We are planning to go over to the Alps this year and will probably take the hull ferry to rotterdam , cross into germany and down through bavaria. As we will be going via Dortmund area I thought It would be a good time to take in some or all 3 of the dams. Who's been and which ones are worth a visit . Are we just going to see a brick wall or are there visitor centres and nice village/country side .
thanks
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We are planning to go over to the Alps this year and will probably take the hull ferry to rotterdam , cross into germany and down through bavaria. As we will be going via Dortmund area I thought It would be a good time to take in some or all 3 of the dams. Who's been and which ones are worth a visit . Are we just going to see a brick wall or are there visitor centres and nice village/country side .
thanks
Now Viper that sounds like a plan......................Going in low and fast you'll have to watch out for power cables and light flack.......................Will you be taking a spare "Up Keep" ? :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Charlie747 on January 11, 2014, 07:58:30 AM
Now Viper that sounds like a plan......................Going in low and fast you'll have to watch out for power cables and light flack.......................Will you be taking a spare "Up Keep" ? :mfr_lol:
Very good , fitting the sidewinder stingers as we speak, gonna attack the wall from the dryside!
:mfr_lol:
It sounds a good trip.
We are thinking of Boat to Bilbao then across south of France ending up at friends just north of Rome this summer :scooter: :ninja:
Sorry I can't help but it sounds good .... Google it that always works ! :yes:
Quote from: Charlie747 on January 11, 2014, 07:43:53 PM
:mfr_lol:
It sounds a good trip.
We are thinking of Boat to Bilbao then across south of France ending up at friends just north of Rome this summer :scooter: :ninja:
Fab, weve got that on our list, Pompeii, versuveus and rome , one day
Quote from: viper on January 11, 2014, 07:54:49 PM
Fab, weve got that on our list, Pompeii, versuveus and rome , one day
The history of the place is fantastic...................But I fancy doing a bit of factory visits like Riva, Ferrari, Moto Guzzi as well
They say that the fermented grape juice aint bad ether :yes:
Mohne dam worth a visit... Cafe there and visitor centre IIRC... Visited in 2004 on the way to Berlin and Auschwitz.
:cool:
Quote from: Bryn on January 11, 2014, 09:18:45 PM
Mohne dam worth a visit... Cafe there and visitor centre IIRC... Visited in 2004 on the way to Berlin and Auschwitz.
:cool:
thanks
Quote from: Bryn on January 11, 2014, 09:18:45 PM
Mohne dam worth a visit... Cafe there and visitor centre IIRC... Visited in 2004 on the way to Berlin and Auschwitz.
:cool:
I'm still moved by Debs visit to the camp of death last year..................I must make the effort to show my respect before too long. :sad:
Quote from: Charlie747 on January 11, 2014, 09:44:48 PM
I'm still moved by Debs visit to the camp of death last year..................I must make the effort to show my respect before too long. :sad:
Somewhere everyone should visit... When I first got there in 2004 it was the week after Poland joined the EU so tourism was in its infancy....and the place was not geared up like it is now... Visited again and took SWMBO on another bike trip in 2010 and it was a lot busier...
Stayed both times in the centre of Krakow.. Hotel Royal... Handy for sightseeing and exploring
Quote from: Bryn on January 12, 2014, 06:58:47 AM
Somewhere everyone should visit... When I first got there in 2004 it was the week after Poland joined the EU so tourism was in its infancy....and the place was not geared up like it is now... Visited again and took SWMBO on another bike trip in 2010 and it was a lot busier...
Stayed both times in the centre of Krakow.. Hotel Royal... Handy for sightseeing and exploring
A friend of SWMBO lost most of his family to the camp.........................he told us that all those shoes did it to him when we were enjoying a bbq together....................at the time you could tell he was very moved.........................so when Deb posted her pics it really brought the horror home :sad:
Quote from: Charlie747 on January 11, 2014, 07:43:53 PM
:mfr_lol:
It sounds a good trip.
