Taking a Train in Germany

Join me as I take the train from Mainz to Rüdesheim am Rhein! I will explain things I've learned about the trains as an American living in Germany. I will also show you around beautiful Rüdesheim am Rhein which is home to the Niederwalddenkmal, a massive monument erected in the 1880s, as well as the ruins of Burg (castle) Ehrenfels.
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I've had some really interesting and somewhat dramatic experiences on the trains here in Germany because of not knowing German and not being familiar with the system. If you want to hear some of my stories, let me know in the comments!
The restaurant I got the coffee at is called Villa Weil and is located at Rheinstraße 15, 65385 Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany. Check it out if you can!
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[@Phoenix22Ger]

Important tip: If you travel back at same day, it is cheaper to buy a dayticket than 2 single tickets.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

thanks!

[@szoszk]

It depends. If you are going for example from Berlin to Frankfurt (Oder) the day ticket costs as much as two single tickets.

[@MysteryR23]

Not always.

[@SierraKilo76]

I had the same thought. With VRN (the regional trains) you might be using as you are living in Mainz, you can check out the "Ticket 24 Plus". It could be usefull when travelling to bigger cities, as you can normaly use the Buses, Streetcars and the subway system at your destination without being charged extra.

[@MysteryR23]

o 5 Germany is a very big country. I would suggest that you don't just stay in one city because although our railway system is very big the trains are a bit slow. The big cities always have a good connection, but to live in big cities is very expensive. If you just want to stay in one city Frankfurt am Main (Frankfort on the Main) would be the best place I think. You are very quick in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg and Munich. And you should buy a EURAIL Pass! This is much cheaper than buying single train tickets. EURAIL is just for not European people. If you live in Europe you can buy an INTERRAIL Pass.

[@ObiOld]

kelly for me as a germam it is so refreshing, seeing you as a foreigner enjoying all those aspects of germany. As a german, you just blend all that stuff out and only see the negative things and the things that aren't working out so well and you just start to get kind of grumpy. Seeing you freaking out about everyday stuff like castles or the train traffic really helps opening up my eyes again and being grateful and proud for the positive aspects of my country!

[@Kellydoesherthing]

There’s so much to love about Germany :) I’m happy you enjoyed my video - thanks for watching!

[@joepatroni8777]

Get a room you two...

[@jesusgonzalez6715]

Small correction, DB is *legally* a "private company" but 100% of all stock is owned by the federal government. There are also private regional train operators but only one long distance one (Flixtrain, the same guys that run Flixbus). Many "private" operators are (part-)owned by other countries' state owned railways.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

good to know!! thank you :)

[@Marcel_Germann]

Yup, until 1994 it was called "Deutsche Bundesbahn", and used the same DB logo. Train engineers and conductors were public officials, some still are, so they don't have the right to strike. Bundesbahn even had their own license plates on cars, the part which is the city or district on the license plates had a "DB". Same thing with the post, Deutsche Bundespost had BP and the Bundesgrenzschutz used BG. In the early 2000s the Bundesgrenzschutz was transformed into the Bundespolizei (federal police), and from then they use the BP. The Bundespost was splitted into two companies: Deutsche Post AG for postal and parcel service (parcel is DHL which is a subsidiary of the Deutsche Post). The other one is the Telekom for telephone services (subsidiary for cellphones is T-mobile, which should be known in the USA too).

[@theredestbull]

another small correction, the deutsche bahn is owned 100% by the federal republic of germany not the german government. all the sub enterprises like db regio or db cargo are 100% owned by deutsche bahn

[@xaverlustig3581]

+Marcel Germann Until 1994 there was also the Deutsche Reichsbahn. The two merged at the same time as becoming privatised.

[@xaverlustig3581]

+Jesus Gonzalez Even though the stock is government owned, they are for all practical purposes a commercial venture. The difference is that before 1994 it was a government authority whose job was to provide a service. Since then they have been a company whose job is to make a profit. A service to the public may or may not be a side effect of their profitmaking.

[@liljawandel5804]

Me: *reads the title* I think she meant “Waiting for the train in Germany”

[@Kellydoesherthing]

lol!!

[@dearseall]

On VIA Rail (the passenger train operator in Canada) Homepage you can read that you are recommended to take additional days into your travel plans because their trains could be delayed for (several) DAYS!

[@trazyntheinfinite9895]

@@dearseall Snow is a thing, yknow. Canada has very little in elecrified trains, so the locomotives may also suffer from fhe cold, alongside the trouble of snow on the tracks....

[@YourLocalUkrainianGerman]

@@dearseall It's a meme in Germany.

[@dearseall]

@@YourLocalUkrainianGerman you mean something like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYnNmaawrpeZb9k

[@rechtewahrer]

You can take a train anywhere in Germany ... if you are strong enough to carry it :-)

[@klenkes74]

A friend of mine had a "BahnCard 100" (a year pass for all trains of the Deutsche Bahn). He liked to say in German: "Ich genieße das Leben in vollen Zügen" (that sentence has two translations: (1) I enjoy life in all means or (2) I enjoy life in crowded trains)

[@loonatic1011]

@@klenkes74 My dad has a BahnCard 100 too. Because the Card is black he likes to say when asked by a conductor to show his ticket "Ich fahre schwarz" ("I'm dodging fare / I don't have a ticket"). The literal translation is "I'm driving black". :)

[@traktorworks3200]

haha ...you can take an elephant anywhere in germany too ...if you can find one......ha haaa ha haaaaa

[@mufy3700]

If you live in Germany and you travel every day you can buy "Regio Fahrkarte" and travel all day and all night with train, metro and bus.

[@vik_body_beld7294]

lovely vlog

[@Kellydoesherthing]

thank you!

[@ThomasKossatz]

I am so happy you did not make the same mistake me and my friends did 40 year ago. We FIRST had a visit of the Rüdesheim destillery, having some free shots, then we got a Rüdesheimer Kaffee.... and then we took the cable car. Believe me - feeling dizzy would not describe in full how I felt, and for sure I will not get into further details. However, the vinyard was properly fertilized that day... Thanks for reminding me to the crimes of my youth :)

[@Kellydoesherthing]

lol!! that would certainly have been a rough day. i cut it out, but the guy making the coffee for me asked me in the beginning if i had eaten enough and if i was sure to be ok to drink so much alcohol haha i actually hadn't really eaten enough and was thankful to be on a train going home versus starting off my hike! at least you have a funny story haha

[@JeroenJA]

Hilarious! So what booze actually goes in? Was surprises to see it set on fire, but of coffee with a strong liqour and creme fraiche on top many version exist, Irisch coffee, Hasselse coffee (with jenever) , Russian coffee (vodka) , those 3 you can often get in Belguim, in some bars all 3 , with 3 other less common options on top!

