Hamburg To Hirtshals
April 26, 2026 Filed under Curious
Narration pending!
Good morning, local monument!
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Good morning, local monument!
Surveying the surveyor.
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Surveying the surveyor.
When the roadwork is done, the stones will go right back in place.
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When the roadwork is done, the stones will go right back in place.
Hmm, I wonder if we’re in Germany…
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Hmm, I wonder if we’re in Germany…
First stop of the day!
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First stop of the day!
A tricky diagram for a complicated station.
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A tricky diagram for a complicated station.
Sometimes the bike needs coffee too!
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Sometimes the bike needs coffee too!
Tethered in place for a little more safety.
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Tethered in place for a little more safety.
The train map on the train.
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The train map on the train.
The train map on a standard map.
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The train map on a standard map.
Some pleasant train companions.
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Some pleasant train companions.
Loving this brickwork.
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Loving this brickwork.
I just saw Kevin Kline in this a week ago!
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I just saw Kevin Kline in this a week ago!
So that’s where “ersatz” came from…
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So that’s where “ersatz” came from…
Not a poster you would see in the Netherlands.
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Not a poster you would see in the Netherlands.
Same stuff as back home, really.
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Same stuff as back home, really.
I’ll never understand this. How do German parents not find this extremely problematic?
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I’ll never understand this. How do German parents not find this extremely problematic?
A wee glass enclosure to cope with the wind.
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A wee glass enclosure to cope with the wind.
Dang, some of these trains are crowded.
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Dang, some of these trains are crowded.
We’re underway again!
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We’re underway again!
Have bike, will travel…
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Have bike, will travel…
Getting late in the day…
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Getting late in the day…
After 13 hours, I made it!
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After 13 hours, I made it!
Art near the train station.
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Art near the train station.
This anchor a-weighs a lot.
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This anchor a-weighs a lot.
Can’t have a port town in Denmark without a little mermaid hangin’ out.
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Can’t have a port town in Denmark without a little mermaid hangin’ out.
“I can see my house from here!” (i.e. the sea)
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“I can see my house from here!” (i.e. the sea)