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Technical Discussion => Ride Reports and Event Reviews => Topic started by: ScottColumbus on April 04, 2009, 12:01:40 PM

Title: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: ScottColumbus on April 04, 2009, 12:01:40 PM: Hello friends,

It is already warm in northern Germany, but the trees have no leaves. Nevertheless, I have made a nice tour today and a took a couple of photos. I rode across the Lüneburger Heide, between Hamburg and Hanover.
I like the old farm houses with red bricks. My wife Sybille is always planning to buy an old farm for us to live. Those farms are very cheap and not all are in poor condition. Sybille would have enough space for her garden and I could have a workshop for my motorcycles.

This farm here, which lies in a small forgotten village, is not inhabited. It was built in 1752 and looks quite intact.

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Some impressions of the villages

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To every village belongs a graveyard.
At the end of the war, on April 1945, the British Forces conquered northern Germany. Altough everybody knew that the war was lost, the school boys (I can´t say men) were told that they could stop the British Forces with carabines and panzerfausts. Most of them were not older than 16. They were too young to drink alcohol, but old enough to die. These soldiers were buried just where they died. So every graveyard has got an area for the casualties of war.

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Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: ScottColumbus on April 04, 2009, 12:24:35 PM: Part 2.

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Josef died at the age of 16.

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There are graveyards of the Allied Forces, too.

This is Becklingen War Cemetry. The soldiers that have found their last rest here are British and American bomber crews, but also Canadian, Australian and New Zealand infantry and armoured troopers.

It´s very sad place, and I can´t talk when I´m there.
Those men died far from their homes. Please be assured that we keep an eye on this place.

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But German history is more than 12 years of Nazi rule.

This is also a grave, but those guys lived 5000 years before.

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And here are somy more pics of my short trip.

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The name Lüneburger Heide, were we live, came from this type of landscape. I think it looks a little bit like the siberian taiga.

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Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: ScottColumbus on April 04, 2009, 12:29:31 PM: Part 3

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But this old house could be the mansion of The fall of the house of Usher

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Have a nice day.

Dirk
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: montmil on April 04, 2009, 02:01:15 PM: Wow, Dirk! Thanks for the tour. Beautiful photos and captions. Plus a nice looking scooter to boot. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Monte
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: MrRiden on April 04, 2009, 06:28:04 PM: Inspiring as always! dirk, I look forward to your every post, every one is a treat for eyes and mind.
rich
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: nhmaf on April 04, 2009, 07:04:56 PM: Very very beautiful photos ! And having a classic airhead in them just makes it all seem so "correct", too!

I have been to Germany more often than I have been to the other countries I've visited in Europe (Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria, Nederland) but I am always so impressed by the variety of the architectures in Germany.

Thank you very much for sharing these lovely photos with us - it is a treat!
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: aussie on April 05, 2009, 03:43:23 AM: Dirk - wonderful photos - thank you so much for sharing. They truly are remarkable.

I see that you live in a notable part of Germany, associated as it is with the end of the war.

It is with profound sadness that I also notice that Josef was killed with less than a month remaining of this conflict.
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: SCJJR65 on April 05, 2009, 11:54:36 AM: Outstanding photos, as always, Dirk! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

I see you are now a moderator! You must be that "European Moderator" that Justin had been searching for! Now he just needs one for the Asia/Pacific Rim region, Central/South America, and Africa, and we'll be set! ;D
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: ScottColumbus on April 05, 2009, 12:18:44 PM: Hi John,

no, I´m not a moderator. That´s a mistake. Justin allowed me to change some of my old posting because all the pics disappeared after two weeks. Justin enabled me to repair this postings be giving me a moderator status for this job. Now it´s finished an I´m looking forward to become a private again!