[@ein.mensch9185]

@@JeroenJA "asbach uralt" it's german cognac and it was invented in Rüdesheim

[@ThomasKossatz]

@@ein.mensch9185 Exactly, and in my text I wrote 2 years ago I forgot to mention that we had also visited the factory, and of course we got a little "Asbach". However, they prepared for a "schoolclass" and expected 30 children. However we only were 15, 5 of them did not want their shot. So we had an average of 3 shots per visitor. Now you know the "problems" some of us had in the cable car..

[@Francebound2024]

Another great video! For so long, when I thought of Germany, it was either with Munich or Berlin in mind! I can definitely see that Germany is so much more and am enjoying watching these vlogs showing these other areas!

[@Kellydoesherthing]

there are sooo many beautiful places to go here! i'm happy to be able to show you them :) thanks for watching!

[@fbahr]

Minor correction: There's not only _one_ German railway company, there are _plenty_ (as you can see e.g. @ 2:29 > RheingauLinie). Before 2008, (the state-owned) Deutsche Bahn effectively had a monopoly on passenger transportation -- this has changed dramatically, at least in regards to regional lines. Fortunately, most of those companies have some kind of reciprocity agreement so that you don't need separate tickets per leg.

[@couteau86]

To give an example, here where i life (Bischofswerda in Saxony) we dont have the DB on our line, since years ... we have here the VVO (Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe). Like this one here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpOwnoBrr9uFhrs

[@imrehundertwasser7094]

Even before 2008, there were private railway companies in Germany, but they were operating smaller lines only, like the Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, which was founded in 1899 and still exists today.

[@fbahr]

+Imre Hundertwasser: True, but "freier Netzzugang" was regulated in the 2008 "Bahnreform" -- that's why I said/wrote "(DB) effectively had a monopoly (bf. 2008)".

[@Kellydoesherthing]

thank you!! i didn't even realize that! i only noticed the other country's trains like OBB

[@michaelgrabner8977]

ÖBB is the austrian train company

[@ChristheShrinerdawg]

Lived in Germany for 8 years and not once did I have to drive a car. The trains are awesome.

[@gcarmichael]

Well done Kelly - great video work.

[@ReinholdOtto]

CMB actually stands for Christus Mansionem Benedicat (Christ may bless this home), but folk etymology has the interpretation of the three letters as the initals of the kings.

[@ulrichlehnhardt4293]

exactly, as a child I was told it stands for Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar and found out later that it has a different meaning..

[@michaelgrabner8977]

Yes you are right ...I totally forgot this thing...although I had latin in school and also I was a altar boy as I was a kid and I also did "sternsingen" but that´s 40 years ago... ...but both interpretations are right because the catholics in the dark ages (where this tradition came from) where truely obsessed by having ... "symbolic puns" so to say.... like this....but you have to keep in mind "nobody" spoke or understood latin at that time or could even read or write except monks and priests so they told the avarage man that these are the initials of the three wise men...it was a "simple explaination" for "simple people"..

[@U13Kickers]

Although the CMB explanation is correct, i hate that everyone thinks that it were three kings with these specific names that gave Christ those present. 1. Noone knows how many "kings" visited Jesus. everybody asumes three because of it being three presents. 2. They werent kings at all. They were astrologers and pagans so they were non-jews. 3. The names are never mentioned in the bible. The names are a tradition that isnt as old as you might think and 4. They arrive in Bethlehem a lot later than is depicted in the Crip-scenes you see in Germany. The bible clearly states that a) Jesus was around 2 years of age and b) that Mary and Joseph were living in a house at the time. So all you get fed are lies, lies, lies!

[@michaelgrabner8977]

That is not really a lie it is just "symbolism" for the avarage people who couldn´t read or write and also had no clue about latin at all back than in the middle ages. So the bible doesn´t matter at all anyhow because at that time no avarage person could read it...and it was written in latin anyway which no one could understand except scholars... By the way the story is part of the "Mathäus gospel/evangel" So it is in fact part of the New testament ..but he didn´t mention how many of them but he mentioned the 3 allknown presents (Gold, Incense, Myrrh) which were so precious that everybody thought that they had to be kings.. At the oldest visual representations they were 3 white guys...called in the latin term for "Magicians" = 3 wise men..and 3 was always a symbolic holy number anyway ever since (holy trinity) .....and a bit later on one of them became black because they became a symbolism for the 3 (three again what a matching coinsistance for the glory of god) continents Europe Asia and Africa which was the whole known world at that time (america and australia wasn´t known at that time) and they also became kings to symbolise that Jesus is the king of all kings of the whole known world...that is how it was...symbolism for the simple people who were very superstitious by nature in believing in demons and old pagan rites , witches..and what the hack what else... By the way I´m an agnostic and not religious at all although I was raised as a catholic or should I say "because of".. ;-D There is an "old saying" which goes like this "Nobody cares about the truth main thing is that it is a strong story" That how politics works till today and religion was pure politics in the middle ages...

[@U13Kickers]

but a symbolism mustnt be a lie. and what do you call fact (like what is written in the gospels) and you add stuff that isnt supported by reality or history? I call that a full out lie!! an example for a symbolism that makes sense is saying that god is like a lion. Why? because in bible time a lion stood for power and might, and i dont know anybody who is more powerful than god

[@couteau86]

Taking a train in Germany ... without watching the video ... this could end badly ;D

[@zappel64]

Rüdesheim is home to the Weinbrand, the German "Cognac". The Rüdesheimer Kaffee is mixed with it. The brand "Asbach uralt" stands for long tradition. If you want to say in German something is older than dirt, you can say "das ist Asbach" :)

[@Kellydoesherthing]

ohhhhh!! ok cool! thank you for sharing :) i didn't know any of that

[@maraboo72]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJLPpYmrZc6moKM

[@fjellyo3261]

Ich kenne das als: "das ist Asbach Uralt" ^^

[@Chizuru94]

Oh, das kannte ich auch noch nicht :o/Oh, that's something I didn't know yet.

[@Berliner7654321]

Well I'm from Berlin and I know "das ist Asbach", but seriously, I think it's out of fashion since the late 1980s

[@ThomasKossatz]

I get old. 40 years ago my school class traveked to Rüdesheim, and I used the same cable car as shown in the Video. We only made one mistake: We took the Rüdesheimer Cafe BEFORE we entered the cable car. God, did I feel dizzy....

[@00bhv]

Amazing!! Keep up the good work!