We are thinking of Boat to Bilbao then across south of France ending up at friends just north of Rome this summer :scooter: :ninja:
Boat ????? Ride it !! :rockon:
Quote from: Ant on January 12, 2014, 09:05:19 AM
Boat ????? Ride it !! :rockon:
:hammer: Hey Ant.....................You been talking to my haemorrhoids' again ? :innocent: :whistling: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
To much info I know but I am a major share holder of Prep H :mfr_lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIBTg7q9oNc
PS Not going anywhere near Paris with out my trusty Acme Ant Co Machine gun mount/engine bars :gunsmilie: :mfr_lol:
PPS :oops: Sorry Viper I know its a bit :offtopic: but I'm trying to follow the tradition of the site and get the thread around to GS v GTR v Versys :whistling: :innocent: :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Charlie747 on January 12, 2014, 10:36:30 AM
:hammer: Hey Ant.....................You been talking to my haemorrhoids' again ? :innocent: :whistling: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
To much info I know but I am a major share holder of Prep H :mfr_lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIBTg7q9oNc
PS Not going anywhere near Paris with out my trusty Acme Ant Co Machine gun mount/engine bars :gunsmilie: :mfr_lol:
PPS :oops: Sorry Viper I know its a bit :offtopic: but I'm trying to follow the tradition of the site and get the thread around to GS v GTR v Versys :whistling: :innocent: :mfr_lol:
He's a funny guy that charles .
Quote from: Charlie747 on January 12, 2014, 08:50:09 PM
:oops:
no not oops, i really meant that it was funny, sorry for the charles, just trying to be clever
Quote from: viper on January 12, 2014, 08:56:36 PM
no not oops, i really meant that it was funny, sorry for the charles, just trying to be clever
:mfr_lol:
Thanks Viper for your complement.........Its just SWMBO & My Mum call me that before I get a :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: telling off :mfr_lol:
loved the ring of fire !
Quote from: Charlie747 on January 11, 2014, 08:02:46 PM
The history of the place is fantastic...................But I fancy doing a bit of factory visits like Riva, Ferrari, Moto Guzzi as well
They say that the fermented grape juice aint bad ether :yes:
Ferrari tours are only open to Ferrari owners, but Lamborghini is open to the public and Ducati is in that area too.
Viper
I went to the 40th anniversary meet for the Z1 at Edersee last year.
The Eder dam is well worth a visit, and has cafes and stuff up there,and in the village of Eder is a small museum just for the raid. It surprised me with it's total neutrality over the attack, featuring both sides with equal dignity. From the village it is a short walk, about 20 minutes, up to the dam itself, which still bears the scars of the attack and the subsequent repair.
Museum location Here (https://plus.google.com/117259548006305378149/about?gl=uk&hl=en#117259548006305378149/about)
There is a small bikers cafe which had some portacabin type bunk house accomodation [ not sure how private these were, as I camped], although there were hotels and B&B in the village. http://zuendstoff-edersee.de/
Quote from: viper on January 12, 2014, 10:05:04 PM
loved the ring of fire !
Hope this gets you in the mood for the Dams Viper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVSBtivbUs4
thanks charlie , cheered me up after a shit day. I had forgotten that i remember those Carling ads at the time.
Are you a plane spotter 747?
Quote from: viper on January 21, 2014, 10:40:07 PM
thanks charlie , cheered me up after a shit day. I had forgotten that i remember those Carling ads at the time.
Are you a plane spotter 747?
Could be a bit of an anorak for any powerful machine :whistling:
Im often working very near manchester airport and watch the underbelly of the A380 coming into land, amazing , however i have not got a knitted bobble hat and a long lens.
Quote from: Bryn on January 11, 2014, 09:18:45 PM
Mohne dam worth a visit... Cafe there and visitor centre IIRC... Visited in 2004 on the way to Berlin and Auschwitz.
:cool:
Was that 2004 ????
Feck!!!!!
Good trip as I recall though :-)