STUTTGART WEEKEND TRIP
Friday 17th June 4.35am
Woken up and have a cup of tea then leave home 5am - drive off to Stanstead Airport, Mum drive lift me take there. M25 and M11 went smooth well
Arriving Stanstead Airport 5.55am. it is very early cos make sure risk cause traffic in M25 but not this time. Mum drop me off and bye her… heading to Germanwings Airline ( it is newest company from Germany it is cheap same as Easyjet or Ryanair). put one small bag and get ticket - no problem.
My flight begin 8am, i have about 1 and half hours left so i went to Restraunt Garfunkel for breakfast. I order standard english breakfast, orange juice and coffee. it is not bad but dissapiont on english breakfast, it is not good but totalt price £9.15
it just only one person!!! bloody expensive but i know cos airport - EXPENSIVE!!
Get in the plane - no problem, nice seat, i sat on the by window and no one sat next me, it is empty, nice more plenty room for me
Arriving Stuttgart Airport - 10.30AM… get off the plane and heading passport Control, German Police are more strictly than our brits police NON - EU passport are very fast smooth flow but EU - it is long queues and lots of problem!!! it is odd
we are EU citizen people but NON EU citizen seem more easy enter to Germany
Finally Stuttgart Airport is very nice modern building. I heading S-BAHN (underground) and buy ticket by machine, no problem…
Underground train is very clean, new and modern… All German always keep new update and modern! style!!
Arriving the Hotel… Nice Hotel - Cheap one person for two night - 87 EUR.
Get a shower cos Germany;s Weather are too HUMID!!! awful, lots of sweat!!!
Leave the luggage bag then off to Tourist Information for buy ticket travel, ask for directions etc…
T Info place, she can write and speak english very good and very helpful not like other germans attuide I bought Travel 3 day Ticket for 11.30 EUR include S-BAHN, U-BAHN and Buses.
I went to catch tube for Daimler Chrysler Mercedes Benz Muesum… Arriving the muesum,
it is free charge into muesum but it is small, not bad… dissapiont no mercedes benz trucks in muesum so information are full german, need english hear tape but no point i am deaf
so i stay abt 15 mins then off to BOSCH Warehouse about 35 mins aways from Mercedes Factory, by tube… Unfornatuley BOSCH Sercuity wont me let in thier warehouse for photos of willi betz loading
i told i am come along from England, they nod thier head
so i look other industrial park, lots of lorries - dutch, german and turkish parking street, i take the photos then return to hotel evening then went to restraunant, i order Spagetti & Bolonge meat cos i cant read german menu so i can see some english then i pick it
with two beer for 10.80 EUR then went to bed evening.
SATURDAY
Woken up morning 7AM, grab a contential breakfast then heading to Train Station for get to Reutlingen Station - leave stuttgart hbf station 8,15am.
Arriving Reutlingen Hbf, One Betz worker stand and holder sign - WILLI BETZ like as taxi driver in airport then i know it is him then i handshake him, he walk to his car and drove to Headquater, it is huge, everywhere of betz trailer on road! then arriving into Warehouse, I am shocking lots fan & collectors of Betz they sat waited for tour guide they beign 9am
230 GUESTS!!! i am only english person in this place
Anni, she is my transtlor and guide, she is trainer worker for 3 year in betz office, she writing english very good and better than me
Seen nice Megaspace ITALIA in Wash!!
HEADOFFICE where Mr Betz and Son’s office in Top floor and great view but i cant into
Betz Bulgarians drivers do swap the actros so they have thier thing out and put old shopping trolley and go other actros and put away! I notice thier cab, they go english supermarket TESCO Bags
NICE WHITE MEGASPACE austrian, they make one off for white livery.
Nice ITALIA MEGASPACE, he add the spolier light but mr betz dont pay, driver’s money paid for this additional
WAREHOUSE for BOSCH & Diamler Chsytler Store.
Russian plate but double manning bulgarian drivers sat for swap the trailer, i notice BG driver wear trouser - Arsenal Trainer sport trouser
i say this ARSENAL!!! he laugh!
all bulgarian drivers dont know what is special day for Betz Fan collecters meeting day, they shocked cos lots people take pic thier truck
Lots of Signs for transtle - Bulgarian and German drivers.
some bulgarian work throu weekend for trailer swap but all germans are stay home rest weekend, Willi Betz office told me all bulgarian are not belong willi betz operation, they belong SOMAT AG and Georgian Expedition Agency.
They will sell off, they have wash off the written willi betz, they will sell to eastern european or middle east.
I am in cab lowline actros with VIP Transport Trailer.
I went to Willi Betz Shop and bought some things - merchandise and have a lunch - rolls ham and coke cola drink. then until 12.30pm but i stay until 2.30pm for more photos!!! i take about 220 photos all day!!!
I was return home and catch the train, along way to Stuttgart but i saw and take pic it is funny! -
oh yeah it is very big D***
other funny pic -
Strange car, it is like old fashion car but modern style
SUNDAY - All day, Relaxing and have a walking around the Stuttgart Stadt(city)
Until 11.00pm nightimeI catch the coach (EUROLINES) to London Victoria but have few stop via Karlsruhe, Leige, Bruxelles then to Eurotunnel then arriving to Victoria Coach Stn 12.40pm monday lunchtime. I am suprise i notice from stuttgart to Calais i seen 8 betz but Folkstone to London, i seen 6 betz!!
same as my dad, he drove from Frankfurt to Calais, he seen 14 betz but Folkstone to Borehamwood, he seen 14 betz!!! lots betz around in UK than European!!!
Coach route - Stuttgart - Karlsruhe - Leige, Bruxelles - Calais - London by
A81, A5, A61, A4, A44, A25, along way to boring flatland E40!!!, M20, A20, London!!!. stop Hockenhaming Autobhan serivce (where famous F1 Micheal Schummaer home place, Service shop sell lots of schummaer merchandise) and stop Aachen Windmill Service, it is crowd of foreign lorries but tiny service shop! and outside bruxelles E40 = small quiet TOTAL Petrol and Parking only.
I am shocking Belgium’s motorway are very strange I have seen, it is LONG STRECTH STRAIGHT, repeat scenery, no different landscape!! - worse than M1 and i notice all drivers boring out instead reading mags, newspaper and TV on when they driving !!! I can’t blame cos Belgium Motorway! you know!
also i been passd the belgium ring road, it is awful it is traffic jam in 6am!!! not yet rush hours!,
other side it is very bad!!! about 8 km tailback heading bruxelles in E40.
I am enjoying the weekend!!!