On the move to the UK & Thank you Ryanair!
January 20, 2005So, I am just on my move from Germany to the UK. Took the 9.40 am Ryanair FR 8543 flight from where I am writing this post. Ok, I actually cannot post it directly from here to my blog since there is no internet access on board here. :-) So I have to post it as soon as I will have arrived at my new home in London.
In this place, also my many thanks to Ryanair which has always taken care on my about 25 return flights (Germany - London) within the last two years. I really like Ryanair because they offer a good service for really low fares. Their flights are also nearly always on time or even ahead of scheduled time what is very distinctive for Ryanair. This have given me quite often the opportunity to take one or sometimes even two trains earlier either from Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street or from Berlin or Erfurt to Dresden respectively.
I do really hope, Ryanair is going to continue this successful business and even to extend it to new routes, maybe also to Dresden one day. However, this is another story as I already described in a post almost one year ago.
To be fair, I also have to thank Stansted Express and Deutsche Bahn (German Railway) which both have brought me to and from the Airports to my destination either Erfurt, Berlin, Dresden, Stansted Airport or London Liverpool Street. However, I also have to mention that these trips have not been as same smooth as the flights with Ryanair. There were some bad delays or even cancellations of train services quite a few times which can make you very angry! Anyway, I always reached my destinations what is most important! That's why: Thank you Deutsche Bahn AG and Stansted Express.
P.S. I will miss the ICE trains, the white high speed trains with the red banner along thier both sides! Hopefully the application of Deutsche Bahn AG and Stagecoach for the East Coast Line from London to Edinburgh via Newcastle-upon-Tyne will succeed so that their might be a tiny chance that ICE trains will be put into service in the UK one day, too! Fingers crossed!
Landed at 10:15 am (GMT) at London Stansted and again 15 minutes ahead of scheduled time. Now going by the Stansted Express Service to London Liverpool Street and after arrived there buying my first one month travelcard. And of course, it will go on my Oyster Card.
I will call the German Embassy early this afternoon. Maybe I can let change my residence from Dresden to London in my passport already this afternoon.
