Monthly Archives: March 2012

a look at the last (4) of Berlin’s food halls

Posted on March 2, 2012 by suzykewct

From Deutsche Welle – Berliners love their food halls (Markthallen) but, of the original 14, only 4 are still around.  

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new rail company for Czech Republic, but how fast?

Posted on March 2, 2012 by suzykewct

From Prague Post – A new private rail company to compete with Czech Railways. They look spiffy and new, but how fast do they go? Eastern Europe could really do with some high-speed rail service.

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London Tube outages for this weekend, 3-4 March 2012

Posted on March 1, 2012 by suzykewct

This weekend’s Tube outages in London Partial line closures on Metropolitan and Northern lines. All of the Victoria line will be out. Cheers!

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