Category: transport
Swanage Heritage Railway
After a fish’n’chips lunch by the Swanage waterfront (see earlier post), we and V stumbled into this train station while strolling in town. There was a train on the platform for Corfe Castle. We bought tickets hurriedly as the train was very much ready to depart (judging by the puffs of steam pouring out of the locomotive).…
Wiener Riesenrad at Prater, Vienna
Wiener Riesenrad – “Viennese giant wheel” is a very popular tourist attraction in Vienna. This piece of working antique is located in Prater, an amusement park just across the river from the old city. It is one of the oldest Ferris wheel in existence – the wheel was built in 1897 and survived World War…
From Munich to Vienna by Railjet
After we attended the Champions League final football game, we left Munich the next day for Vienna – the beginning of a week’s vacation. Our train was RJ65 departing at 11:27 from Munich to Budapest on platform 11. Our train is run by the Austrian Federal Railway (Österreichische Bundesbahnen or ÖBB) and the service is…
Mine de Sel, Bex
Never thought I will visit a salt mine – let alone one that started in 1600’s and is still producing the product – sodium chloride. This mine is located in the Swiss vallée du Rhône about 75 minutes drive from Lausanne. Apparently, they have been welcoming tourists for many years – hence, this very informative…