Germany 2022 : 2022-08-22 : To Marburg

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Type Name Service Provider Origin Destination Cost Notes Actions
Train Karlsruhe to Marburg DeutscheBahn Karlsruhe Marburg $0.00 We drove with Guido, Gertrudis and Erik to Karlsruhe, then used our €9 ticket to get to Marburg.
- RE 4 Direction Frankfurt Main. Karlsruhe - Frankfurt.
- RE 30 Direction Marburg Lahn. Frankfurt - Marburg.
Accommodation
Type Name Service Provider Confirmation Location Cost Notes Actions
Camp Campingplatz Lahnaue Marburg Marburg $64.00 Not reserved/confirmed
Check-in: ??. Check-out: ??
Cost is for two nights


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I had originally hoped that Dietmar and Brigitte would drop us off in Stuttgart today when they were on their way home. Dietmar suggested a train from Oberndorf instead - handy for us and doesn’t require them to leave the highway to go into the city with us. We told Guido and Gertrudis about the new plan and they had more info for us - the Stuttgart hbf is being remodeled and it is not going well. There are many problems with trains in and out of Stuttgart. Instead, they suggested that we drive together to Freudenstadt, then take the train together to Karlsruhe. At Karlsruhe, Brent and I would carry on to Frankfurt then Marburg, and they would take Erik to the zoo in Karlsruhe, which was something they had already planned to do.
The rest of our journey to Marburg was uneventful, albeit a little long. The walk from the station to the campground was only about 1km. There was lots of room left in the zeltplatz for us so we set up and then went for a quick dinner and walk-around in town. We miss the Laggais already, and setting up a tent in Germany felt very odd without Laura here to share the fun.
We haven’t seen tons of Marburg yet, but so far it is definitely living up to the hype of it being one of the most beautiful places to see in Germany. About Marburg:

The small university town of Marburg is a labyrinth of higgledy streets with its well-preserved half-timbered houses rising up the hill on the west bank of the Lahn river. Its Elisabethkirche is Germany's oldest pure Gothic cathedral. Perched on the highest point, the imposing 13th-century castle Landgrafenschloss looms over the pretty town. For more wonderful views, hike up to the Spiegelslustturm (Kaiser Wilhelm Tower), or to soak in the river scenery take a pedal boat trip.


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