{"id":17663,"date":"2017-03-03T14:24:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T14:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=17663"},"modified":"2017-03-03T14:42:18","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T14:42:18","slug":"leipzig-photos-trams-steam-locomotive-old-rocker-posters-and-graffiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/leipzig-photos-trams-steam-locomotive-old-rocker-posters-and-graffiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Leipzig photos: Trams, steam locomotive, old rocker, posters and graffiti"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The second date on my tour with the Monochrome Set<\/a> saw the band descending on an excessively chilly Leipzig, the largest city in Saxony and Germany’s tenth most populous city, with a population of around 570,00\u00a0souls. On our way we passed this leather clad old rocker.<\/p>\n

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As with all the tour, we’d arrived by the civilised means of train locomotion – some of the earlier journey is documented here<\/a> – and by the time we reached\u00a0Leipzig the temperature was already well into the Arse! It’s Chuffing Freezing<\/em> zone.<\/p>\n

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We were there in the lead-up to Christmas, and Germany doesn’t mess about when it comes to the festive season, with the station bedecked in fairy lights and all things ho-ho-ho.<\/p>\n

Please note the steam locomotive-shaped Wafflelbackerei<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Leipzig has a real Eastern European feel to it: it reminded me of Berlin before the hipsters and gentrifiers moved in.<\/p>\n

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I took a stroll around town before we played our gig.<\/p>\n

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Leipzig’s tram network comprises of 13 lines, with a total route length of 148.3 km (92.1 mi) with 510 tram stops, making it the second biggest in Germany, after the Berlin tramway network. [—<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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Poster for the gig!<\/p>\n

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This 1936 Persil advert was restored in 1993.<\/p>\n

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Oi! Of The Tiger sound entertaining.<\/p>\n

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We were playing in Naumann’s, part of\u00a0the Felsenkeller in Leipzig West. Built in 1890, the building once included a venue with 1000 seats, a spacious garden, terraces and verandas. It’s a bit run down outside, but a lovely venue inside.<\/p>\n

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Soundchecking. I played a kit made by local firm\u00a0Rockstroh Drums<\/a>, and was very impressed with their quality. The bass drum was the biggest I’d ever played, and it was\u00a0great to be able to play on a hand made kit manufactured in the town I was playing.<\/p>\n

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I took another stroll around town after the sound check. It was about -6C at this point.<\/p>\n

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We met some lovely people at the show, and they took us the\u00a0Noch Besser Leben bar at Merseburger Str. 25, 04229 Leipzig. And we had a splendid time!<\/p>\n

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A look around the bar.<\/p>\n

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With a hefty hangover, I went for a bracing work in the morning before we got a cab to the station.<\/p>\n

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Arriving at Leipzig station, I spotted this wonderful steam locomotive parked in one of the platforms and immediately headed over to take a closer look.<\/p>\n

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Other vintage locomotives and carriages were on display on the same platform. Oh yes!<\/p>\n

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A model railway was on display in the station forecourt.<\/p>\n

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Leipzig station is huge. <\/em>Covering\u00a083,460 square metres (898,400\u00a0sq\u00a0ft), it is the world’s largest railway station measured by floor area, with 19 overground platforms housed in six iron train sheds, a multi-level concourse with towering stone arches, and a 298 metres (978\u00a0ft) long facade.<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Passing a power station on the way to our next show in Berlin. Expect more photos soon!<\/p>\n

More photos of Germany<\/a>. More about The Monochrome Set<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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