This something I've just realised. Every morning and evening (and weekends) I get the number 9 Tram to school with the boys and out at weekends. I hear lots of languages on the tram and here they are in decending order! I'm not counting English as me and the boys are the only ones who speak it!
1. German (obvious I know)
2. Turkish
3. Russian
4. Spanish
5. French
Five languages, one route. That sounds like a slogan. Im off to copyright it! :P
Showing posts with label Public Transport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Public Transport. Show all posts
Wednesday, 12 March 2008
Tuesday, 4 March 2008
KVB Strike, again
The KVB are going on strike again tomorrow for a full 24hours, from 03:00 Wednesday to 03:00 Thursday. This means no U-Bahn and some buses not running. The following buses are running:
127: Longerich - Pesch - Mengenich - Ossendorf
132: Meschenich - Rondorf - Arnoldshöhe - Chlodwigplatz - Heumarkt - Dom/Hbf.
136: Neumarkt - Rudolfplatz - Lindenthal, Dürener Straße - Hohenlind
145: Bachem - Frechen - Weiden - Lövenich - Widdersdorf - Bocklemünd
148: Ossendorf - Bilderstöckchen - Geldernstraße/Parkgürtel - Nippes S-Bahn - Ebertplatz
152: Porz - Eil - Ostheim - Mülheim - Stammheim - Bayerwerk/S-Bahn
154: Porz Markt - Rath/Heumar - Königsforst - Brück - Dellbrück - Dünnwald
159: Holweide - Buchheim - Mülheim - Buchforst - Kalk - Poll
160: Porz Markt - Eil - Urbach - Grengel - Wahn S-Bahn - Lind
This means I have tomorrow off as the Grandparents will be taking the Kids to and from school! Wooo a lie in! :D
Thursday, 21 February 2008
KVB go on strike
Well the KVB (Dont ask what it stands for) the company that run the tranport here in Köln are on strike tomorrow. Not good. This is how we get to school every day! Thankfully the Boys Oma (or Opa) will take them instead so I only have to get them up, fed and dressed! I am told the trams and buses will be back running as normal at 9am, but I am not going to venture into Köln just in case.
I just remembered I regularly break KVB rules by drinking on the trams! Oh and by the way if you are ever in Köln buy a ticket (or welcome card, it covers you on the trams) as the fines are steep!! A friend was caught recently 40,-€ on the spot fine! ouch!
I managed to survive the day off and came up with enough things to keep the boys occupied! so am wrecked and have no ideas for the next few days, thank god for the weekend and the rugby!
Okay, thats it for now, oh I'm finally getting my haircut tomorrow. I am being extremely lazy and having it done in the house. Am actually afraid to go to a hairdressers cause of the language difficulty!
Any way tschüss!
Steve
I just remembered I regularly break KVB rules by drinking on the trams! Oh and by the way if you are ever in Köln buy a ticket (or welcome card, it covers you on the trams) as the fines are steep!! A friend was caught recently 40,-€ on the spot fine! ouch!
I managed to survive the day off and came up with enough things to keep the boys occupied! so am wrecked and have no ideas for the next few days, thank god for the weekend and the rugby!
Okay, thats it for now, oh I'm finally getting my haircut tomorrow. I am being extremely lazy and having it done in the house. Am actually afraid to go to a hairdressers cause of the language difficulty!
Any way tschüss!
Steve
Sunday, 13 January 2008
What not to do: Fall asleep on a tram!
Okay so last night I went to one of my regular haunts and decided to leave after a fantatsic night and making new friends! So I walked to Neumarkt as no trams were running from Rudolfplatz. So the Number 9 arrived eventually and I got on. It was ahead of schedule, so we had to wait 5 minutes I think. I cannot rememeber the tram leaving Neumarkt cause next thing I know I'm in Koingsforst, the last stop on the line! 5 stops beyond my stop! I woke up and the driver was talking to me. I did not know what he was saying so i promptly got off the tram and got on it again after it turned! Thank god it was not the last tram!
So that is my first embarressing incident in Germany, I'm surprised it took this long!!!!!
So that is my first embarressing incident in Germany, I'm surprised it took this long!!!!!
Friday, 11 January 2008
Day 5: Sick no longer, getting into the Routine and Karneval!
Guten Tag!!
I have gotten over a headcold that nearly had me in bed for the day on Wednesday but all is well again! (Thank you panadol cold and flu!) Things are flying over here and I have the boys moving like a well oiled military maching in the mornings to be out the door at 7:15am!