[@deannagruening8324]

Love your videos! Thanks for taking such a fun, laid back, practical approach to living in Germany! My husband is from Wolfsburg but we’ve lived in my hometown of Chicago the last 15 years. We are planning to move back with our 3 littles next year tho! One thing I’ve never heard anyone mention about the trains that they sometimes split 😬 always important to be on the right car if that happens! 👍🏻

[@Kellydoesherthing]

thank you! i'm glad you like them :) I hope that you enjoy moving to Germany! and yes, that is a very good tip haha something i wish i would've thought to mention

[@simanova837]

the sign on the door is a blessing for this house

[@CaptLiberator]

This video stirred many pleasant memories from my school days in Heidelberg to some recent visits with friends.

[@Bendie0810]

Nice that you traveled with the Vias train company ! The Ticket Officers are very nice and always friendly ! Thx

[@idontevenknow4590]

Wenn ich an die Deutsche Bahn denke,denke ich nicht nur an die Verspätung,sondern auch an die Kriege, die Kämpfe, das Blut und die Tränen wenn man sich mit 27 anderen Leuten durch eine kleine Bahntür quetschen muss,weil alle gleichzeitig rein wollen!:D

[@ruth6883]

Was heißt Verspätung auf Chinesisch? Deu-tsche-Bahn

[@idontevenknow4590]

@@ruth6883 HAHAHA JA

[@csachevauxsansabri2612]

@@ruth6883 DB

[@Gigator]

Vor allem, wenn 27 andere aussteigen wollen, sie aber nicht gelassen werden, weil niemandem Manieren mehr etwas bedeuten (erst raus, dann rein). :D

[@florianmeier3186]

Einfach die nächste Tür nehmen (die ist oft kaum benutzt) oder kurz abwarten. Der erfahrene Bahnfahrer weiß, dass das Geschiebe eh sinnlos ist, weil im Waggon eh alle Plätze reserviert sind oder man dann doch wieder für Pensionisten aufstehen muss. Im Gegensatz zur Autobahn ist eine Bahnreise noch immer tief entspannt und eigentlich nie zum Weinen. Die schlimmste Verletzung die ich je erlitten habe war ein blutiger Finger an einem scharfkantigen ÖBB-Klappsitz. Die ÖBB fuhr früher auf der Relation Amsterdam-Mainz-Nürnberg-Wien.

[@uncinarynin]

1:17 departure time, not arrival time. Departure plans are yellow, arrival plans are white. Of course the printed version only lists it as it should be, in case of delays, trackworks and so on there can be variations so always check the display and listen to the announcements. Long distance trains usually have announcements in German and (some sort of) English (senk ju for träweling) - local trains not so often.

[@TipsyTimeline]

Also there are several Apps that show you all the information plus the delays. The App of the Deutsche Bahn is called "DB Navigator". There are also a few apps that show the delays of busses, trains and trams. One of those is called "Öffi-Fahrplanauskunft". Most of them work great and are really helpful. Most people use them instead of the plans or the website.

[@ruben307]

And ticket mashines mostly have the recent data and can tell you when to take which train and where to change trains. And print that info for free.

[@MrFlo5787]

For local or regional trains, from my experience, it is common to have english announcements when a station is of a higher interest for people from all over the world. Like airports, stadiums and main stations for example.

[@JeroenJA]

@@ruben307 huh really, on the ticket? In Belguim, same yellow boards, but you first look at screens and only at yellow boards if train doesn't come fast enough to see it on the screens. I was surprised to see her paying cash at the machine, knowing how she prefferes card payment, don t the German machine have the card paying option??

[@JeroenJA]

@@MrFlo5787 ah, in Belguim only annoucements multilangue are the international train and those going to the airport. Belgian multilanguage annoucements are in Dutch, French, English and German :-).

[@englishteachermaja9334]

Your videos are absolutely amazing! Incredibly informative and your Vocabulary is so impressive. Gonna share your videos with my students so that they could develop their Vocabulary and Listening Skills. Thank you!

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Aw thank you!!! Happy to hear that :)

[@thomsn5670]

You are doing by far the best english-in-germany videos I know of! Great! Also I didn't know about this Rüdesheimer Kaffee although I'm german. Thanks for sharing!

[@Anzio_Official]

"Railway system is impressive." Pfffffffft in germany, the "Deutsche Bahn" is famous for ALWAYS being late ;)

[@MultiArrie]

its clockwork precise compaired to the US Amtrack. Due to that goodstrains have priority not passengers trains.

[@twindexxx]

Always late is wrong 25% from the High speed trains are late and 10% from the normal trains

[@mufy3700]

Not true I travel every day with train and sometimes late but 2-3 minutes.

[@meghandunphy7350]

If you come to Boston, the MBTA will ask you to hold its beer while it is spectacularly late hahaha

[@ex101jc]

MultiArrie You meant freight trains but that's indeed true apart from routes that are not operated by Amtrak. However Amtrak is only the long distance operator in the US, while several states have theit own train company (such as NJ Transit, SEPTA, etc, ). Just sayin'

[@upfreaks]

0:46 Ah ha.. ticket automat in English, that's cheating. 😉

[@Kellydoesherthing]

yeah it is hahaha but also, my channel has an extremely diverse audience so i don't want to exclude anyone who doesn't speak German

[@juliasmith5267]

excellent video! Thanks.

[@honeygarrett3514]

I enjoy your videos! We moved from the US to Barcelona 1.5 years ago (we will be here another 2 years) and I love to learn about your adventures in Germany.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

thank you!! :)

[@fabianschreck4393]

20*C*M*B*18 Means Christus Mansione Benedikat or Please Bless this House, Christ

[@fogeltje]

Really? I always thought it stood for the initials of the Three Kings, Casper, Melchior and Balthasar, since this done is on the Three King's Day (January 6).

[@fabianschreck4393]

fogeltje now you know

[@michaelschuckart2217]

"Christus Mansione Benedikat " There is no letter "k" in the latin alphabet, so it would be "benedicat". And "mansionem" would be the correct casus.

[@fabianschreck4393]

Michael Schuckart bro chill I had French at school

[@Linkontro]

What pisses me off the most about Germany is that people refuse to wait in line, as soon as a door opens it's a fight to the death to get into the Bus/Train first, it's so frustrating.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

this really surprised me when I moved here because it's not really like that in many other Western countries.

[@TruthNerds]

So true, and often those who want to get in will not even have the courtesy (or, you know, WISDOM) to let people get out first.

