This forwarder is a DHL agent (if there is not one at the airport).
DHL Express Vertriebs GmbH & Co. Ohg
Gewerbegebiet, 54518 Sehlem, Deutschland
06508 9155-0
The location is 20 minutes west of Urzig.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
baggage size restrictions
Alaska Carry On
You're allowed one carry-on bag, which can measure up to 10" H x 17" W x 24" L (25 x 43 x 61 cm) including wheels and handles, plus one personal item, such as a purse, briefcase or laptop computer. At least one of the items should be stowed under the seat in front of you.
Ryan Air is much more restrictive.
It should weigh no more than 10kg and not exceed the maximum dimensions of 55cm x 40cm x 20cm. (21.5" x 15.7" x 7.8") That's smaller than any US airline.
I just bought some Recardo luggage on sale at Costco and now I see that the wheels don't fit in the Ryan air profile. The thing is nearly 24" inches tall.
Several sites say not to worry, but the charge is $50 bucks a bag. Yipes.
You're allowed one carry-on bag, which can measure up to 10" H x 17" W x 24" L (25 x 43 x 61 cm) including wheels and handles, plus one personal item, such as a purse, briefcase or laptop computer. At least one of the items should be stowed under the seat in front of you.
Ryan Air is much more restrictive.
It should weigh no more than 10kg and not exceed the maximum dimensions of 55cm x 40cm x 20cm. (21.5" x 15.7" x 7.8") That's smaller than any US airline.
I just bought some Recardo luggage on sale at Costco and now I see that the wheels don't fit in the Ryan air profile. The thing is nearly 24" inches tall.
Several sites say not to worry, but the charge is $50 bucks a bag. Yipes.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Tallinn Notes
Old Town is Ground Zero.
All Tallinn touring starts and ends with a walking tour of Old Town -- perhaps the best preserved middle-ages city in Europe.
Sources:
Getting from the ship to old town.
The distance from the ship to old town is about 2km. That's a little far to walk in the early morning. Hop in a cab and head for the Pegasus cafe. It's central and a top spot for morning coffee. It's a block away from the tourist information center.
The wikitravel site recommends these taxis: Sõbra [29], "economy" taxis with a mixed car fleet, somewhat cheaper than the competition. Unlike many other economy taxis, the cars are clean and the drivers competent. Also recommended are Tallink [26], (yellow Mercedes and Audi cars) and Tulika [27], (usually white Toyota Avensis)
Walking in Old Town
You can tour Old Town on your own. But as a popular German tour site says, "Tallinn has so much: you better have someone who takes you around - that what we preferred when we were in Tallinn." Cruise ship tourists beseige the old town during the afternoon. The best bet is to get an early start. I've made contact with traveller tour guides, who will give us an early tour: 9:30 start before everyone else is up. Tallinn Traveller Info tent, on the corner of Harju and Niguliste street, Tallinn Old Town, Phone: +372 5554 2111, (Email: tallinn@traveller.ee), [3]. An alternative tourist information center that provides you with best insider tips about Tallinn. Run by local young people, it is the best place to start any stay in Tallinn, no matter the length. They know all the best restaurants, cafes, pubs, clubs, cool secret places and phone numbers of every hostel in Tallinn. Besides that they also organize different alternative tours. Open only in summer, June 1 to August 31 from 9am to 9pm.
Bus Tour
Later on in the day the hop on hop off bus appears to be the ticket. There are actually two competing lines -- one private (City Tour) and one operated as an extension of the city bus line. http://www.citytour.ee/index.php?id=426 All the busses leave from Viru Square.
