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July 7, 2006
A little off the beaten track
At present, I am in Munich, planning to make my way to Austria over the next couple of day or so. From Cologne, one of my friends gave me a ride to Alzey, which is a small, picturesque town outside of Mainz and Frankfurt. Like many cities and towns all over Europe, Cologne and Hannover both suffered from enormous destruction during WWII, and thus there isn't much left of their pre-modern charm. However, many smaller towns, not having much strategic interest to the Allies, didn't suffer from such destruction, and are still quite nice, including Alyez:
I was half-expecting Heidi to run through this plaza over here:
Alzey, however, isn't exactly a major transportation hub. To get to Munich, I had to take the train to Worms, then transfer at Worms to Bansheim, then transfer at Bansheim to pick up the train to Munich. However, the transportation system is extensive enough that there wasn't any more than a 5 minute wait between any of these connections once I left Alzey. Impressive!
Posted by Dean at July 7, 2006 5:31 AM
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