Monthly Archives: July 2008

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Posted on July 24, 2008 by John

If we hadn’t been so parsimoious when we built our rail­ways, and only left enough height for a man with a top hat to stand up in an open third class truck, and only made our car­riages as wide as … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Bodensee and the Birnau

Posted on July 24, 2008 by John

Lake Con­stance, or the Bodensee, lies between Ger­many and Switzer­land, with a little bit of Aus­tria at one end.  The Rhine flows in at the East, and out at the West, past Kon­stanz, and on to the fam­ous falls at … Con­tinue read­ing →

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