Europe photo album

MX6 · 7th April 2010, 14:10

Don't miss out on Keukenhoff. I was really amazed when I got to know that tulips were immigrants to netherlands. They were originally from Mongolia!

pawan_pullarwar · 7th April 2010, 18:05

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Originally Posted by JVH

Nice pics Pawan.

Didn't you go to Madhurodam and the Tulip gardens?

I have visited the Tulip garden but I miss the Madhurodam due to bad weather.

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Originally Posted by aargee

@Pawan - Thanks for sharing. I see you're from Deutsche land, pls share some pics from Germany in addition to this. Tks.

There are already some of the photos of Germany in this thread. If you want to see the city's pics I will post it.

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Originally Posted by MX6

Don't miss out on Keukenhoff. I was really amazed when I got to know that tulips were immigrants to netherlands. They were originally from Mongolia!

I went to Keukenhoff, but the sad part was the Tulip field was not blossom. I will post the pics of Tulip garden soon.

pawan_pullarwar · 8th April 2010, 01:45

Photos from Tulip Garden Kukenhof Nederland

pawan_pullarwar · 8th April 2010, 15:54

These are the pics of the South Italy Matera. These houses in the pics are built into caves and they are from 3rd century and still exists.

Below pics shows how houses are built into caves

Church in the Cave

pawan_pullarwar · 9th April 2010, 11:13

Zaanse Schans is the small village located at 15 KM from Amsterdam. This village is famous for its wooden made houses and windmill.

aargee · 9th April 2010, 11:23

That's beautiful & wonder how would people feel living in those houses surrounded with water source. Should make them real proud.

Jayabusa · 9th April 2010, 17:39

Spectacular locations & beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing.

pawan_pullarwar · 9th April 2010, 17:53

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Originally Posted by aargee

That's beautiful & wonder how would people feel living in those houses surrounded with water source. Should make them real proud.

Just think of the person who are staying their. Every visitor are clicking photos of the home, must be irritating.

@Jayabusa: Thanks. Tomorrow I will upload the photos from Wax museum, they are funny. And I clicked them in such a way that they does not look like made of WAX.

pawan_pullarwar · 9th April 2010, 19:11

Does anybody have travelled Rhaetian Railway in the Albula Switzerland?

clevermax · 10th April 2010, 11:56

Han anyone visited the Eisriesenwelt (We call it Ice cave though it is not the direct translation) in Austria?

We tend to visit all major locations and miss small but interesting locations like his when we travel.

Photos from my visit there in 2006.

They didn't allow clicking photos inside the cave which is full if natural Ice. The guide will light Magnesium strips every now and then and then the whole cave lights up to reveal the beautiful formation of Ice. Visitors have to walk through steep wooden steps in many places. The cave is open for a few months during summer season only.

You need to take a cable car (or hike) to reach the base of this cave.

You can get more details here.

clevermax · 10th April 2010, 12:41

This was something which we, as normal On-site travelers cum. sight seeing tourists, can't do all by ourselves.

Did a hiking in the German Alps in year 2006. My German friend, two of his colleagues and myself drove from Nuremberg to somewhere in the Garmisch region (where Germany has its highest peak). Started off at 4 AM from the city and we reached this place after a couple of hours of drive through Autobahn in a VW Golf.

These guys already knew the place, and the routes to get to the peak and then come down. The issue was, if we start climbing at 8 AM, we would only reach the peak by 3:30 or 4 PM!

The peak we chose to climb is called Schöttelkarspitze and it is 2050m high.

The weather was bad, it was raining and the temperatures were almost touching zero. We had to wear rain coats during the entire hike.

Parked the car, ready to go

The beautiful valley

Started climbing - that's yours truly walking

At 1610m, there is a hut where we could eat.

Resumed the climb - beautiful valley below

Almost there and almost exhausted - I consumed one energy gel by this time, apart from the normal food and energy drinks

We collected water form the natural springs and put mineral tablets in it, this was great to drink and so refreshing.

