#Love that it's called heron in English it sounds so noble. the German word is 'Reiher'
Explore tagged Tumblr posts
Visit Tumblr Blog
Explore Tumblr blogs with no restrictions, modern design and the best experience.
Last Seen Tumblr Blogs
Fun Fact
Tumblr.com rank in the US is 25.
Text
Taking the train is so fucking great! I've barely been on it for 30min and I've already seen a bunch of geese and deer and a heron!
#Love that it's called heron in English it sounds so noble. the German word is 'Reiher'#and the verb 'reihern' means 'to throw up'#also this is the connection that goes through the Oberpfalz and Vogtland and I love that connection#just gorgeous views from the train#also I'm not taking the Oberpfalzbahn but if I was that would also mean the occasional announcement in czech which is also fun#still fascinated that regional trains can do that and even throw in English for good measure but for some reason for the db#this is fully beyond their abilities in a eurocity#like the Oberpfalzbahn doesn't even cross the border at any point the EC starts to get operated by db in Děčín#and then you get one more professional pre-recorded čd message and then it jumps straight into#'Sehrgeehrtedamenundherren Ichheißesieherzlichwillkommenimec174richtungberlinviadresden#Dasteamderdeutschenbahnwünschtihneneineangenehmefahrt' with pauses only to breathe and enough background noise to make it#completely incomprehensible#in the certified db announcement cadence#you know the one
114 notes
·
View notes