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postcard from Germany: bikes and trains (987 words) |
 | But to give them their due, the transport mentality in Germany (I refer of course to a general state of mind in relation to matters of travel) is of a different cast to that in Ireland and deserves to have its highlights highlighted. |
| Having been in Germany for some time now, it makes me blush to think how casually Irish people jump into their cars to pick up a litre of milk from the local shop or to ferry able-bodied young villains to and from the local school twice everyday. |
| The attitude in Germany when it comes to short distances is to "get on your bike, Florian." And with bikes to be had for IR£15-£50 (19-63.50) in every university town in the country, it is a rare occasion that you meet someone who doesnt possess AND actually use one. |
| Trains (3108 words) |
| We have taken such a train anyway on a couple occasions because we had a ticket on another train but either took the earlier one or because of a missed connection. |
| Sometimes, these trains will connect with busses to villages off the track so it may be possible to buy a “train” ticket to a village several miles from the closes railroad. |
| The trains are so crowded sometimes that the conductors can't navigate their way through the train to check tickets. |
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