The peak! It was just 1 degree, and windy!

There was a guest book, where I wrote my name in Malayalam

Going down through a different route - a view of the peak we climbed

Reached the parking in the evening - all exhausted to the core. (I had pain in my legs for nest 5 days

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The lake below

clevermax · 10th April 2010, 13:10

We went to a small rock climbing day to the Franconian Swiss (they call it as the Switzerland of Franconian region)

My German friend gave me and my colleague all the safety gears required for the climb.

Team

Just hiking to the base

My friend briefing us on safety and how to climb.

Started the climb

It was scary to do this initially

Your life is on those belts.

One picture on the way back

I have tons of other pictures of popular European destinations, which I am not posting. Thought of posting something different.

pawan_pullarwar · 10th April 2010, 13:45

@Clavermax: I had visited the ICE caves last year. German like hiking and tracking. Once I have done 6 KM tracking but exausted on top, than took ropeway to come back.

I visited few European countries, found Germany is the cheapest to stay and to roam. Germany's public transport is the cheapest compare to other European country and it is the best. The network map of the public transport makes it very easy to roam roam around on his own.

Some time later I will start a new thread where I will explain how to roam in Germany on his own with public transport. So anyone who wants to explore Germany can fly from India and should be able to roam on his own.

Here are few pics of ICE caves from my side.

clevermax · 10th April 2010, 15:51

@pawan: Great, you could snap some pics from inside the cave! When I visited they told it is not allowed and no one was clicking. (Only reason I can figure out is that flashes may be distracting to other visitors)

Yes, from Europe itself - Amstelveen near Amsterdam. India - Pak ODI going on

Amsterdam streets - on the way to red light street

pawan_pullarwar · 10th April 2010, 16:51

Yes, when I visited the ice caves, its been told not to click pics, still everybody was clicking to do I.

Roaming in Amsterdam red light district is different kind of experience. Feels like in different world.

