Karlsruhe Warnings Or Dangers

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How bad does it hurt? I hope you never find out. I had an interesting conversation with a Tram Driver while I was here in Karlsruhe. When I asked her if she had ever hit anything, the answer was yes. 12 car in 12 years. When I asked about people the answer was only 2. Why does it happen? Because people don’t look both ways or turn cars into the paths of the trams. Trains are way too heavy to stop quickly and so are trams. The roads are very confusing because of multiple trams lines on the same busy streets in some areas. I even saw locals get confused about where to look for the trams. When in doubt – go to marked crossings and watch the lights!

When I arrived in Karlsruhe my suitcase handle broke while getting off the train, making it impossible to wheel my luggage to my hotel. I planned to go shopping for a new suitcase immediately. However with the excitement of exploring a new city, and then all of the pre pre VT meetings leading up to the big VT meetings on Friday and Saturday, I kept putting off buying the luggage. I passed many stores with luggage for sale but was just to busy to stop and purchase one. Finally on my last day in Karlsruhe I knew I had to go out and buy the luggage. I had a 7:30 train to Paris first thing the next morning. I went down to the lobby of my hotel and asked the lady working there where I could find the best deal on luggage. She laughed and asked "Today?" I said yes, I had a 7:30 train in the morning and my luggage had broken. She told me there was no place to buy luggage on a Sunday. All of the stores and shops are closed in Karlsruhe on Sunday. So on Monday morning I had to use my belt from my pants as a strap to drag my luggage to Paris. Once in Paris I bought a new suitcase for my return home. However it was much more expensive in Paris then it would have been in Karlsruhe.

Remember the stores are closed on Sunday. Do your shopping on Saturday night!

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Yes, Graffiti is rude (picture 1), it sucks (pic 2) and its not for Ever (pic 3). Its not big and its not clever either. Karlsruhe is a beautiful city with parks, statues, walking paths and shocking idiots that should be beaten harshly. They think they are ‘street artists’ on the cutting edge. I say they look like clowns (pic 4) and that it’s not sexy (pic 5). These are also not cries for help, they are criminal damage to neighbourhoods. I know the morons who painted this rubbish will not read this because they don’t read – or have respect for others. I have 2 words for these ‘taggers’


PRISON WORKS.

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What diseased mind could have not only thought of such a thing, but actually had it built? Let’s get this straight. You are looking at pictures of slides. Slides for children. Slides for children located in – bars. OK. Who can see the problem already? So let’s understand this. The child slips into the top of a multi-storey slide and comes out, blind, into an area inhabited by drunken adults. Scary.

It’s like giving the little tikes live ammunition and a firearm and wondering if they can figure it out.

Russian Roulette.

Slides + children + beer = disaster.

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I hope you never need to ring these telephone numbers. Please save this tip and print it and take it with you or just write them in your guidebook.

POLICE: 110

FIRE BRIGADE 112

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 19 222

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I know you know this, but I have never seen so many signs graphically telling me the dangers of trains. I mean look at the picture! Deadly. It’s enough to give you nightmares for weeks. I guess this would explain why I saw people standing as far away from the platform edge here than I have ever seen anywhere else in the world. Good work sign fellas. Your job is done here.

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No this is not a tip about Claus. Unfortunately there seems to be a lot of drunks in the nice parks here in this beautiful city. You can see them in the middle of the day with their beers and sometimes bizarre ‘singing’. They are not the nicest looking guys and I would give them a wide berth. Most are harmless, but I really wouldn’t want any kids near them.

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Ever wonder where pigeons come from? Really hate that they are flying rats and sometimes s**t on you? Well I have some done investigative work and found that they originate here in Karlsruhe! I mean look at these pictures! Who would provide them with a place to live and reproduce like this? No other city in the world.

City authorities – be ashamed.

Anybody gotta a match?