We first discovered the beach at Los Pocillos in Puerto del Carmen when we visited the nearby ¡Estupendo! Office.
Having only visited the Playa Grande previously, we found that it had some definite advantages.
Playa Los Pocillos
For a start it is easier to park the car there! But as the beach itself is on a corner, it means that children can go out quite a way into the sea without getting out of their depth. [Read more…]
Well now you can read a sample of the book on-line, all you have to do is “Like” the author’s Facebook page.
Click here to go to Wolfgang Lippert’s Facebook page
Once you have clicked on “Like”, or “Gefällt mir”, the sample text (called “Leseprobe” in German) will be in the “Willkommen” tab.
And if you like what you read, then please use one of the links below to buy the book on-line – yes, it’s even available in the UK through Amazon!
Many towns in Germany face the same problem – their station building. Not on a scale with Stuttgart, but given that many of them were built in the 19th Century, they often suffer similar fates such as underused ticket offices, high running costs due to the old building materials, and general desire from travellers and locals for the buildings to be put to better use and provide more services.
At the same time, they expect them to look good and still retain their 19th Century character, and not get covered in graffiti. With many of them being listed buildings as well, this is not an easy task. Another complication is that the buildings are often owned by Deutsche Bahn, reducing the lack of influence that local towns have over how they are used.
Oberursel’s station is one of those that had suffered this fate until recently, but for the past three years things have started to change. An organisation called SEWO, who were originally created by the town itself to re-develop the Camp King area, were able to buy the property from the railway. [Read more…]
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