[@Chizuru94]

Well, not always. But this is mostly true. Doesn't count for all german ppl of course, but I had/saw it happen, too. And sometimes, people are not even careful :'(

[@Mike500]

This also happens in the supermarket, when a new till opens, it's survival of the fittest, you can "overtake" someone that was originally in front of you in your queue. But it's not a case of being "evil", it's just that everybody does it, so if you don't want to end up always being last (nice guys finish last), you end up doing the same thing sometimes. Being German, i have simply adopted certain things, but without malicious intent, and i think i'm still quite respectful of how i queue-jump, i will give people enough time to claim their rightful space. Or i will always let the grandma in front etc. In other countries, i would completely adapt to their way of doing things, and if that means always behave completely orderly, i would do that too. Just wanted to say, some things are actually bad behaviour, such as people looking/staring at you for no apparent reason with a blank look on their face (which i don't do), and other things might be the way they are because it has become somewhat of a necessity to not get left behind, sadly.

[@Sekei..]

Boy, you should see the lines at the airport, where everyone gets up 15 minutes prior to boarding, although they all got assigned seats.

[@TheMinot60]

This one made me homesick! I spent 2 years as a toddler, and more than 4 as an adult soldier in Germany. Love your videos!

[@coasterkat4432]

Thanks for sharing!

[@nomis1246]

I Never heard about buisiness class in German trains 😅. I think there are only First and Second Class (I‘m from Germany)

[@DarthLenaPlant]

Die Business Class ist auf manchen Fernreisezügen zu finden (hab da mal gearbeitet)

[@nomis1246]

@@DarthLenaPlant meinst du den Metropolitan (der inzwischen als ICE fährt)?

[@imrehundertwasser7094]

The vineyards between Rüdesheim and Burg Ehrenfels (the castle ruin you visited) are considered to be some of the best in Germany BTW.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

i didn't know that! thank you for sharing :)

[@cerenkebapc6029]

It was the first video that I have seen in your channel. Thanks for giving all those informations. Now I am more curious about German castles😊💖

[@SupermanDee]

Your videos are so interesting!! keep up the good work!

[@Kellydoesherthing]

thank you!! :)

[@sandmann6851]

2:34 it's deutschE Bahn!!! Get sis reit!!! 😂😂😂

[@scwfan08]

Was wohl Speed Comparer dazu zu sagen hat? :D

[@sandmann6851]

SCWfan06 "But first I have to enjoy my Lebkuchen!"

[@acmeopinionfactory8018]

SCWfan06 Deutch Bahn, mit keines 'E', ich denke.

[@marjanpel1563]

Es heisst Deutsche Bahn! Oh, ihr Amis...

[@nicos6078]

Yes sats reit my chancelorette

[@GAnimeRO]

You paid too much for the train, 1 Tagesticket would have been cheaper than 2 single tickets.

[@Darude453]

Provocateur Actually the pricing system is quite complicated in Germany: For the trip between Munich and Rosenheim there are several tickets: If you look it up on the internet only the faires for long distance trains will appear, costing 20€ each direction. By taking the regional train which only goes 5 minutes slower it only costs 15€ each. But that’s not all. You can also take the Bayernticket which costs 27€, the Quer-Durchs-Land-Ticket (I think 35€) or the Guten-Tag-Ticket (22€). And of course you can combine your ticket for S-Bahn with the train. If you have a Semesterticket for the whole MVV area like I do, you only need a single ticket between Aßling and Rosenheim, only costing 5€ each 😂 Sometimes I don’t know how foreigners should understand that...

[@Armando.Sepulveda]

There's the Metrolink in SoCal but it's gas powered

[@MattiBlume]

she wasted 25 cents, haha

[@henner645]

I think from all the "Americans in Germany" you make the most precise and informative videos. Always a pleasure to watch.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Aw thank you!! That means a lot to me :)

[@wolfgangsimon1180]

You did everything perfect. Plus do you have a charming way to "teach" and entertain. Keep up the good work.

[@Dorfjunge]

Funny how you immediately speak quieter in public in Germany compared to the US! Good girl! xD

[@janaaj1an889]

Oh, we're not all that loud! (many are, though!)

[@bobjohnson1710]

I would love to hear of your experiences traveling in Germany, please!

[@Kellydoesherthing]

thanks!

[@afe31]

Bob, it's interesting how other people discover our cities and surroundings. :D

[@jamesmartin1895]

hahaha... Ms.Kelly, the train ride looks great but the coffee looks -awesome !!! Thank you for the vid

[@Kellydoesherthing]

thank you!! :) and the coffee was delicious

[@leonpfefferle1288]

I was so hyped when I recognized Mainz :) this is where I study and I see the train station almost every day!

[@firstnamesecondname3647]

Sänk ju for träveling wis Deutsche Bahn!

[@OriginalPuro]

English: Thank you for travelling with Deutsche Bahn!

[@Muchoyo]

That's English, spoken with a German accent as it were. Too funny 😂😂😂

[@mrsmuesli]

It’s from a quote from the song : Deutsche Bahn performed by Wise Guys.

[@dennisquack6141]

Nice Video. how did you manage it to let germany look so cool? If the train announcements arent in english ask the people around. germans are nice and almost everyone knows enough english to tell you it´s a very normal german train delay :D

[@kenny_sak]

Since this is one of my first videos I watched from you ,it is a very strange feeling to see the name of my city (departure plan) in one of theses kind of videos.

[@berndbarthel6885]

Minute 2:45 the company Deutsche Bahn is owned by the Federal Republic as a private company, the German State subsidise the local and regional public transport via the regions which decide to order railservices or buses. By the way, tenthousands of kilometers of railway lines have been closed especially between 1950 and 2000. In a very few cases railwaylines are going to be reopened, but if you see a railwaymap of 1940 e.g. ...

[@Phronsias1]

Hi ,you should visit Trier, not far from Mainz, the Mosel valley is really beautiful, also try the KD line imho much better then the train (if your not in a hurry)

[@q3b26]

VFR800Fi1 definitely, trier is a lovely city.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

will do!! i drove by it to get to luxembourg and really regret not stopping

[@Phronsias1]

A little further is another beautiful place Bernkastel Kues

[@roamingcurious6730]

Trier is one of the oldest cities in Germany. It was founded more than 1300 years before Rome!

[@akikomii]

Or you can take a VFR800 if you are in a hurry :)

[@QZSS]

The most linked transport systems operating in the state of Baden-Württemberg (in other German regions would be similar) allow taking your bike by free (but mostly not during rush-hour traffic!). Be careful: Every linked transport system has its own transportation conditions, especially when travelling through county borders... ;-)

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Thank you!

