Monthly Archives: September 2014
Holidays 2014 – part 7: Bergbau museum Bochum (Germany)
Today we visited the Bergbau museum in Bochum – Germany. The past years, we visited several mines, but this mining museum is a bit more recent. (The mine was still in use till january 2000 !) As a result, the … Continue reading
A new friend: Christian from Denmark :-)
While visiting the VSM “terug naar toen” in Beekbergen (The Netherlands) last week, we met a nice guy 🙂 While taking pictures in the field between Beekbergen and Loenen, a guy came to me, reading out loud, what was on … Continue reading
Holidays 2014 – part 6: Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dalhausen (Germany)
Yesterday we visited the Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dalhausen in Germany. We also made a trip with the schienenbus over the Ruhrtalbahn. It did take me a bit longer to get the pictures “up” on our website. First of all, a WordPress update … Continue reading
Holidays 2014 – part 5(B): OktoRail in Essen (Germany)
Today we visited OktoRail in Essen (Germany) An H0 Märklin layout … Because Kris recently started filming in 3D, we tried something different. From now on, I will be taking pictures, while Kris record videos. Today, we both did take … Continue reading
Holidays 2014 – part 5(A): OktoRail in Essen (Germany)
Today we visited OktoRail in Essen (Germany) An H0 Märklin layout … Because I recently started filming in 3D, we tried something different. From now on, Christel will be taking pictures, while I record videos. Today, we both did take … Continue reading
Holidays 2014 – part 4: Schwebebahn in Wuppertal (Germany)
Today we visited the Schwebebahn in Wuppertal – Germany. The Schwebebahn is unique in the world, and was taken into service in march 1901. It’s 13,3 KM long and it takes about 40 till 45 minutes to go from Vohwinkel, … Continue reading
Holidays 2014 – part 3: Veluwse Steam Company (The Netherlands) *UPDATED, September 7th – 2014*
Today and tomorrow, we will visit the “Veluwse Stoom Maatschappij” (Veluwse Steam Company) at the yearly “Terug naar toen”-days. For more info, please visit the VSM website. Here is a short photo-impression … (I also started filming again, so expect … Continue reading
Holidays 2014 – part 2: visit to Palace “Het Loo” (The Netherlands)
Today we visited the palace “Het Loo” in the Netherlands. It’s the former Dutch royal palace, and is now a museum. For more info, please visit the website “Paleis het Loo”. Here is a short photo-impression …
Holidays 2014 – part 1: Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg (Germany)
Yesterday we visited MiWuLa (Miniatur Wunderland) in Hamburg (Germany) In 2007, we visited MiWuLa for the first time. A lot has been changed since then, they now also have the Swiss Alps and a large airport 🙂 For more info, … Continue reading