tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post94652761426989682..comments2024-03-29T07:54:08.898-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Continental and English Railway TravellingRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-11093654517308481492012-08-28T00:57:09.911-07:002012-08-28T00:57:09.911-07:00Great post.
The American practice of serving lemo...Great post.<br /><br />The American practice of serving lemon with Hefeweizen originated with people like the Widmer brothers reportedly having experienced it Over Here. I have only seen it once or twice myself, over in the deep southwest, in Freiburg, never anywhere else.<br /><br />As someone who travels as a tourist by train in England and down here, I can say that service by conductors is markedly better in England than with the Deutsche Bahn. Today, anyway, when DB conductors won't even stamp your Streifenkarte ("strip card" or whatever you lot might call them...if you have such things!) let alone sell you a ticket unless you're on an IC or ICE.<br /><br />In other aspects, chiefly accurate information on the platform at smaller stations, Britrail beats DB too IME.<br /><br />Vienna better than Munich? I'm inclined to agree.Erlangernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564871714656285737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-16923568008527526032012-08-27T05:52:52.084-07:002012-08-27T05:52:52.084-07:00I did notice that. And this "Pains are taken ...I did notice that. And this "Pains are taken to keep the beer cool in the cellars; hence, as will be understood, the Bavarians are highly favoured in their national beverage. They can drink it to perfection. To those who know what Bavarian beer is this particular will be important, because even a good thing may be spoilt by bad serving."<br /><br />Another qualitative difference between Germany and here.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.com