[@trainlinezoo]

I lived in Miesau for a few years - fondest time of my 50 years. Germany is an onion - every layer you can afford to peel away takes you to another unimaginable layer. Every bus ride, castle tour, wine sipping river ride next to those soulful natives who instantly accommodate you is so deep that you'll realize the depth as it is happening. Never forgetting those days gives me the most pleasure.

[@Zeis]

That looks like such a lovely trip. And what a great idea too, for some reason I never really thought about doing a quick little day-trip to a quaint town by myself. By the way, thanks for fixing the volume of the intro! :)

[@Kellydoesherthing]

it was really nice :) and a perfect day trip. i think i need to make a little note to myself to check the dang intro volume every time before posting a video haha

[@Zeis]

Kelly does her thing yeah it looks like it. You inspired me to visit the towns around Munich for a day. Lived here for almost 20 years and never really done that. Quick tip for making the audio thing easier on you, of you edit in premiere pro: just add a Multiband Compressor to the entire audio track and activate the limiter. Preset "broadcast", put the limiter to -10dB and you're good to go. You can even save that as a preset.

[@pyrointeam]

@Kelly does her thing The Deutsche Bahn worker's proper title is "Schaffner" (pronounced shuffner) or "Schaffnerin" if female. It should be possible to buy a ticket from the Schaffner if the machine didn't work or if it was too late to buy a ticket, but you have to go search for them, if you try to fool them and only buy a ticket when getting controlled it won't work.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

thank you!! and good to know. there was a time where the ticket machine only took 10 euro bills and lower, and i only had a 20 and i was absolutely panicking because i couldn't get a ticket. so i told them when i got on and they let me pay right there. i'm glad i didn't wait and risk it!

[@maesto]

Beware since May the 1st the VIAS Company (2nd Train you took to Rüdesheim itself) does only allow for tickets to be bought on the train if the Machines are broken. Else you'll have to pay those 50€. (And the Schaffner will know when they are broken) Knowing Germany not having the right change probably wouldn't count. Oh and not all Train routes are run by the Deutsche Bahn. Some routes (like Frankfurt-Wiesbaden-Neuwied) are run by other private Companies.

[@scheuner]

All DB ticket machines also take cards. Most people don't even consider that and would rather risk a penalty fare when the machine doesn't take their cash. :-)

[@MikePageKaltenberg]

The English term would be conductor for a ticket collector on a train.

[@erdgas9307]

only on far distance trains you could rely on buy tickets onboard (with an additional fee of several (10? 15?) euros and you are expected to ask the train crew before ticket inspection). On regional trains it depends on what exact company runs them. Even along the subsidaries of DB that varies. But in most cases you are expected to have a valid ticket when entering the train and can't buy it from the crew.

[@In1998able]

And Kelly most of the times a retour ticket is cheaper then 2 single tickets, but maybe not this time.

[@wora1111]

In1998able or weekend passes ( about 27 Euro)

[@Kellydoesherthing]

good to know!! thank you :)

[@abalada]

Within the RMV local public transport association a day ticket is less than 2 single trip tickets. Mainz/Wiesbaden to Rüdesheim is RMV price level 4. Single trip ticket is EUR 4,90. Day ticket is EUR 9,55.

[@abalada]

TfL (Transport for London) uses e.g. the term "single fare". tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/fares/single-fare-finder?intcmp=1660 And even in German not just one word is used always. Alone as you can call a ticket in German "Ticket" or "Fahrkarte" or "Fahrschein".

[@abalada]

For Germans English is in first place the language spoken in England. That's the English they learn at school. And England and its capital city London are thus naturally first hand sources to consider if it comes to how to name certain things in English.

[@dieterh.9342]

I am using this an introduction supplement for my students in our train travel unit. Ich danke Ihnen sehr!

[@Kellydoesherthing]

That’s awesome!! I’m actually hoping to do a more in-depth long distance train tutorial :) finished all the filming during my last visit to Germany so look out for it soon! :)

[@MrF-jv8ci]

hey kelly, thanks for creating! if you ever come to sindelfingen, i'm happy to show you around. even though there is realy not much to be seen here... cheers uwe

[@einfachhanna1270]

Omg das ist der Bahnhof in Mainz und sie fährt da hin wo ich wohne 🙈

[@thomasgunde8639]

20 CMB 17 means Christus mansionem benedicat 2017. It is written by one of the "starsingers" - three of them impersonating the holy 3 kings - between chistmas and January sixth(Epiphanie) asking for alms.

[@webcrawler9782]

Oh I think I found some quality vlogs ...subscribed!

[@Kellydoesherthing]

thanks!! :)

[@facilitymanagement5232]

Schön. Der Kaffee ist wunderbar! Ausgezeichnet und vielen Dank

[@adimeandamillion]

wow ,... how can you run so fast ??? .....amazzzzzzzing :D

[@ZorbaTheDutch]

The Bionic Woman of 6 million dollars ;)

[@Kellydoesherthing]

lol! and hold the camera so steady at the same time!

[@arne354]

"C M B" with date is "Christ Mansionem Benedicat" is Latin and means "Christ bless this house." with the date when signed.

[@n0bunaga_669]

Paul Hoven but its also the first letters of the three kings that gave christ gifts at his birth...

[@lucabuchholz7462]

But that was no intended acronym... It's pure coincidence

[@wb6wsn]

The letters C, M, B have two meanings: • They are the initials of the traditional names of the three magi: Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar. • They also abbreviate the Latin words Christus mansionem benedicat, “May Christ bless the house.” The “+” signs represent the cross and the 17 is the last two digits of 2017 (the year). You can find this same blessing marking in some parts of the American Midwest (where original settlers were of Germanic origin).

[@SmartAndy]

Ed Price I was a "Sternsinger" as a kid, that's what you call the children who will sing at you front door and write the sign with blessed chalk, and our priest made it very clear that the acronym has nothing to do with the names. This makes totally sense because you bring the blessing by writing the christus mansionem benedicat onto the door.

[@wb6wsn]

Andreas: That's probably more theologically correct, but the name coincidence makes for strong folklore. I grew up in an area of the American Midwest where theological questions were answered in one of two ways; either "let's ask Father" or "Who cares?"

[@shiuandai0426]

This process of coffee is so cool

[@Howrider65]

Great video thanks.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

thanks!

[@tudor3232]

Your videos are fun. If you think Germany has lots of castles you should go in your holiday to France,especialy to Valey of Loire you will be gobsmacked.

[@liatori8240]

Looove France. Especially the south

[@Kellydoesherthing]

i will check it out!

