Germany
A country which was divided when I first
visited
1st Visit
29 July - 6 August 1978 (West Germany)
Spent an action packed week at RAF Laarbruck with
the Air Training Corps. Saw very little of Germany but did have a day
trip to the Netherlands.
2nd Visit
17 - 18 September 1981 (West Germany)
From Italy. we arrived in
Munich; alas too early for the Beer festival. In quick time we visited the
Zoo, the superb Deutches museam and the Olympic stadium. The
Inter Rail 1981 tour was taking
it's toll; on sitting down in the Olympic staduim we both instantly fell
asleep. A rest? No chance! Next: Denmark.
3rd Visit
20 - 22 August 1982 (West Germany)
Our Inter Rail 1982 tour took us from
France to the charming town of
Freiburg and surrounding Black forest. En route to Austria we dropped into Konstanz and admired the lake.
4th Visit
3 - 5 September 1982 (West Germany)
In an increasingly bizarre Inter Rail 1982 tour we visited Germany for the sole purpose of steeling
blankets from Regensburg's youth hostel. Our sleeping bags had been stolen
and we remembered how warm the blankets were! We then continued onto the
intended destination of Spain with the large
blankets which had 'Jugendherberge' in bold letters.
5th Visit
15 September 1984 (West Germany)
The train took us from Verona and
Fiona & I made a brief visit to Munich; we then headed home. Thus,
completing our Inter Rail 1984
tour.
6th Visit
24 - 29 May 2000
Visited Dahlevitz, south of Berlin for 2 days for
work and then spent 3 days exploring Berlin as birthday treat. Thus,
my first visit to the former East Germany.