Complete delight supping, stopping, tandeming, smiling at seriously real toy railways with old friends Günther and Irmgard Reichle in Menden on way home from the Danube.

Old pictures of us cycling in Berlin 1980, then us today, then videos of Günther’s amazing train set in warm evening action.

PS their tandem is the same Motobecane as nearly 40 years ago, lovingly maintained like Günther’s railways. Our crappy old (British-made) Globetrotter in contrast long since departed to the knacker’s yard, though Daisy inherits the startling yellow..

Do watch!