[@ein.mensch9185]

The upper middle rhine valley has the highest castle density in the world! So shut up france :P

[@frankohero]

Conductor means Schaffner in German. Did you ever think about German names like f.e. Schmied, Schmiedel, Rüstmann, Rust or Meier/Müller, Vogt... all those names have exact meanings like Schmied is the Smith - those names refer to vintage times when people were called by the name of their profession - and then were changed by the use of dialects, so Schmied may have changed to Schmitt (f.e.). Just saying :)

[@Kellydoesherthing]

i actually grew up with a kid whose last name was Schaffner haha with such a massive german immigrant population in the US, we have a lot of similar names and this same naming convention.

[@timsummers870]

Those timetable screens are old school these days because all of that info can be found on the train company's website/app., or even Google.

[@olgalanga50]

Hi Kelly ! I went to Germany couple time .. you can’t not imagine I got lost , specially in train .. one lady told me if you lost and you don’t find the way how go back , stayed in the train. So I did just one time but that way I saw through the window and enjoy the beautiful view of Germany . Next year I’m going to visit Germany again. Depend if Pandemic..

[@Hidrobyte]

The Railway Company "Deutsche Bahn AG" is actualy state owned - the German Federal State owns 100% of the company, eventhough there is a heated debate about privatizing / selling it. There is also no real subsidizing of the company directly, but there is a subsidizing of the infrastructure. So the federal state and the local state (and also often the citys) pay for new railway tracks, staitions and their repairs, just as they also subsidize the building of streets, airports and all other infrastructures. By european law the Deutsche Bahn (or more specificly it's doughter company DB Netz) has to allow competitors to use the infastructure on the same terms as the Deutsche Bahn. That's why many of the local trains are owend by competitiors of the DB. The second train you took was a train, if I saw it correctly, from the company "Vias GmbH" which is a privatly owend company. Often the the local trains are subsidized by the local citys because they are considered as part of the local transport system, but that is a big topic on it's own. I really liked the fast forward effect from your home to the train staition, that looked great :D

[@Kellydoesherthing]

thank you for sharing all of that! i love these comments because i learn so much more than i ever would've otherwise. and thanks :)

[@salia2897]

Only the long distance trains are not subsidized. The regional trains usually are payed for by the respective state. Basically these services are not offered by the DB but by the state, in many cases the DB is just the contractor that suplies that service. These contracts are renewed every 10 years or something like that and other companies can bid for the contract. The same thing goes for the local S-trains.

[@michaelgrabner8977]

C-M-B +current year = Refers just to the "3 wise men" and not to a specific bible verse There is an very very old religous catholic tradition (from the dark ages till today) where on the 6th of January mainly round about 4-6 children where 3 of them are dressed like "the 3 wise men" and one another of them is holding a pole with a big star on the top travelling through their local areas collecting money for the poor while they are singing some old tradionally holy songs (that´s why they are called in german "Sternsinger" which literally means "Starsingers") and after that they bless the houses for having a good new year by writing down their initials at the top of the door which are C for Casper - M for Melchior - B for Balthasar which were the names of the 3 wise men...and the current year...just to show the others that they were already here --- because there are some of them doing this.... and it stays written down the whole year till the next 6th of January as a sign of blessing --- and also to show that this is a house where religous catholic people live ..because today not everybody is catholic or even religious and will open the door for them so it´s also a marker for them where to knock on the door as well...

[@WimiBussard]

C+M+B is actually a Latin phrase "Christus mansionem benedicat", saying that God may bless this house. It's a common misbelief that the letters are the initials of the Drei Heiligen Könige. I guess, that it's easier for the common people to remember three names than a Latin phrase, because Latin was basically only accessible for scholars back in the Middle Agges and is still not used at all today, although it is taught at advanced schools, e.g. im Gymnasium.

[@michaelgrabner8977]

You are totally right but it is wrong to say it is a "misbelief" because you already mentioned that Latin was only accessible for scholars in order to become a monk or a priest back in the middle ages. And it was these monks and these priests who told the average people who couldn´t even read or write and for sure no latin all that these are just the initials of the 3 wise men simply because the simple people couldn´t do anything with this particular latin "magical" phrase....so they gave a simple explanation for simple people...and the "holy men" which they(priest,monks) were in the eyes of these people back than simply dictated by saying what the average man had to believe...so if they said "These are the 3 wise man" then they were the three wise man .. as simple as that..

[@petrameyer1121]

Wieder was gelernt danke.

[@MBCDC1]

Is there any historical source for that claim?

[@m.h.6470]

The thing is: It is a lie. The bible never states that it was 3 wise man and it also never states their names... I really dislike the name of the german holiday, "Drei Heilige Könige" (three holy kings), as it wasn't 3, they weren't holy and they certainly weren't kings!

[@Kaesewurst]

Quite funny, i was just clicking through videos and didnt expect this video to take place in my home region. If you're still there make sure to check out the Rheingau some more, especially the hiking routes (Flötenweg) or Kloster Eberbach or Schloss Vollrads.

[@ablam8]

You made nice video. Congrats on traveling alone. I like your attitude. You would be a good travel mate. Thanks.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Thank you! :)

[@Fox2k7]

The person who is checking your ticket is called "Zugbegleiter" or "train attendant " in english (or Conductor if you're old fashioned ;) ) if hiking and exploring is your cup of tea then your next trip should be to the "burg Katz"(Katz Castle) next to Sankt Goarshausen it is in the vincinity of the famous Lorelei.. it's worth the trip and is a Unesco World Heritage Site

[@Fox2k7]

true..even tough it gets a bit dated.. ;)

[@Kellydoesherthing]

thanks!! :)

[@Fox2k7]

You're welcome Kelly =)

[@carlphilippbenthaus2765]

"20+C+M+B+17" means "christus mensionem bendicat" may God bless this house and the year 2017

[@xenophon8746]

well ... close. It's "Christus Mansionem Benedicat", indeed "may Goid bless this House". Inofficially, it''s alsp "Caspar, Melchior, Balthasar" because that inscription is applied by the "Sternsinger", Kids from the local parish dressed up as the Three Kings, when they travel the parish and ask for Donations for charity, at or around Three Kings Day (Jan 6th). The whole thing is a traditional custom in Catholic and Anglican areas in many European countries. The custom gets occasionally bad press in ignorant parts of the US, because traditionally one of the kids is either black or wearing blackface, because traditionally one of the three kings was thought to be black.

[@DanielOlaiDanielsen]

I only knew of the Three Kings version :o

[@joanmilano5302]

I just love your videos. Since I know I'll never be able to make it to Germany, I really enjoy seeing it through your eyes.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

aw i'm happy that my videos are allowing you to see it from afar :)

[@junkguard]

awesome video .. thx :)

[@Kellydoesherthing]

thank you!

