Daves

I'll be studying in Heidelberg for four weeks, then touring southern Germany
for another two weeks. What are the options for storing my books and other
extra stuff for the last two weeks? I want to travel light for the last two
weeks, then return to pick up my stuff before heading home. Much thanks.

Tim Challenger

On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:03:06 -0230, Daves wrote:

    > I'll be studying in Heidelberg for four weeks, then touring southern Germany
    > for another two weeks. What are the options for storing my books and other
    > extra stuff for the last two weeks? I want to travel light for the last two
    > weeks, then return to pick up my stuff before heading home. Much thanks.

Where will you be staying in Heidelberg? In a hotel or B&B or college
rooms? It's worth asking if you can leave your stuff there. Many places can
be very accommodating (no pun intended).
--
Tim C.

Juliana L Holm

Tim Challenger <[email protected]> wrote:
    > On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:03:06 -0230, Daves wrote:

    >> I'll be studying in Heidelberg for four weeks, then touring southern Germany
    >> for another two weeks. What are the options for storing my books and other
    >> extra stuff for the last two weeks? I want to travel light for the last two
    >> weeks, then return to pick up my stuff before heading home. Much thanks.

    > Where will you be staying in Heidelberg? In a hotel or B&B or college
    > rooms? It's worth asking if you can leave your stuff there. Many places can
    > be very accommodating (no pun intended).

Great question! I'm planning the same thing the following fall, though
I'll be studying 8 weeks and travelling the last 10 days or so.

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Trallala

there are long term lockers in railway stations and airports

"Juliana L Holm" <[email protected]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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    > Tim Challenger <[email protected]> wrote:
    > > On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:03:06 -0230, Daves wrote:
    > >> I'll be studying in Heidelberg for four weeks, then touring southern
Germany
    > >> for another two weeks. What are the options for storing my books and
other
    > >> extra stuff for the last two weeks? I want to travel light for the last
two
    > >> weeks, then return to pick up my stuff before heading home. Much
thanks.
    > > Where will you be staying in Heidelberg? In a hotel or B&B or college
    > > rooms? It's worth asking if you can leave your stuff there. Many places
can
    > > be very accommodating (no pun intended).
    > Great question! I'm planning the same thing the following fall, though
    > I'll be studying 8 weeks and travelling the last 10 days or so.
    > --
    > Julie
    > **********
    > Check out my Travel Pages (non-commercial) at
    > http://www.dragonsholm.org/travel.htm

Tim Challenger

On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 15:49:44 +0200, trallala wrote:

    > there are long term lockers in railway stations and airports
    >
    > "Juliana L Holm" <[email protected]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> Tim Challenger <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>> On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:03:06 -0230, Daves wrote:
    >>>> I'll be studying in Heidelberg for four weeks, then touring southern
    > Germany
    >>>> for another two weeks. What are the options for storing my books and
    > other
    >>>> extra stuff for the last two weeks? I want to travel light for the last
    > two
    >>>> weeks, then return to pick up my stuff before heading home. Much
    > thanks.
    >>> Where will you be staying in Heidelberg? In a hotel or B&B or college
    >>> rooms? It's worth asking if you can leave your stuff there. Many places
    > can
    >>> be very accommodating (no pun intended).
    >> Great question! I'm planning the same thing the following fall, though
    >> I'll be studying 8 weeks and travelling the last 10 days or so.
    >> --
    >> Julie
    >> **********
    >> Check out my Travel Pages (non-commercial) at
    >> http://www.dragonsholm.org/travel.htm

The lockers are generally only for 24 hours aren't they, plus they're
pretty small? The "left luggage" areas sometimes only accept stuff if you
have a train ticket. That might be worth a try though, if all else fails.

--
Tim C.

Wolfgang Schwanke

"Daves" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

    > I'll be studying in Heidelberg for four weeks, then touring southern
    > Germany for another two weeks. What are the options for storing my
    > books and other extra stuff for the last two weeks? I want to travel
    > light for the last two weeks, then return to pick up my stuff before
    > heading home. Much thanks.

My first idea would be the left luggage ("Gepäckaufbewahrung") in the
nearest large train station or airport. Don't use coin-operated lockers,
because they are emptied after 2 or 3 days. But a left luggage with a human
on the counter should probably do it.

Regards

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Wolfgang Schwanke

Tim Challenger <[email protected]> wrote in
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    > The lockers are generally only for 24 hours aren't they,

2 or 3 days normally.

    > plus they're
    > pretty small? The "left luggage" areas sometimes only accept stuff if
    > you have a train ticket.

I don't think so

    > That might be worth a try though, if all else fails.


Why "if all else fails", it's the obvious place.

Regards

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mit dem Schienenersatzverkehr
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Juliana L Holm

Wolfgang Schwanke <[email protected]> wrote:
    > "Daves" <[email protected]> wrote in
    > news:[email protected]:

    >> I'll be studying in Heidelberg for four weeks, then touring southern
    >> Germany for another two weeks. What are the options for storing my
    >> books and other extra stuff for the last two weeks? I want to travel
    >> light for the last two weeks, then return to pick up my stuff before
    >> heading home. Much thanks.

    > My first idea would be the left luggage ("Gepäckaufbewahrung") in the
    > nearest large train station or airport. Don't use coin-operated lockers,
    > because they are emptied after 2 or 3 days. But a left luggage with a human
    > on the counter should probably do it.

Another option, which I might take, it to just ship the stuff home at the
end of the course.

Julie
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**********
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Walter

    > I'll be studying in Heidelberg for four weeks, then touring southern Germany
    > for another two weeks. What are the options for storing my books and other
    > extra stuff for the last two weeks? I want to travel light for the last two
    > weeks, then return to pick up my stuff before heading home. Much thanks.

I think it's impossible NOT to know enough nice people among
Heidelberg's students after 4 weeks where you can leave some stuff.

Walter

Martin Bienwald

Tim Challenger schrieb:

    > The lockers are generally only for 24 hours aren't they, plus they're
    > pretty small?

In most German rail stations, the lockers can be used for up to 72 hours.
If you use them for more than 24 hours, you will have to pay a supplement
when picking up your baggage.

Especially at Heidelberg station, there are a few really big lockers.
Apart from skiing equipment, I can hardly imagine a luggage they won't hold.

For _long-time_ storage, you might also ask a removal company - go to
www.gelbeseiten.de, type "umzuege" into the first and "heidelberg" into
the second input field, for a list of phone numbers.

... Martin

Martin Stock

Best idea is normally really to ask at the place you stay if they can store
your stuff for this time. Even if you give them some money for this.

Lockers are no option for 2 weeks as they are emptied after 72 hours.

I'm not aware of a Gepäckaufbewahrung (left-luggage office) at Heidelberg
Hbf (and I'm there quite often - but also never needed to store anything
there). But according to the station map
http://www.bahn.de/pv/view/static/ba...heidelberg.pdf
there is really none. There is one in Frankfurt Hbf and at Frankfurt
Airport.





"Daves" <[email protected]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:[email protected]...
    > I'll be studying in Heidelberg for four weeks, then touring southern
Germany
    > for another two weeks. What are the options for storing my books and other
    > extra stuff for the last two weeks? I want to travel light for the last
two
    > weeks, then return to pick up my stuff before heading home. Much thanks.