CU

Dirk
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: Justin B. on April 06, 2009, 10:45:55 AM: If you insist...
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: ScottColumbus on April 06, 2009, 05:06:36 PM: Thank you, Justin. ;)
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: SCJJR65 on April 07, 2009, 07:15:42 AM: Awwww...... I thought it was very "continental" for this forum to have a European Moderator! ;)
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: Justin B. on April 07, 2009, 12:05:48 PM: Let's see. PLC is from "Down Under" and is a Wiki section moderator, does that count?
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: SCJJR65 on April 07, 2009, 12:13:01 PM: The judges have conferred and have decided to allow the referral of PLC from Australia as an "International Moderator". (snicker....) ::)
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: larstorders on April 07, 2009, 12:15:39 PM: Really enjoyed browsing through your photos Dirk.
Big thanks.
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: not-so-fast-ed on April 08, 2009, 08:29:24 AM: Great pics, Dirk.

Thanks,
Ed
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: Justin B. on April 09, 2009, 01:41:27 AM: Dirk,

Have you checked out the new members photo gallery? That would be an ideal place for you to chronicle some of your travels.
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: SCJJR65 on April 09, 2009, 08:07:59 PM: Dirk, I have GOT to get my sorry butt over there and see some of the things you ride by all the time! Superb photography! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Just out of curiosity, what kind of digital camera are you using?
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: ScottColumbus on April 14, 2009, 02:06:23 PM: John, my camera is a Panasonic DMC TZ5.

Dirk
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: Ed Miller on April 14, 2009, 02:45:53 PM: Dirk, how cheap is "cheap?"
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: ScottColumbus on April 14, 2009, 05:02:08 PM: This restored, 120 years old farm in northern Germany should cost 125.000,-EUR (165.000 USD).

Klick here (http://cgi.ebay.de/PROVISIONSFREI-Resthof-Wohn-Buerogebaeude-mit-Remise-i_W0QQitemZ130289961564QQcmdZViewItemQQptZWohnen?hash=item130289961564&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1229%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318).

Dirk
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: aussie on April 14, 2009, 07:59:17 PM: OK - what's the catch?

Is this average cost of these type of houses?

If so - look out Germany - I'm a comin' over...
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: ScottColumbus on April 18, 2009, 12:20:26 PM: The trees slowly gets green leaves. But where we have been today, there are no trees. The modern port of Hamburg has shifted to the outlying districts during the last years. Huge container terminals habe grown there. In the old port in the cebtre of Hamburg many docks will now no longer be used. There are very beautiful industrial ruins.

Have fun

Dirk

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Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: Justin B. on April 18, 2009, 03:02:03 PM: That ship looks like it has msbuck's name on it!
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: ScottColumbus on April 18, 2009, 03:45:10 PM: Yes, it´s her ship. :)
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: msbuck on April 19, 2009, 04:28:16 PM: :D Wow! Now all I need to know is who took it from my bathtub...

Oh yeah, great pictures as usual Dirk! I'm a fan of graveyards as well. That one was amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: suecanada on April 21, 2009, 08:31:35 AM: A very moving portrait of those grave sites Scott....thank you. All of your pictures are so beautiful that I do want to go there! Maybe I could even afford a farm house and leave the big snows behind??

Wow Aïda is your bathtub that big....ever get lost???
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: ScottColumbus on April 21, 2009, 09:37:46 AM: Aïda and Sue,
I am pleased that you like my pictures. I was not sure whether it is good to show photos of the graves of soldiers. I'm still not sure. Finally, it is a motorcycle forum.

On German television there documentaris to be shown every week about Germans who emigrate to Canada. I think this direction is more prevalent. ;)

Dirk
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: trolle on May 06, 2009, 03:09:44 AM: Maybe I can persuade my wife to pay a visit to our grandson, and then ride down south to see the Lüneburger Heide. It is one of the places I've always wanted to see again - I was there more than 40 years ago.

Your photos are outstanding.

greetings from a rainy and gray north
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: ScottColumbus on May 07, 2009, 05:57:12 PM: Thank you, Trolle.

You are always welcome. It´s not far from Hjørring to Hamburg.

We´ve already had guests from the Netherlands and Greece who came on their Beemers. But still no vikings, yet. ;)So feel free to contact me if you want to come to "Heidi" :)

Dirk
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: ScottColumbus on May 22, 2009, 03:50:29 PM: Here are some tour pics from the last two weeks. A dutch friend f came to us (on his R100R) because Hamburg celebrated it´s 820th port anniversary.

