In the month of April I made a week-long trip with Michel, discovering German aviation history in Friedrichshafen, Danish Railways History in Odense and navigating the sea to discover some Estonian history in Tallinn.
Tag: Railway museum
Stoomtreinfestival 2019 – Steam Train Festival 2019 on 4 and 5 May in Maldegem, Belgium
Stoomcentrum Maldegem holds it annual Stoomtreinfestival or Steam Train Festival on 4 and 5 May. Steam trains will run between Maldegem and Eeklo in the province of East Flanders in Belgium.
VIDEO | Stoomtram Hoorn – Medemblik steamtram light rail in Holland
After visiting Het Spoorwegmuseum railway museum in Utrecht and staying at Van Der Valk Hotel Hoorn in Hoorn, Danny and I took a ride on the Stoomtram. This steamtram or tram engine is more like a light rail train than a tram or streetcar you see in urban environments.
PHOTOS | Het Spoorwegmuseum – Dutch Railway Museum in Utrecht
Opened in 1954, Het Spoorwegmuseum or Railway Museum in Utrecht is the – you guessed it – railway museum of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) in The Netherlands.
PHOTOS | Swiss Museum of Transport Verkehrshaus in Lucerne
Lucerne or Luzern is a top destination in Switzerland, with its Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge) and Löwendenkmal (Lion’s Monument). But don’t forget the Verkerhshaus or Swiss Museum of Transport.
PHOTOS | UK’s National Railway Museum (NRM) in York
I can confidently say out of all railway museums we’ve visited so far, the National Railway Museum (NRM) in York is the most impressive. With over 100 locomotives and over 300 other items of rolling stock on display over 20 acres (8.1 ha), it’s huge.
Train World Lego Experience from 2 October 2018 until 31 January 2019
NMBS / SNCB‘s Train World railway museum in Brussels opens a LEGO Train World Experience on 2 October. The figurines will be present until 31 January 2019.
REVIEW | Romanian Railway Museum ‘Muzeul CFR’ and Bucharest
As train enthusiasts, Danny and I love a good railway museum. So when in Bucharest, we decided to check out the Muzeul CFR, the Romanian Railway Museum.
PHOTOS | Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid Delicias railway museum
Sorry not sorry, I just can’t resist a railway museum. So when Danny told me to try out the Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid Delicias, I did.
Day-trip from San Francisco to Sacramento (and back)
I love capitals. I love palaces and parliament buildings. So it’s no surprise we did day-trip to Sacramento, the capital of the US state of California.