The City tour costs about 16 Euro or is included with the Tallinn Card (See Below). The two routes of interest are the Red and blue line. Red is around the town and goes by the ports. The Blue goes out to Rocca al Mare to the museum. Take your bug spray. The Red Line bus picks up people at the cruise ship terminal at 9:35 11:05 and 12:35. 'Red Line' (Toompea, Lasanamae, the KUMU art gallery, the ports etc)
'Blue Line' ( Rocca al Mare Museum, Zoo, the Hippodrome racecourse etc)
Tallinn Card
The Tourist Office offers a Tallinn Card offering tourist discounts. It can be purchased at the Tourist Office or at the Passenger Terminal at the pier. It costs 24 euros for all day. Note that the 6 hour version, which only costs 12 euros, is not valid on the City Tour busses or at several other spots. The card includes museum access and numerous other benefits.
All Tallinn touring starts and ends with a walking tour of Old Town -- perhaps the best preserved middle-ages city in Europe.
Sources:
Getting from the ship to old town.
The distance from the ship to old town is about 2km. That's a little far to walk in the early morning. Hop in a cab and head for the Pegasus cafe. It's central and a top spot for morning coffee. It's a block away from the tourist information center.
The wikitravel site recommends these taxis: Sõbra [29], "economy" taxis with a mixed car fleet, somewhat cheaper than the competition. Unlike many other economy taxis, the cars are clean and the drivers competent. Also recommended are Tallink [26], (yellow Mercedes and Audi cars) and Tulika [27], (usually white Toyota Avensis)
Walking in Old Town
You can tour Old Town on your own. But as a popular German tour site says, "Tallinn has so much: you better have someone who takes you around - that what we preferred when we were in Tallinn." Cruise ship tourists beseige the old town during the afternoon. The best bet is to get an early start. I've made contact with traveller tour guides, who will give us an early tour: 9:30 start before everyone else is up. Tallinn Traveller Info tent, on the corner of Harju and Niguliste street, Tallinn Old Town, Phone: +372 5554 2111, (Email: tallinn@traveller.ee), [3]. An alternative tourist information center that provides you with best insider tips about Tallinn. Run by local young people, it is the best place to start any stay in Tallinn, no matter the length. They know all the best restaurants, cafes, pubs, clubs, cool secret places and phone numbers of every hostel in Tallinn. Besides that they also organize different alternative tours. Open only in summer, June 1 to August 31 from 9am to 9pm.
Bus Tour
Later on in the day the hop on hop off bus appears to be the ticket. There are actually two competing lines -- one private (City Tour) and one operated as an extension of the city bus line. http://www.citytour.ee/index.php?id=426 All the busses leave from Viru Square.
The City tour costs about 16 Euro or is included with the Tallinn Card (See Below). The two routes of interest are the Red and blue line. Red is around the town and goes by the ports. The Blue goes out to Rocca al Mare to the museum. Take your bug spray. The Red Line bus picks up people at the cruise ship terminal at 9:35 11:05 and 12:35. 'Red Line' (Toompea, Lasanamae, the KUMU art gallery, the ports etc)
'Blue Line' ( Rocca al Mare Museum, Zoo, the Hippodrome racecourse etc)
Tallinn Card
The Tourist Office offers a Tallinn Card offering tourist discounts. It can be purchased at the Tourist Office or at the Passenger Terminal at the pier. It costs 24 euros for all day. Note that the 6 hour version, which only costs 12 euros, is not valid on the City Tour busses or at several other spots. The card includes museum access and numerous other benefits.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Helsinki Notes
Port.
The ship docks well to the west of downtown Helsinki in the West Terminal...
60.15379, 24.92139. There is bus transportation provided by the cruise ship company, but excellent trolly and bus transportation is available at the end of the dock -- if you can get there.
Things to see and do...
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Finland/Etelae_Suomi/Helsinki-242105/TravelGuide-Helsinki.html
Transportation to Downtown
The 15A bus leaves from the ship terminal (West terminal) and goes to the train station. But for heading downtown, it's best to transfer to a tram at the end of the docks.
Early
Head for city center at Kauppatori. See the city market. Head north two blocks to the Lutheran Cathedral for church services (on Sunday).
Noonish. Back south to take either a harbor cruise or the trip to Suomenlinna.