7th April 2010, 14:10	#46
MX6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: City of seven islands. Posts: 2,877 Thanked: 231 Times	Don't miss out on Keukenhoff. I was really amazed when I got to know that tulips were immigrants to netherlands. They were originally from Mongolia!
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8th April 2010, 01:45	#48
pawan_pullarwar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pune - Now in Munich, Germany Posts: 778 Thanked: 129 Times	Tulip Garden Photos from Tulip Garden Kukenhof Nederland Attached Thumbnails Attached Images
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8th April 2010, 15:54	#49
pawan_pullarwar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pune - Now in Munich, Germany Posts: 778 Thanked: 129 Times	South Italy Matera These are the pics of the South Italy Matera. These houses in the pics are built into caves and they are from 3rd century and still exists. Below pics shows how houses are built into caves Church in the Cave
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9th April 2010, 11:13	#50
pawan_pullarwar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pune - Now in Munich, Germany Posts: 778 Thanked: 129 Times	Zaanse Schans - Nederland Zaanse Schans is the small village located at 15 KM from Amsterdam. This village is famous for its wooden made houses and windmill. Attached Thumbnails
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9th April 2010, 11:23	#51
aargee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: TSTN Posts: 6,236 Thanked: 9,641 Times	That's beautiful & wonder how would people feel living in those houses surrounded with water source. Should make them real proud.
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Jayabusa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,448 Thanked: 69 Times	Spectacular locations & beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing.
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pawan_pullarwar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pune - Now in Munich, Germany Posts: 778 Thanked: 129 Times	Does anybody have travelled Rhaetian Railway in the Albula Switzerland?
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clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,086 Thanked: 2,640 Times View My Garage	Han anyone visited the Eisriesenwelt (We call it Ice cave though it is not the direct translation) in Austria? We tend to visit all major locations and miss small but interesting locations like his when we travel. Photos from my visit there in 2006. They didn't allow clicking photos inside the cave which is full if natural Ice. The guide will light Magnesium strips every now and then and then the whole cave lights up to reveal the beautiful formation of Ice. Visitors have to walk through steep wooden steps in many places. The cave is open for a few months during summer season only. You need to take a cable car (or hike) to reach the base of this cave. You can get more details here. Last edited by clevermax : 10th April 2010 at 11:59.
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10th April 2010, 12:41	#56
clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,086 Thanked: 2,640 Times View My Garage	Hiking in the Alps! This was something which we, as normal On-site travelers cum. sight seeing tourists, can't do all by ourselves. Did a hiking in the German Alps in year 2006. My German friend, two of his colleagues and myself drove from Nuremberg to somewhere in the Garmisch region (where Germany has its highest peak). Started off at 4 AM from the city and we reached this place after a couple of hours of drive through Autobahn in a VW Golf. These guys already knew the place, and the routes to get to the peak and then come down. The issue was, if we start climbing at 8 AM, we would only reach the peak by 3:30 or 4 PM! The peak we chose to climb is called Schöttelkarspitze and it is 2050m high. The weather was bad, it was raining and the temperatures were almost touching zero. We had to wear rain coats during the entire hike. Parked the car, ready to go The beautiful valley Started climbing - that's yours truly walking At 1610m, there is a hut where we could eat. Resumed the climb - beautiful valley below Almost there and almost exhausted - I consumed one energy gel by this time, apart from the normal food and energy drinks We collected water form the natural springs and put mineral tablets in it, this was great to drink and so refreshing. The peak! It was just 1 degree, and windy! There was a guest book, where I wrote my name in Malayalam Going down through a different route - a view of the peak we climbed Reached the parking in the evening - all exhausted to the core. (I had pain in my legs for nest 5 days) The lake below Last edited by clevermax : 10th April 2010 at 12:49.
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10th April 2010, 13:10	#57
clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,086 Thanked: 2,640 Times View My Garage	Rock climbing - Fanconian Swiss - Germany We went to a small rock climbing day to the Franconian Swiss (they call it as the Switzerland of Franconian region) My German friend gave me and my colleague all the safety gears required for the climb. Team Just hiking to the base My friend briefing us on safety and how to climb. Started the climb It was scary to do this initially Your life is on those belts. One picture on the way back I have tons of other pictures of popular European destinations, which I am not posting. Thought of posting something different. Last edited by clevermax : 10th April 2010 at 13:17.
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10th April 2010, 13:45	#58
pawan_pullarwar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pune - Now in Munich, Germany Posts: 778 Thanked: 129 Times	@Clavermax: I had visited the ICE caves last year. German like hiking and tracking. Once I have done 6 KM tracking but exausted on top, than took ropeway to come back. I visited few European countries, found Germany is the cheapest to stay and to roam. Germany's public transport is the cheapest compare to other European country and it is the best. The network map of the public transport makes it very easy to roam roam around on his own. Some time later I will start a new thread where I will explain how to roam in Germany on his own with public transport. So anyone who wants to explore Germany can fly from India and should be able to roam on his own. Here are few pics of ICE caves from my side. Attached Thumbnails
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10th April 2010, 15:51	#59
clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,086 Thanked: 2,640 Times View My Garage	@pawan: Great, you could snap some pics from inside the cave! When I visited they told it is not allowed and no one was clicking. (Only reason I can figure out is that flashes may be distracting to other visitors) Yes, from Europe itself - Amstelveen near Amsterdam. India - Pak ODI going on Amsterdam streets - on the way to red light street Last edited by clevermax : 10th April 2010 at 16:09.
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pawan_pullarwar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pune - Now in Munich, Germany Posts: 778 Thanked: 129 Times	Yes, when I visited the ice caves, its been told not to click pics, still everybody was clicking to do I. Roaming in Amsterdam red light district is different kind of experience. Feels like in different world.
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