I was in lohr germany. it is not a Lahore of pak. ।n German say loer. Frankfurt is on banks of riyan river and lohr and wuzberg is on men river … I was too observative on this visit as it was my first visit to any European country.
We reached 4 hrs before the schedule departure at Mumbai air port so that immigrations and security check formalities can b completed in time. oh! yes we took 4 hrs at mumbai air port for security n imegration checks. and the lufthansa jet was full to its capacity. My god more then 2000 indians fly daily to germany from mumbai alone unbelievable !. thousand n thousand fly every night to other countries... so no reason to feel elevated for being to abroad. ye sense air port par jatey hee khatam ho gaya tha. yes yaar when u see thousand standing in a line waiting for there turn, to apni aookaaat samajh aa jati hai. Flight was in time at 3 am, 8 -1/2 hrs of flying ke baad we could touch frankfurt..at 8.00 am yes it includes jet lag too. Too cramped space in economy class. yes too tiring aor tab samajh aya why they serve wine and alcohol to the passengers on board.
We took more than a hour to clear immigration formatlites, thanx to the hospitality of the host, his Mercedes benz was waiting for us. We were ready to travel 140 km by road….it took less then a hr to reach destination…yes too fast !..
They drive fast but adopt all safety norms. ok let me explain the incidence I had at frankfurt. My host arranged pick up for my team that driver came with three piece suit. And before drive, he ensured that we all have seat belts fastened. Although the window glass were tinted n nobody could have noticed us ..even then he forced us to hav seat belt…and we could understand his point when he was driving at 200 km/hr on high way…yes too fast with any indian standard but I could see cars overtaking him at that speed. So point of seat belt was valid. They drive fast but not a rash drive. They respect pedestrian and yes no encroachment on pathways. On many incidence I observed them stopping there cars so that we can cross road comfortably. And time sense is remarkable, u don’t have to remind them second time …if they have accepted a responsibility then it will done in time yes no second reminder in fact reminder is treated as insult. let it b train bus or taxi..they r ON dot time.
We were at hotel park lohr at 10 am.
ek baat to bhool hee gaya… toilet is too
but clean but too costly one piss cost us 50 cent (almost 60 times India …many times its free in India u can piss at any corner) yes too costly yaar do u know in 150 cent u can get 200 ml wine. India mai kabhi alcholol ko touch bhee nahi kiya ..aor idhar alcohol ke siva kuch nahi piya. Kya karte yaar yahaan water means soda water. They don’t serve water when’ver we askwed for water they asked us to go to wash basin…wash basin se drinking water ajeeb lagta hai … they serve bottled water at 3 euro per bottle too costly. Yes it was a good excuse to drink wine.
Non veg is cheap but non veg means pork n beef…raam raam. Kaisa desh hai ye. Whenever we eat we make sure by asking twice that its not beef or pork…
to my surprise germans were too friendly. Yes they had difficulty in english but they manages. Yes yaar much before the sun sets shopes closes. They close shop by 6 pm and sun in lohr sets at 9:30 pm which will increase to 10+ PM by june 24th. After 6 pm all establishments and shops closes roads are deserted, except restaurants and petrol pumps and hospitals. Morning starts at 4 AM. Climate is too good in summers. ‘Gulabi thand’ . we had 2 sunny day 3 rainy days and rest cloudy not a bad combination. climate wise It’s the best time.
One more surprise, in these 7 days I hav not seen a single police wala. Even then such a high discipline. They says that police come only on call. Otherwise every civilian is police man. As I said there civic sense is remarkable..no horns on the road no loudspeakers no plastics no garbage. No bills n posters …it was too clean. to my wonder in seven days not a single horn. Hard to imagine a traffic without horns...yes i heard siren of ambulance only. and off course chruch bells.
Lohr city has a traditional look. It’s a small town but has all amenities and and good shops and malls. Most of the places its self service, even the hotel we were staying had a staff of 2…ghoom gaya na head…yes dear only 2 one at reception and one at kitchen. Only two full time staff, other staff are called from service provider on demand.
