The floodlit forecourt of Oberursel’s station at 8.30pm on Wednesday evening.
Der Bahnhofsplatz in Oberursel mit Straßenbeleuchtung um 20.30 am Mittwoch Abend.
Why your bank may not help you if you pay by ec-card and PIN
February 17, 2013 By 2 Comments
One of the most popular ways of paying for things in shops in Germany is by ec-card – a standardised debit card that is issued by most banks and accepted by most shops. The card, which has a both a magnetic strip and a chip on it, generally comes with a PIN and you enter the PIN when paying to confirm the transaction, although some older card readers still require you to sign a slip of paper instead.
The money is debited from your bank account in a similar way to a direct debit (“Lastschrift”), but the similarity stops here. Because whereas a direct debit can be reversed within 6 weeks, I recently found out that such protection is not offered when paying by PIN. [Read more…]
Oberursel’s Station Grand Re-opening: The Bahnhofsfest
May 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This Whitsun weekend will be one that many people in Oberursel remember for a long time to come, because it was this weekend that the station building re-opening with what may be the first “Bahnhofsfest” that it has even seen.
“May be” because no-one knows whether they held one when the building was originally opened in 1901.
The day started at 11am when a large crowd gathered in front a stage that had been set up partially on the U-Bahn platform. Dr. Justus Förschner of SEWO, the organisation responsible for the renovation work, opened the proceedings with the Mayor Hans-Georg Brum.
Dr. Justus Förschner presenting to key to the new tenants of the station building
After a brief look back at the history of the building, how the dual railway connected had benefited the development of the town, and not forgetting the fact that it had taken over 20 years to find a solution to the “station” problem (the building had been run down, with ticket sales only at peak hours), the key was officially handed over to the new tenants.
