbourg (on the German boarder and
>> close
>>>>> to Switzerland), we’d be pleased to meet you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Keep us tuned
>>>>> Philippe
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Le 28 mai 2018 à 20:08, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a
>> écrit :
>>>>>> My wife and I are planning a trip to mostly Germany in early
>> October.  We
>>>>>> would like to fly into either Spain or northern Europe and take
>> trains as
>>>>>> we wish.  However, most tracks pass through France and the news it's
>> full
>>>>>> of strikes by French workers upset at proposed new work and retirement
>>>>>> rules.  Currently are they any real impediment if excursions are not
>> time
>>>>>> sensitive.  Or, would it be better to plan on visiting Italy and
>>>>>> Switzerland to avoid random plan changes?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am in the airline purchase phase as fares are fairly good now and
>> the
>>>>>> euro is in a better place for me than it was a month ago.  Entry
>> cities
>>>>> are
>>>>>> up for grabs at this point.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> All the best and thank you for the advice.
>>>>>>
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