Also possible -- walking and shopping tours near the harbor.
Boat leaves early -- 5 ish.
The ship docks well to the west of downtown Helsinki in the West Terminal...
60.15379, 24.92139. There is bus transportation provided by the cruise ship company, but excellent trolly and bus transportation is available at the end of the dock -- if you can get there.
Things to see and do...
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Finland/Etelae_Suomi/Helsinki-242105/TravelGuide-Helsinki.html
Transportation to Downtown
The 15A bus leaves from the ship terminal (West terminal) and goes to the train station. But for heading downtown, it's best to transfer to a tram at the end of the docks.
Early
Head for city center at Kauppatori. See the city market. Head north two blocks to the Lutheran Cathedral for church services (on Sunday).
Noonish. Back south to take either a harbor cruise or the trip to Suomenlinna.
Also possible -- walking and shopping tours near the harbor.
Boat leaves early -- 5 ish.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Sweden and Drottningsholm.
Fastest way to get to Drottningsholm.
Take Subway to intermediate point and hop a bus.
Here are directions from the Central terminal.
Take Metro green line 19 from T-Centralen towards Hässelby strand.
Your departure from T-Centralen is at 09:39,
your arrival in Brommaplan is at 09:57.
At Brommaplan change to Bus 176 towards Stenhamra.
Actually, any 176, 177, or 3?? bus will do.
Your departure from Brommaplan is at 10:05.
You arrive in Drottningholm at approx. 10:10.
Walk approx. 300 metres to Drottningholm, Långa Raden 6.
The duration of your journey is 31 minutes.
Have a nice journey!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Wernemunde and Rostock -- west along the coast.
Wernemunde-Rostock Information
Tuesday, July 20th
Rostock is the main city – Wernemunde is its port town.
Baltic Coast Spas
The Baltic coast west of Wernemunde is lovely. A good trip for the day would be to take a bus from Rostock or from the ship to Bad Doberan, hop on the Molli (coastal train), and go to Heiligendamm for lunch and to see how the Germans vacation.
The ship will offer a tour that goes this way, but it should be easy to
“roll your own”.
To get from the cruise ship terminal to Bad Doberan:
Take the 119 bus going west. The bus stop may be one trolley stop towards Rostock. The 119 goes directly to Bad Doberan and stops downtown next to the Molli line.
To get back to Bad Doberan by bus from along the Molli line, take the 104, 121, or 103 busses.
Bus Map http://www.verkehrsverbund-warnow.com/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/LNPRegion2009Web.pdf
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Kruzin, this is how we went to Bad Doberan.
We had the Tageskarte (day pass), 6,40 euros
We caught the train and in 2 minutes we were at the Warnemunde Werft. Which is the first stop. When you get off the train turn right and climb the stairs that will take you over the train tracks. There will be a bus stop with shelter on the right side of the street.
Go on the Bus 119 to Bad Doberan bahnhof---we are glad that we went on the bus to Bad Doberan since it was a nicer scenery than seeing rail road tracks. The bus to Bad Doberan was a little over 30 minutes. Very clean, modern, nice and comfortable bus.
The ticket to Helligendamm was 10 euros on the Mollie train. There is a WC on the right side of the ticket office but you need to ask for the key.
Besides the resort at Helligendamm, there are trails through the woods.
If you want to see the cathedral at Munster,from the Mollie train, get off at Stadtmitte.
I know that you don't want to go to Rostock but I thought that I'd tell you that we used our day pass to go to Rostock on the express train and after touring Rostock, we returned to Warnemunde.
You can also use the day pass to go on the ferry, if you want to take photos of your ship.
If you need to use the ATM in Warnemunde, there is a bank in the same building as the post office on the left side and across the street on the right side, another bank
I tried looking for the excursion that Heinbloed made but don't know how to find it on the board. I have only the one that he made for us which is different. Hopefully he will be able to tell you where to locate it because it has photos and details.
Enjoy your excursion.