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We met some guys of the Opel Veteran Car Club. (I hope) you know, Opel belongs to General Motors for more than 80 years. Those Opels of the 50th are typically for the style of the German post-war cars. Similar in shape to the 57er Chevy but smaller (with 4 zylinders).

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Hamburg

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I like most to get out of the city, especially to the Lüneburger Heide. There is a huge military and especially artillery training area. I was a soldier from 1985 to 1997. I´ve spent half of my life on the training area, at least I feel so.
Nowadays I think completely different. Germany is to small to give the beautyfull landscape for artillery training.

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Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: ScottColumbus on May 22, 2009, 03:56:37 PM: Our children like to visit the tank museum, where they have a lot of fun with those huge vehicles.

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But especially my son got sentimental when we visited the British War Cemetry.

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That´s it.

See you next time.

Dirk.

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Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: NC Steve on May 22, 2009, 09:11:15 PM: Thank you once again, Dirk. You folks take care.

Steve
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: not-so-fast-ed on May 23, 2009, 07:38:04 AM: Thanks, Dirk.

Your photos are great!

Does Opel still have a factory in Russelsheim? I seem to remember it from my time at Rhein-Main, 45 years ago. The Kadette and Caravan (?) models were once imported here and sold by Buick dealers. I always lusted after the GT sportswagen. Nice fun, fuel efficient cars.

Ed
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: SCJJR65 on May 23, 2009, 07:35:30 PM: Doggone it, Dirk! Yet Another wonderful photo travelogue for us to savor! LOVE those pics with the Beemers in the sunset! Well done!!! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: ScottColumbus on May 25, 2009, 02:57:26 PM: Quote
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Does Opel still have a factory in Russelsheim? [...] I always lusted after the GT sportswagen. Nice fun, fuel efficient cars.

Ed

Yes, Ed, the Opel factory in Rüsselsheim still exists.
I didn´t know, that Opel has exported other cars than the Opel GT to the United States. In the Seventies the GT was a Corvette for the poor (with 90 HP). Today this car is extremely rare and expensive.

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Since last year there is a new Opel GT out, after 30 years!

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Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: not-so-fast-ed on May 25, 2009, 04:35:52 PM: Shades of the Pontiac Solstice - Saturn Sky!!!

Both neat (reasonably) inexpensive General Motors sports cars of recent years:

http://www.pontiac.com/solstice/?seo=goo_|_2008_Pontiac_Retention_|_IMG_Pontiac_Solstice_|_Solstice_Reviews_and_Ratings_|_pontiac_solstice_review

http://www.saturn.com/vehicles/2009/sky/overview.do?seo=goo_|_2008_Saturn_Retention_|_IMG_Saturn_SKY_|_2009_SKY_|_saturn_sky_2009
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: SCJJR65 on May 25, 2009, 07:14:59 PM: I remember a small Opel coupe in the 70s, called the Manta. It was a pretty nice handling, if somewhat underpowered car. A friend of mine had a 5-speed model and I drove it from time to time. Great fun! ;)
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: Justin B. on May 25, 2009, 08:57:33 PM: I remember the Manta as well. I also remember loonies stuffing a V-8 into an Opel GT for drag racing.
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: ScottColumbus on May 27, 2009, 12:11:31 PM: There is another Opel of the seventies that brought a little bit of American feeling to German roads. The Opel Diplomat 5,4 with a Chevy V8 engine.

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Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: Justin B. on May 27, 2009, 12:41:22 PM: The lines remind me quite a bit of a late 67-68 Chevy Nova. It wouldn't surprise me, isn't Opel (at least back then) owned by GM?
Title: Re: Lüneburger Heide in spring
Post by: trolle on May 28, 2009, 06:42:52 AM: Very beautiful pictures - Hamburg and Lüneburger Heide is definitely on my agenda and having only 540 km~440 miles I can make the trip in five hours on the boring road or seven on the less boring road.

BTW on one of the photos there is an Opel Record (the red one) just like the one I learned to drive in back in 1967 - it brings back memories of a driving instructor who demanded that we smoked behind the wheel, for as he put it; 'you will do it anyway, so you might as well learn how to in a proper fashion!'

greetings from a very windy and sunny north