The boys have a sleepover tomorrow night in a cousin's house in Essen, so I am free for saturday evening and I believe I will be having fondou for the first time!
Tonight I am going to a toytowngermany meetup in Köln. If you are an english speaker in Köln come join us!
Karneval
Karneval is coming up now, well the climax of it, which kicks off on the 31st of January! We are discussing costumes and the boys want to be elephants, we are not sure! When I arrived in Köln on my walk around on saturday I found a large shop that sold costumes I am told there is a bigger one out near Ikea! (I'm getting my halloween costume early this year!! :P)
Some links on Karneval:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karneval#Germany_and_Austria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_carnival
http://www.koeln.de/en/whatson/carnival/carnival-index.html
A typical day
I have definatley gotten´into the routine. Up at 6:30, breakfast then leave the house at 7:15, get the 7:30 tram to Röttgensweg and walk the boys to the school. Back to the tram. Stop in the kiosk for a drink, choclate (sometimes I go to the bakery for a cake!) then back in the house for 8:30! Then I do a mix of following, clean, play the Wii, watch TV(in german i don't have a clue what be going on!), go online, sleep, or read. Then at 12:30 I set out for the school to collect the boys at 13:15. Back home for dinner, then they do their homework, practise their music and feed their rabbits! Then it is playtime until 18:30/19:00 then it is Tea time and bed at 20:00 at the latest and I am free again!
Okay thats enough for now I think!
Danke for reading and Tschuess
Steve
xxx
I have gotten over a headcold that nearly had me in bed for the day on Wednesday but all is well again! (Thank you panadol cold and flu!) Things are flying over here and I have the boys moving like a well oiled military maching in the mornings to be out the door at 7:15am!
The boys have a sleepover tomorrow night in a cousin's house in Essen, so I am free for saturday evening and I believe I will be having fondou for the first time!
Tonight I am going to a toytowngermany meetup in Köln. If you are an english speaker in Köln come join us!
Karneval
Karneval is coming up now, well the climax of it, which kicks off on the 31st of January! We are discussing costumes and the boys want to be elephants, we are not sure! When I arrived in Köln on my walk around on saturday I found a large shop that sold costumes I am told there is a bigger one out near Ikea! (I'm getting my halloween costume early this year!! :P)
Some links on Karneval:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karneval#Germany_and_Austria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_carnival
http://www.koeln.de/en/whatson/carnival/carnival-index.html
The "fifth season of the year" as Carnival is called, begins on November 11th at 11:11 AM. But the "crazy days" start on so-called Weiberfastnacht, the Thursday before Rosenmontag (Carnival Monday). In the public squares and streets, the "crazy days" of Carnival are greeted with great indoor and street celebrations. The closing times for pubs and bars are suspended for the duration of the festival.
A typical day
I have definatley gotten´into the routine. Up at 6:30, breakfast then leave the house at 7:15, get the 7:30 tram to Röttgensweg and walk the boys to the school. Back to the tram. Stop in the kiosk for a drink, choclate (sometimes I go to the bakery for a cake!) then back in the house for 8:30! Then I do a mix of following, clean, play the Wii, watch TV(in german i don't have a clue what be going on!), go online, sleep, or read. Then at 12:30 I set out for the school to collect the boys at 13:15. Back home for dinner, then they do their homework, practise their music and feed their rabbits! Then it is playtime until 18:30/19:00 then it is Tea time and bed at 20:00 at the latest and I am free again!
Okay thats enough for now I think!
Danke for reading and Tschuess
Steve
xxx
Saturday, 5 January 2008
I am in Germany!!!!
Aftera long day of travelling, I arrived in Köln at 7 last night. So far Köln has surpassed all my expectations!! The people are lovely, the city is gorgeous and the beer is cheap!! My head still hurts!!
I got a handy last night and ended up going with Vodafone DE as the credit will work in my Irish Handy also! If people want my German number (it will be my main number) E-mail or textmy Irish number!!
The weather is dry but cold, especially on the bridge over the Rheine! So its the U-Bahn in future.
I am looking forward to meeting the family tomorrow!
oh I found Headquaters of the CDU last!! :-)
Thats all for now!
Missing everyone in Cork!
Steve
xxx
I got a handy last night and ended up going with Vodafone DE as the credit will work in my Irish Handy also! If people want my German number (it will be my main number) E-mail or textmy Irish number!!
The weather is dry but cold, especially on the bridge over the Rheine! So its the U-Bahn in future.
I am looking forward to meeting the family tomorrow!
oh I found Headquaters of the CDU last!! :-)
Thats all for now!
Missing everyone in Cork!
Steve
xxx
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