Hey all,I thought I would throw up a couple of train stuff. The first is one of the trams, also known as the U-Bahn (oo-bahn), it is the local system, although there are some of the national trains that serve as commuter lines. The system also hooks into the bus system. For example, today, I walked off the base to the auto dealership (I ordered a Mini, should be here in 4-5 weeks). As I was finishing up, I saw the base shuttle getting onto the autobahn. Do I walk 15 minutes back onto base, wait 40 minutes to catch the shuttle (and then another 15 minute walk from that base to the hotel), or walk to the city bus stop. I walked to they city bus stop, as I rounded the corner, the bus was leaving, so I had to wait 20 minutes for the next one, then hop on the train to the hotel. All in all it was a better deal, I got to the hotel about the same time I would have been getting onto the military shuttle. I had a ticket for 4 trips in my wallet, so all I had to do was stamp it on the bus.
The second picture is of an historic train station (Möhringen Bahnhof), not sure what it is used for now. A little further on is the historic cargo building. There is a bit of construction going on in the vicinity, putting more people in proximity to the train station.
Today was more of the European Command conference on how they do business. I learned a lot and came up with a lot of questions. Tomorrow, I am on stand-by for a series of classes and then I can get my permanent badge. Friday I'm going to spend the day with the European Command folks again, in their office, learning everything they do.
Finally, a picture of a slug, it seemed to have come out because of all the rain the last two days. It was ugly, and big, I would say 3-4 inches in length. I have to say, I'm not sure that I've ever seen a slug before; I'm not sure if I care to ever see one before. I'm just glad I saw it before I stepped on it, that would have been a lot of gooo...
