Paris – Hannover – Uelzen – Bienenbuttel

Friday we began our day early, off on the Metro to get to the train out of Gare de Nord. Lots of time to spare, off to Germany on a Thalys train. Very fast - 300 kmph. Flew through Belgium, into Koln.  Chris knew we were in Germany as we were able to enjoy a bratwurst. Our next train was an ICE (bit slower – 200 kmph) onto Hannover which was a very busy station. The last leg of our journey was via an IC train onto Uelzen. A fairly long trip - around eight & half hours of travel.

We were warmly welcomed by Kathy, Knud & Ken Dombrowski. Received a brief tour of the Uelzen train station designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Not your typical German train station / architecture. No straight lines, odd shapes and bold colours and interesting out of place objects. Very impressed and glad we saw it close at hand.

 

We immediately felt comfortable and at home.  Settled, had a lovely German bbq and made plans for the next couple of days.

More to follow …