[@imrehundertwasser7094]

2:45 No, you can *NOT* take a train anywhere in Germany. The Germany railway system may be more comprehensive than the systems of various other nations, but it certainly doesn't extend to every town.

[@Groffili]

It has been massively reduced since the 1970s... and even then it didn't cover EVERY town. But it's still rather good.

[@Khalidazizphoto]

but still you can get nearly everywhere with public transportation in Germany

[@Fox2k7]

you know you can take the Busto the next district which usually has a train station.. also there are the small s-bahn stations.. at least in the suburb where I live.. the connectivity is still there..

[@FutureChaosTV]

It even covers many villages. So, you can get within a 5km radius of almost any village or town. If you can prove me wrong, please do it.

[@imrehundertwasser7094]

Sure. Try to get within 5 km of Mainhardt with a train.

[@carlottaebert4616]

Actually, the most difficult thing about travelling by train in Germany is buying the ticket

[@Kellydoesherthing]

haha! that's true

[@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

Not if you use the smartphone app, yes it's also translated to english and you can pay with credit card. doing this for years now. because for all other ways of ticket purchase ii would agree, the machines just suck if you are not the perfect height they are designed to be looked at. Because there is way too much space between the touch sensor and the display.

[@RGC198]

Hi Kelly, I just found your channel and subscribed. Wow!! This is an absolutely excellent video. Thanks for sharing. I have a big interest in all public transport. Trains and cable cars in one video. It really doesn't get much better than that. Well done!! Love the scenery there. I actually live in Melbourne Australia. Wishing you the very best, Robert.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

it's been fun to read all of your comments :) thanks for subscribing! i hope you continue to enjoy my videos

[@RGC198]

Hi Kelly, Thank you so much for sharing such awesome videos. I am truly happy to meet you. Take care, Robert.

[@RGC198]

I am loving all your videos. They are absolutely awesome and I look forward to watching each one.

[@ursafan40]

Lived in Stuttgart for a few years. A car was more of a pain than a convenience. Between buses and trains and a little bit of walking, I found it much easier and less stressful to just take the train everywhere.

[@iainwishlade]

So you've lived in Germany for quite a while but don't speak German. How come?

[@Kellydoesherthing]

as it turns out, learning German doesn't work like osmosis hahah i don't just absorb the language by living here, unfortunately. i know "restaurant German" as I call it, but progress beyond that is slow. mostly because i work all day and by the time i come home, i'm exhausted and just want to relax versus learn German...but i will admit i should be further along than what i am.

[@stellarstarvibe]

Kelly does her thing When my mother moved to Germany 30 years ago, she learned German all by watching TV shows for children. Or you can even benefit by watching a show in English with German subtitles.

[@MarkusfromH]

@@Kellydoesherthing What was your profession in Germany? If I may ask.

[@mclovin7065]

Iain W cause Americans always feel like they don’t need to learn any other language since theirs is the best 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@BIRKERBOYZ]

FUNNY that u enjoyed ur travel by train. All Germans hate the DB. It's most of the time too late and too expensive.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

haha yeah my boyfriend hates it for those reasons...maybe i'm just not ruined by it yet

[@BIRKERBOYZ]

Kelly does her thing Haha that's it probably :)

[@nobbel65]

Well, I sometimes LOVE traveling by train, sometimes I hate it --- depending on whether the trains are (more or less) in time or not. I was a weekend commuter for many years (400-500 km single distance), so probably I have spent more time on trains than some DB employees (if they work _in_ a station at the counter or on the platform). About nine years ago my train from Cologne to Munich had a delay of about two hours (starting with 110 minutes in Cologne Trade Fair / Deutz, which is a BAD place to stay at temperatures below 0°C, and increasing to 130 minutes; we even had to change the train driver at some small station near Nuremberg, because of working time restrictions).

[@vbvideo1669]

Very nice video. Subscribed! :)

[@Kellydoesherthing]

thank you!

[@ManfredGorgus]

Great - this is where i grew up. Nice to see it from a different perspective.

[@ImForwardlook]

Sorry to disappoint you, I hate public transportation. I'm mainly here because of your mesmerizing smile and overall cuteness. Yeah, I know it sounds silly. Have a great weekend!

[@Kellydoesherthing]

haha thanks! enjoy the rest of your weekend!

[@ImForwardlook]

Thank you! Not stalking at all, just happened to be here lol.

[@ulrichlehnhardt4293]

very interesting to see a trip to this German hotspot through the eyes of an American. I like Rüdesheim a lot. The Niederwalddenkmal shows the "GERMANIA" - the goddess of Germany - or the allegory!

[@Kellydoesherthing]

thanks!! it really is beautiful :)

[@CoxTH]

When I was in elementary school, we went to Rüdesheim for a birthday party. That day there was a huge thunderstorm just when we wanted to drive down the hill with the cable car, making the cable car stop with us being stuck in there.

[@suzymleon29]

We're getting married in one if those castles this October! I was concerned there wouldn't be trains going out there but WOW! This video was awesome, Thank You!

[@petercallaghan9851]

Each year on the wonderful Feast of the Epiphany chalk is blessed at Church and people are invited to take some home and mark their homes with a prayer for blessing. The priests are also very happy to visit homes and do the blessing. Seeing the marking at the door is a gentle reminder of God’s blessing, and a sign to all of a Christian home. Using chalk either above the door, outside, or at the side of the door, outside or inside, the markings 20 + C + M + B + 13 are made, or (20+K+M+B). 20 and 12 being the year, C (K), M, B being the intitials of the traditional names of the wise men, Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar, they can also stand for Christus Mansionem Benedicat, the Latin words meaning, May Christ bless this home.

[@spot1401]

nothing like a kid in blackface knocking on your door :) seriously, I am an atheist, but I always donate a little bit

[@janis.lauva.]

This is Germany :D Government subsidises Deutsche Bahn. And Deutsche Bahn still more expensive as driving by the car :)

[@Synchronicety]

soon e-car or better walking!

[@michasreisefieber]

I really like your Videos. They also help me to improve my english more and more.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

I’m happy to hear that!!

[@ANTSMR_Dango]

I am from that area and was at all this places. Nice to see it in a KZbin video.

[@owneddiagonal]

I wish we had the germans autobahn too... Or at least up the limit here. 120km/h is really slow nowadays. Cars 30 year old can hit that speed.

