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My kid brother got married in 1979..
he decided to make his honeymoon to India/Nepal..
my sister in law..did not agree..I did neither..
fact was..my brother decided..so..we flew one day..
the 4 of us...from Brussels to New Delhi..
end destination..was Calcutta..New Delhi was an inbetween stop..
what my brother did not realize was the fact...
that if you have never seen misery,dirt,dust,poverty??
one should not vist Calcutta first go..but do bit of India first..
no use..we flew to Delhi...my sister in law(air hostess Indian Airlines)
was at Palam airport to receive us...great lady she was..great lady..
we stayed 1 night at Ambassador hotel..not bad...next day..
domestic flight to Calcutta with Indian airlines..O.K.all well..
now..landing at Dum Dum(Calcutta)can be a nightmare..
my sister in law did everything possible to take us trough the airport..
put us in a taxi towards her house in central Calcutta...
now..Calcutta..is a hub of noise,dirt,poverty..for anyone who has never
been in this place..during my earlier trips..I had been there once for a few days..read in my travell journal somewhere..I was utterly shocked..
we settled at my sister in law's place...very small flat around Taltala..
that's close to Sealdah Railway station..the area where she was living..
becomes a big street bazar in the evening...we made a stroll..
I LOVED it..you can taste and smell India on the pavement..fruits..
vegetables...spices..sweets..anything..my kid brother and his wife..
got the first beggars on their hand..some kids in rags..with snot in their noses..holding out their hand..calling..paisaa..sahib..paisaa..
daily stuff in India,I tell you..one advice..DON'T give money...
it's like a needle in a haystack..instead give these kids some food..
a ballpen..something which THEY profit from...directly..
and not the beggars maffia..maybe their parents..but..let me tell you some very cruel facts about some assholes..who cut off a limb..yes..
a finger..a hand..of a kid..to make that kid look more pitiful on the streets to beg??well..this still existed in India...and if I ever get hold my hands..
of one of these bastards..I would kick his teeth out..no doubt..
http://www.oneworldonepeople.org/articles/begging_india.htm
so..enough about that..next day..we went to a place callled the Maidan
big field in fact..where me,my wife,my brother and his wife..took a half
a day conducted sightseeing tour..my Indian brother in law came also
with us..to tell us something about his city..he was proud to live there..
strangeley..later on..I LOVED Calcutta..I'll tell you later on..
about our 3 day stay in Calcutta..after that we flew to upper Assam..
to my in laws..another story again...hold on,peeps..here we go..

After Garmisch Partenkirchen my brother planned to drive home
in 1 go..lots of kilometers to go..but..in Germany these days..
NO speed limits on these highways..so we drove 180km/hour..
and even then..on the left lane...you got these Porsches..
who wanted to overtake..my brother was a dude who liked speedy
cars..he damn knew how to drive..up we went to M?nchen-N?rnberg-
W?rzburg-Asschaffenburg-Frankfurt-Siegen-K?ln-Aachen..
and into Belgium..inbetween we made a tank and food stop..
on one of these *rastst?tte*in fact places along the highways..
where one could eat something,tank benzine..even take a shower..
if one was lucky enough to not have a *stau*=traffic jam..
one could cover very quick long distances..in my opininon..it's O.K..
but it's monotonous..but..we were in a hurry and reached safe..
nowadays..German highways are much better..
no speedlimit..but...your own responsabilty after 130kms/hour..
still lots of accidents happen..not only on German roads..
I'll try to find some links on German autobahnen...
they always link Hitler to the origin of autobahn..I bet it was Adenauer?
but Hitler came to power..it was propaganda..
http://german.about.com/library/blgermyth08_autobt.htm
click the autobahn today link as well..
Tiger

So..Innsbr?ck was a nice experience for us..
we left via Seefeld towards the German border..
crossed into Germany via Mittenwald..
this part of South Germany is called *Bayern*
very nice scenery..full of winding loneley roads...
and mountains all around..the people are special as well..
they are very *gastfreundlich*translation=very hospitable..
my brother was a damn good driver..it's not easy sometimes..
to drive mountain roads..now..Garmisch Partenkirchen..
is a ski station in winter..we were there in month of august..
damn...this was a nice town..we stayed at a *zimmer frei*
that formula lets you sleep inside the home of local folks..
who rent rooms..you can even eat with the family sometimes..
they were very impressed with my wife's saree..
the Zugspitze mountain is very near..it's over 2900 m high..
http://www.romantic-jewels.com/seite4.php?PHPSESSID=0496f43b4111a43f15b13203e941be90
I'll try to find a link..on Garmisch Partenkirchen..loveley town
http://www.garmisch-partenkirchen.de/en/db41673c-3301-78c8-8a27-52cc9b4d45f6.html
Tiger

As I said before..in my schooldays I went to Pertisau..
little tiger of 13 years old..the time I got my first orgasm..bwahah..
it's in Tirol on the Achensee..what's so special about this place..
not only the mountain scenery,the lake etc..but a special oil..
which is manufactured out of the rocks around..called *stein?l*
translated into English stone oil..If anyone of you suffers from reuma..
try this oil..i never got it..or bought it...but I know about it..
that's why I put this special posting..about Pertisau..
http://www.showcaves.com/english/at/mines/Pertisau.html

After a days visit to the lovely town Salzburg..
we drove to a place called Hallein..bit south..
there's a saltmine there which could be visited.
funny and adventurous visit..me...being a coalminer..
no problem..but my wife was scared the shits...
bit claustrofobic descent into this mine..uhuh..
I'll try to find a link..after this..we continued..
http://www.jimtardio.com/austria-hallein.html
towards the town of Innsbr?ck=capital of Tirol..
aww...Tirol..what a beautiful area of Austria..
typical lederhosen and *dirndl tr?chten*
them ladies looked so damn good in these dresses..
http://images.google.be/images?q=dirndl+&hl=nl&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=images&ct=title
Austrian folklore is very deep rooted..
mountains all around..little dormant villages..
I recall when I was 13 and a silly schoolboy..
our school went on a holiday by bus to Pertisau.
this is a village Northeast of Innsbr?ck...
on the Achensee..I remember that scenery very well..
a nice lake..mountains..train ride to Jenbach..oh well..
I'll see for some links..If you peeps go to Austria..
please do this old traveller a favor..go to Tirol..
http://www.tirolaustria.co.uk/
we stayed overnight at Innsbr?ck youth hostel..
very clean..the town itself..is a marvellous experience..
we loved Innsbr?ck..were gonna drive into Bayern next day..
that the southern part of Germany...
Tiger