Town is provided with few free parking areas where u can park your vehicle as long as u want no parking fees charged. Only drawback is that it is little far away. Parking area in town is also marked where u can park but they r all paid parking area. N parking rate as high as 1 euro par hr. parking ticket is automatic m/c user punches parking time in a machine and machine delivers a ticket which is to b pasted on window of car. If car seen in parking beyond time punched on ticket it is heavily fined. That’s how this system works. if vehicle is seen parked in non parking area again a heavy fine.
crime rate is jus nil in this town. But it may not be true for the other cities of germany. Now coming to foods. Fruit n veg are too costly by Indian standard but for them its cheap…
To give idea lets have some comparision
Sl no
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item
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Germany
1 euro
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Indian
Rs 57
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1
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Min labour wages
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1200-1500 euro
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Rs 3000/- to 4000/-
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2
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petrol
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1.5 euro/litre
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Rs 55 per litre
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3
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Mineral water
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2 - 3euro/ litre
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Rs 12-15 per litre
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4
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wine
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6-7 euro/litre
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No idea
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5
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Black level
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22 euro
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No idea
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6
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Local train ride
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15 euro for 100 km
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Rs 10-15(local) 40-50 for express train
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7
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Car price
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3000euro (min)
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Rs 200000(min)
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8
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Veg Lunch/ dinner
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10-15 euro (non veg is cheaper)
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Rs 100-200( non veg is expensive)
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9
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Xxx DVD’s
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9 euro
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Rs 20 (pirated DVD in grey market) original to milegi nahi…;-)
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List can go on n on….but I stop.
Germany mai jawan ladkiyaan dekhane ko nahi milti jo bhee hai sab asian hai...and this is alraming thruth they r facing. yes thats true …young population is dangoursly low in germany. lohr has a population of 15 thousand where as similar town of that capacity in india would have atleast 2 lacs.
We were in Frankfurt for a full day. huge sky scrappers…fashion, big malls and luxry cars…sex street jus near to Frankfurt station which delivers all sexy things one can imagine..i think its in almost all major European cities. This street is too tempting.
Other then this place rest is too clean. in frankfurt if u throw stone ...chances of hitting to the asian is more. good number of asian u can see there kai bar confusion hota thaa kee ham india ke kisi metro mai hai ya frankfurt mai most of the lower management and clerical jobs are taken by asians yes they are in IT too but in name if IT they are mostly engaged in data entry. i mean they r not descision maker. i had a interaction with lot many indian who were there for 4-5 yrs and truth was alraming. they miss india and the experience of these r that they dont get the respect they desrve. most of the asain are here to earn quick money so that they can have bright future in there home land.
We were to wuzberg one more city of germany. And we could see huge storage of wine underground…enuf wine for entire city for years together. Unbelievable. Once there was a time when salary to the staff was given in terms of wine bottle. Yes it was a currency once.
Beside all the comfort we had, if I get a chance to choose I will say no to germany. And reason is simple and straight i miss desi air. desi food, desi dost, desi moj maasti. do u knoe i had to hold piss for 4 hour and my bladder was about to burst before i could find a legal place (toilet). In my country i m free ...;) to piss in any direction, at any palce,..a real freedom .
abhee apun mail stop karta hai u can take breath...abhee bhee koi sawal ho to pooooch saktee ho!
jai raam jee kee!
भला हो चाइना का की उसने इस देश में सस्ती LED टार्च से बजार को भर दिया। अब गांव-गांव में यह रोशनी का नया विकल्प बनती जा रही है. कम्यूनिटी चार्जेबल यूनिट की सुविधा होने से यह और भी लोकप्रिय हो सकती है. अब जरूरी हो गया है. की हर घर से लालटेन और तेल लेंप जेसी अदक्ष उपकरणों से इन गरीबों को निजात मिले. एक 75 वाट की कम्यूनिटी चार्जेबल यूनिट जिसकी लागत करीब 8 हजार रूपये की होगी जो आसानी से हर दिन 20 से 30 LED टार्च/ लेंप को चार्ज कर पायेगी एक बार चार्ज होने पर ये यूनिटें आसानी से 3 से 4 दिन तक काम करेगी इस तरह ये आसानी से 50 से 60 यूनिटों की चार्जिंग के लिये काफी होगी. इस तरह देखा जाये तो एक टार्च पर इसका एक बार का अतिरिक्त भार 100 रूपये से भी कम आयेगा. उसके बाद यह सालों साल तक फ्री चार्जिंग की सुविधा दे सकता है. इसे पचांयत आसानी से लगवाकर एक साल के अदंर ही अपनी लागत वसूल कर पायेगी, और सबसे बढी बात मिट्टी के तेल की आँख फोडू रोशनी से भी इन्हे मुक्ति मिलेगी.