[@gaiaorigin9569]

Well, we do have speed limits on the Autobahn. Yes, in case there are no signs, you can, theoretically, drive as fast as you want on the Autobahn, but very often there are signs stating speed limits like 120 km/h or 130 km/h

[@TruthNerds]

Also, all the cars have been electronically limited to 250km/h for years, though there are companies that can (legally) remove many of these limits. The cars I had weren't able to exceed 160km/h anyway except on a downwards slope. :-)

[@Kellydoesherthing]

I think someone commented earlier to say that 60% of the Autobahn is without speed limits. I haven't fact checked that though

[@TruthNerds]

Sure you could die at 20km/h, but, assuming you're wearing the safety belt, that seems more of a freak accident. As for some actual numbers, the EU minimum standard requires at least a 50% survival chance at 63km/h, as estimated from crash test dummy data, of course, which is not that comforting. At 100km/h, I think the survival chance in an average European car is already less than 10%, and as for 120km/h, we'd already be talking about miracles here (with the exception of racing cars). On the other hand, most Autobahn accidents are not unbraked collisions with standing objects. It could happen if there is a traffic jam or another obstacle, and you are distracted or fall asleep for a few seconds. Or if the brakes fail. Even then it's not nearly the same as hitting a wall unless you're running into a truck (that's bad for the other guy though). Most accidents at high velocity are either colisions with some amount of braking, or loss of vehicle control. I'm not trying to downplay the risks, I personally don't feel comfortable going over 180km/h or so even if there is little traffic. And I think you should go to jail, lose your license and/or pay very high fines for any reckless behavior such as exceeding the speed at which you can safely operate your vehicle, tailgating or overtaking on the right. The habitual look over the shoulder once saved me from a serious accident where I was driving on the middle lane at about 140km/h (lots of 80km/h trucks as usual on the right lane and I don't feel obliged to change lanes several times a minute while there is little other traffic, it's risky) and was overtaken on the right by a car that went barely faster than mine. Mind you the left lane was completely free.

[@TruthNerds]

+Kellydoesherthing Ok, I got curious about what the actual percentages are and went to the only website that never lies - Wikipedia. ;-) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobahn "A 2008 estimate reported that 52% of the autobahn network had only the advisory speed limit, 15% had temporary speed limits due to weather or traffic conditions, and 33% had permanent speed limits." (Exceeding the advisory speed limit of 130km/h can lead to increased liability in case of an accident.) Cheers!

[@Attirbful]

20*C*B*M*18 refers to Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar, the three wise kings who gave gifts to newborn Jesus. It is a tradition on Three Kings Day (beginning of January) for Catholic children to go from house to house, bless the house , sing or say a verse and write the CBM and the year (now 2018) onto the door and collect money for charity.

[@Attirbful]

Oh, and the children do this dressed up as Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar...

[@Compufreak]

I just read up on it and I also thought its about Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar - but at least the first sources say that this is a common misbelief and it stands for "Christus mansionem benedicat" - "Christus bless this house". The * in 20*C+B+M18 stands for the star that pointed to Jesus' birth place. The + are actually crosses and stand for the trinity "In the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit"

[@michja]

There is even a Wikipedia entry you can check out en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_singers

[@Attirbful]

I believe you. My excuse is that I‘m not Catholic (in fact I’m an atheist) and I am in the habit of giving them money for NOT marking my house...

[@Compufreak]

Haha I never saw those "Sternensinger" in Saxony, maybe it's not a thing here because there are almost no catholics here, mostly atheists or evangelics :>

[@mnavh]

I wish I had seen this before! I went to Germany in August and was completely lost with the train system and the way to buy the tickets, in my country we only have 3 trains and you pay directly to the people at the station so this machines were a bit confusing for me... At the end of the trip I already was able to do everything just fine (mostly?) though it was a surprise the first time. I'm glad that I found your chanel ✨

[@samsok5000]

OMG! Now I want to take a train to Rudesheim! I've only driven there. Man, the things I learn from your Channel! I didn't even know there was a castle ruins there... I definitely need to catch up on my Kelly vids! Oh and thanks for including the address of the coffee shop. Man your channel is really getting Prof! Awesome sauce!

[@Kellydoesherthing]

get on it!! haha it's really beautiful there and so easy to get to by train. It drops you off right in the town. thanks for watching :) :)

[@bennetmauser1430]

those numbers numbers stand for the year and the 3 letters for the holy three kings

[@jd.passek9015]

Nyan Cat the letters doesn’t stand for the names of the holy three kings. It stands for something Latin. Translatet it means ‘Jesus segnet dieses Haus’ / ‘Jesus blesses this house’.

[@bennetmauser1430]

Jd. Passek k...sry

[@raredoge3866]

Christus mansionem benedicat

[@dereinedessennamendunichtk6941]

Nyan Cat CMB stands for both

[@Gerbert66]

no, the answer over you is correct. CMB means Christus mansionem benedicat, nothing else Christus segne dieses Haus.

[@AntiWarWeapon]

it´s not a bible verse :D. It´s the name of "Melcheor, Baltasar and Caspar", the name of the three kings that came to bring gifts vor the child christi. And in Germany it´s tradition, that tittle kids, dressed in that theme of the kings "Starsingers" (Sternensänger), mark the bilding, where they sang songs of that, and the people who listen to them, give them some money for cherity, or sweets. And the 17 at the end ist the date of the year, they were there and sang. :D

[@mats7492]

true.. havent seen that in 15 years though.. more like small village thing!

[@M-I-K-E]

It is no tradition in my Part of Germany - Berlin. And there is a 2nd meaning of this 3 letters »Christus Mansionem Benedicat« (Christus segne dieses Haus / Christ bless this house). I thought that's just a thing in Bavaria.

[@MrWarod]

We do the same here in Cologne

[@killin1992]

This is a common missconception. It a actually means "Christus mansionem benedicat" - Chris bless this building.

[@pyrotfd]

It is also a thing in Austria :)

[@chrischolewa9104]

seems taking a DB-Regional is easy-as long as conductors make announcements along the way.In Midwest regionals youre at the mercy of local conductors who may not call out stops-you rely on other passengers who maybe familiar with terrain-landmarks noting where you are.Rudesheim am Rhein-nice tour you gave of town-very nice overlook-Castles?Love that!This town seems quite like i remember this place is known for something famous-besides that delicious coffee.

[@s.t.8170]

I recently discovered your channel and I really enjoy your videos. It can be surprisingly entertaining and interesting to watch someone discovering a country and its peculiarities over youtube :D - especially if you have lived almost your entire life in this country.... keep it up! Just a small correction: Our railway company "Deutsche Bahn" is a 100 percent state-owned company - so it is literally ours. Greetings from the city of aachen ;)

[@Kellydoesherthing]

thanks!! :) i'm glad you find it interesting and thank you for the correction. Aachen is a beautiful city!!