Europe photo album

pawan_pullarwar · 11th April 2010, 11:57

Below windmills are completely made by wooken. Even gears are made of wooden. Roller is made stone.

clevermax · 11th April 2010, 13:06

The windmill is interesting. I had visited an old fashioned Brewery where they make beer.

Autobahn.... really miss those drives.

pawan_pullarwar · 11th April 2010, 18:22

The autobahn pic is amazing.

Its fun to drive in Autobahn. NO SPEED LIMIT. I drove VW and Renault 6 seater between 170 to 200 KMPH on Autohan. The sad part was, I could use my Indian driving lisence for 6 months than I should apply for German lisence which is not easy to get also its too costly.

MX6 · 12th April 2010, 13:35

The last photo is great. I loved the rail tracks to the right entering the tunnel. So picturesque.

clevermax · 12th April 2010, 18:16

Thanks MX6, pawan. This was taken in th Autobahn somewhere between Stuttgart and Nuremberg IIRC.

@pawan: Yes, 170-200 Kmph kind of speeds is easy on such roads even with 6 seaters like you mentioned. I remember crossing 210 Kmph on a VW Sharan - An Innova like car. The the truth is out there - no matter how fast you drive through these roads, there will be somebody who goes faster than you.

MX6 · 12th April 2010, 18:29

The credit for modern motorways, autobahns, interstates goes to Adolf Hitler!

Hitler's autobahn construction began in September 1933 under the direction of chief engineer Fritz Todt. The 14-mile expressway between Frankfurt and Darmstadt, which opened on May 19, 1935, was the first section completed under Hitler. By December 1941, when wartime needs brought construction to a halt, Germany had completed 2,400 miles (3,860 km), with another 1,550 miles (2,500 km) under construction.
As many American visitors had noted during the 1930's, the autobahn was built before the country had enough motor vehicles to justify the expense. Only the well off or powerful in Germany could afford automobiles. Hitler had highlighted this problem in a speech on March 3, 1934, at the Berlin International Automobile and Motor Cycle Show

There's a country who highlighted 75 years back. We have roads but not vehicles.
Here's a country struggling with automobiles but not enough roads!

Awe inspiring photo of Hitler himself being a part of the work.

Not glorifying Hitler. Just that there are good things done as well which needs to be highlighted!

clevermax · 12th April 2010, 19:02

OT

This song came to my mind when I read your post. (Hitler)

YouTube - Ich hock in meinem Bonker - Adolf du alte Nazisau

Once I came across a bunch of German colleagues eagerly watching this video and laughing inside office. Obviously most of the present generation doesn't like him.

MX6 · 12th April 2010, 21:06

Well. Couldn't enjoy the video much without subtitles. Any idea what it is supposed to convey?

pawan_pullarwar · 13th April 2010, 11:38

No idea what it want to convey but when I forwarded it to my German manager, below is his reply.

It´created by Walter Moers - he is a famous german "underground" comic writer.
Walter Moers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He can by quite blasphemous and is politically incorrect... ;-)
Try this one:

YouTube - Achmed the Dead Terrorist - Deutsche Untertitel (Updated)

Here are pics of the wooden made shoes from Zaanse Schans village

ampere · 13th April 2010, 12:01

Here are some from my side. The Maltese Islands.

I had posted them here before.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ml#post1597306

pawan_pullarwar · 15th April 2010, 14:05

Fun at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

Standing with 3 Mahapurush

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Who is bond

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My coach Bekham

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Helping Ronaldino

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Hot Madona

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pawan_pullarwar · 20th April 2010, 00:47

Nurnberg is the small and very beautiful town in Germany.

Old wooden bridge

House on river

Nurnberg Castle

Sight Seeing

pawan_pullarwar · 20th April 2010, 11:08

My next target is either Croatia - Plitvis Lake or Italy - Cinque Terre. Both are beatiful places.

pawan_pullarwar · 27th May 2010, 02:09

Last weekend I visited this place called Wimbachklamm near Berchtesgaden in Germany.

pawan_pullarwar · 11th July 2010, 18:07

Photos from my recent trip to Passau. 3 river joins in this city, also called as city of 3 river. City is not so great, the only thing this city offer is to have a river cruise from 3 hour to 12 hour cruise are available. I took half hour cruise which takes you to city's main point.

