Travels

The bavarian railroad company (BEG) has awarded the diesel-powered express services between bamberg, lichtenfels, bayreuth and hof to DB regio nordbayern for the next ten years. In the future, these routes will be known as the "main-saale-express" markets. DB regio northeast bavaria will provide 1.6 million train kilometers per year under the contract. Several railroad companies had taken part in the tender process.

"The district of kulmbach is the only region in upper franconia that does not have a systematic direct connection to nurnberg", explains wolfgang oeser, press spokesman for the bavarian railroad company. In addition, passengers who want to travel in the direction of wurzburg will have to change to an electric train in bamberg in the future.

The 293-member nature and leisure association in thurnau looked back on a successful 2018 at its annual general meeting.

The easter fountain on the market square is to be decorated again this year. By then, the hand-painted egg garlands should be ready. 910 euro the association has invested in the new decoration.

Opposition politician and world boxing champion vitali klitschko spoke of an exchange of power. However, protests continued. Aim is early parliamentary and presidential elections.

In front of the parliament, several thousand demonstrators peacefully demanded the resignation of the government. Security forces of the special unit berkut (stone eagle) sealed off the building. In the government quarter, hundreds of demonstrators blocked access to the ministries. In independence square (maidan), former interior minister juri luzenko urged the crowd not to let up in their protests. Despite temperatures below freezing, thousands of opposition supporters in kiev again spent the night in tents and on the streets – or in occupied administrative buildings.

Bamberg – diamond wedding anniversary of doris and friedrich krisl. Mayor wolfgang metzner (SPD) congratulated the bamberg couple on behalf of the city of bamberg.
Both come from bohemia, where friedrich krisl was born in 1928 and his later wife doris in 1932. They met at the hospital bed of the mother of one of friedrich krisl’s fellow students.
The couple married on 28. July 1955 in bamberg. The marriage produced two children. Four grandchildren are now also part of the family.
Friedrich krisl was a grammar school teacher. Until his retirement in 1991, he was deputy principal of the kaiser-heinrich-gymnasium bamberg for 16 years. Doris krisl worked as a secretary in an eye clinic for six years. Later she devoted herself to the household and the children.
In their free time, the couple enjoyed playing sports. Besides hiking, climbing and skiing, cycling was one of his favorite hobbies. They liked to combine this with travel. So they went on a bicycle tour to santiago de compostela.
Even today, the couple enjoys going to concerts and cinemas. While he is passionate about cooking, doris krisl is learning the french language or doing gymnastics.