FNRttC The Fridays Tour 2016

[Gordon P]

Recces completed. A Final Plan has been made! If you have not signed up for the Tour (September 9th - 17th: Harwich to Dunkirk via Cologne) then we have about 4 places still available. PM me if you want more information.

 

[ianmac62]

Just to add to the excitement that is the Sunday rail system:

Network Rail have just announced that the Dover via Faversham to London Bridge service will, for one day only, be further disrupted between Rochester and Strood, between which stations there will be a replacement bus service. And the day is ... Sunday 18th September! And Southeastern don't appear to be selling the cheap advance tickets for any of the services that day. So it's £30.20 for the privilege (£19.95 with a railcard) of super off-peak singles.

Although it's probably quicker by bike between the stations than by bus, this makes pedalling to Folkestone to catch a direct train even more attractive. Advance singles from Folkestone Central to London Bridge are £10.10 (£6.65 with a railcard). Journey time about an hour and a half.

Shorter journey time (under an hour) on the high-speed train from Folkestone Central to St Pancras (and more convenient for those of us continuing north from Euston or St Pancras). No advance tickets on high-speed trains, with the super off-peaks singles being £30.20 / £19.95.

Two questions for those with local knowledge, please:

1. Bikes on high-speed trains? Southeastern's cycle policy on their website says “You can take your bike on any of our off-peak services.” Does this apply to off-peak high-speed services (of which they make no mention in their cycle policy)?
   
   
2. Is the recommended pedalling route from Dover to Folkestone the one that follows National Cycle Route 2? (I'm looking at you here, @mmmmartin!)

Thanks for any answers!

 

[ianmac62]

Just getting in some preparation

I hope you're doing some preparation for elevenses too - genever / schnapps to go with coffee?

 

[redfalo]

Just getting in some preparation
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good effort, but you only got it half-right. there is a lot of room for improvement with regard to the glass. From Wikipedia: "The glasses used for Kölsch differ a great deal from other German beer glasses, as they are of a cylinder form and only incorporate 0.2 liters. They are called Stange (de), which translates to bar or rod. This type of glass is owed to the fact that Kölsch gets flat quicker than other beers losing its white crest very quickly, too."

 

[ianmac62]

... "The glasses used for Kölsch differ a great deal from other German beer glasses, as they are of a cylinder form and only incorporate 0.2 laters ..."

Reminds me of beer in Breda in the Netherlands. Same size of glass. When I asked the barman for a large one, he said, "This is the size they are; if you want more, buy two!"

 

[srw]

good effort, but you only got it half-right. there is a lot of room for improvement with regard to the glass. From Wikipedia: "The glasses used for Kölsch differ a great deal from other German beer glasses, as they are of a cylinder form and only incorporate 0.2 liters. "

Pah. That's barely a mouthful. Good thing we're not spending more than one night there.

 

[Andrew Br]

Our experience in Cologne is that the waiters are very good at noticing that your glass is nearly empty and bringing you a full one.
Putting a beer mat over the top of the glass tells them that you don't want another.