11th April 2010, 11:57	#61
pawan_pullarwar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pune - Now in Munich, Germany Posts: 778 Thanked: 130 Times	Windmill - Zaanse Schans - Nederland Below windmills are completely made by wooken. Even gears are made of wooden. Roller is made stone. Attached Thumbnails
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11th April 2010, 13:06	#62
clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,104 Thanked: 2,755 Times View My Garage	The windmill is interesting. I had visited an old fashioned Brewery where they make beer. Autobahn.... really miss those drives. Last edited by clevermax : 11th April 2010 at 13:10.
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11th April 2010, 18:22	#63
pawan_pullarwar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pune - Now in Munich, Germany Posts: 778 Thanked: 130 Times	The autobahn pic is amazing. Its fun to drive in Autobahn. NO SPEED LIMIT. I drove VW and Renault 6 seater between 170 to 200 KMPH on Autohan. The sad part was, I could use my Indian driving lisence for 6 months than I should apply for German lisence which is not easy to get also its too costly.
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12th April 2010, 13:35	#64
MX6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: City of seven islands. Posts: 2,878 Thanked: 233 Times	The last photo is great. I loved the rail tracks to the right entering the tunnel. So picturesque.
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12th April 2010, 18:16	#65
clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,104 Thanked: 2,755 Times View My Garage	Thanks MX6, pawan. This was taken in th Autobahn somewhere between Stuttgart and Nuremberg IIRC. @pawan: Yes, 170-200 Kmph kind of speeds is easy on such roads even with 6 seaters like you mentioned. I remember crossing 210 Kmph on a VW Sharan - An Innova like car. The the truth is out there - no matter how fast you drive through these roads, there will be somebody who goes faster than you.
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12th April 2010, 18:29	#66
MX6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: City of seven islands. Posts: 2,878 Thanked: 233 Times	The credit for modern motorways, autobahns, interstates goes to Adolf Hitler! Hitler's autobahn construction began in September 1933 under the direction of chief engineer Fritz Todt. The 14-mile expressway between Frankfurt and Darmstadt, which opened on May 19, 1935, was the first section completed under Hitler. By December 1941, when wartime needs brought construction to a halt, Germany had completed 2,400 miles (3,860 km), with another 1,550 miles (2,500 km) under construction. As many American visitors had noted during the 1930's, the autobahn was built before the country had enough motor vehicles to justify the expense. Only the well off or powerful in Germany could afford automobiles. Hitler had highlighted this problem in a speech on March 3, 1934, at the Berlin International Automobile and Motor Cycle Show There's a country who highlighted 75 years back. We have roads but not vehicles. Here's a country struggling with automobiles but not enough roads! Awe inspiring photo of Hitler himself being a part of the work. Not glorifying Hitler. Just that there are good things done as well which needs to be highlighted!
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12th April 2010, 21:06	#68
MX6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: City of seven islands. Posts: 2,878 Thanked: 233 Times	Well. Couldn't enjoy the video much without subtitles. Any idea what it is supposed to convey?
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13th April 2010, 12:01	#70
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 18,168 Thanked: 13,335 Times View My Garage	Here are some from my side. The Maltese Islands. I had posted them here before. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ml#post1597306
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15th April 2010, 14:05	#71
pawan_pullarwar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pune - Now in Munich, Germany Posts: 778 Thanked: 130 Times	Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Fun at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Standing with 3 Mahapurush Who is bond My coach Bekham Helping Ronaldino Hot Madona
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20th April 2010, 00:47	#72
pawan_pullarwar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pune - Now in Munich, Germany Posts: 778 Thanked: 130 Times	Nurnberg Nurnberg is the small and very beautiful town in Germany. Old wooden bridge House on river Nurnberg Castle Sight Seeing Last edited by pawan_pullarwar : 20th April 2010 at 00:51.
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20th April 2010, 11:08	#73
pawan_pullarwar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pune - Now in Munich, Germany Posts: 778 Thanked: 130 Times	My next target is either Croatia - Plitvis Lake or Italy - Cinque Terre. Both are beatiful places.
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27th May 2010, 02:09	#74
pawan_pullarwar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pune - Now in Munich, Germany Posts: 778 Thanked: 130 Times	Last weekend I visited this place called Wimbachklamm near Berchtesgaden in Germany.
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11th July 2010, 18:07	#75
pawan_pullarwar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pune - Now in Munich, Germany Posts: 778 Thanked: 130 Times	Passau, Germany Photos from my recent trip to Passau. 3 river joins in this city, also called as city of 3 river. City is not so great, the only thing this city offer is to have a river cruise from 3 hour to 12 hour cruise are available. I took half hour cruise which takes you to city's main point.
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