Here’s a travel story by a couple that went from Wernemunde to the coast. http://www.brentjes.com/Germany.html
What to do in Bad Doberan
Go to the cathedral on KlosterStrasse. It is one of the best examples of middle age German architecture – one of the few standing after WWII. Be sure to go in and check out the ceiling.
Stroll down Alexanderinenplats and August-Bebel-Strasse. Watch out for trains at quarter to and quarter past the hour on Mollistrasse.
Hey. If you are there between August 13th and 15th you can go to the Frank Zappa festival. No fooling.
What to do in Heiligendamm
Stay on the train.
What to do in Kühlungsborn
Walk along the “board walk”. Go to Café Melange and try the wafers with cream. Or go to highly rated Kühlungsbrau (Ostsee Brauhous) for beer, roast potatoes.
Ride on the ferris wheel. (If it’s operating; if you dare.)
Tallinn Information
Thursday, July 22nd
Walking tours.
Best tour program: http://www.traveller.ee/file/Home.html
These are musicians and other young people who guide during the day to supplement income. Highly recommended.
Another possibility: Get a guide (or combine the walking tour with a guide)
Taxis are the main mode of transport.
But don’t use the predatory taxis by the dock. Call for a taxi using one of the recommended firms, like Maribou.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Travel Dates
Bob, Linda & Mary:
San Diego (San Diego Intl.) to Chicago (ORD)07/17/101:21 PM - 7:15 PM UNITED 628
Chicago (ORD) to Copenhagen (Kastrup)07/17/1010:05 PM - 1:20 PM SAS 944
Copenhagen (Kastrup) to Washington (IAD) 07/31/10 12:20 PM - 3:00 PM SAS 925
Washington (IAD) to San Diego (San Diego Intl.) 07/31/10 5:45 PM - 8:06 PM UNITED 240
__________
Julia & Leslie –
Thursday July 15, 2010
Washinbgton DC (IAD) to Copenhagen (CPH)
United 9404Operated by: Scandinavian Airlines
Depart: IAD 5:15 PM Arrive: CPH 7:15 AM Arrives next day Jul 16 Non-stop 8h
Thu, Jul 29, 2010
Copenhagen, Denmark (CPH) to Washington, DC (IAD)
United 9403Operated by: Scandinavian Airlines
Depart: CPH 12:20 PM Arrive: IAD 3:00 PM Non-stop 8h
____________
Richard and Frances
Arrive Copenhagen by train -- July 19th about 10:00am
Flights
Seattle to Edinburgh via KLM operated by Delta: July 11th dep 5:20 pm
Copenhagen to Seattle via KLM: July 30th dep 6:30 am.
San Diego (San Diego Intl.) to Chicago (ORD)07/17/101:21 PM - 7:15 PM UNITED 628
Chicago (ORD) to Copenhagen (Kastrup)07/17/1010:05 PM - 1:20 PM SAS 944
Copenhagen (Kastrup) to Washington (IAD) 07/31/10 12:20 PM - 3:00 PM SAS 925
Washington (IAD) to San Diego (San Diego Intl.) 07/31/10 5:45 PM - 8:06 PM UNITED 240
__________
Julia & Leslie –
Thursday July 15, 2010
Washinbgton DC (IAD) to Copenhagen (CPH)
United 9404Operated by: Scandinavian Airlines
Depart: IAD 5:15 PM Arrive: CPH 7:15 AM Arrives next day Jul 16 Non-stop 8h
Thu, Jul 29, 2010
Copenhagen, Denmark (CPH) to Washington, DC (IAD)
United 9403Operated by: Scandinavian Airlines
Depart: CPH 12:20 PM Arrive: IAD 3:00 PM Non-stop 8h
____________
Richard and Frances
Arrive Copenhagen by train -- July 19th about 10:00am
Flights
Seattle to Edinburgh via KLM operated by Delta: July 11th dep 5:20 pm
Copenhagen to Seattle via KLM: July 30th dep 6:30 am.
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