RHEINE. The twin towns of Bernburg and Trakai are the destinations of two citizens’ trips lasting several days that the Rheine Town Twinning Association is offering this year. While the Rheinenser will participate in June in Bernburg in the 52nd rose celebration, in the Lithuanian twin town Trakai the 700-year anniversary is celebrated.The journey to Bernburg takes place from 3 to 5 June. Already on 30 May a 15-k?pfige Radlergruppe under the direction of Engelbert Nagelschmidt sets out. The group will cover the 400 kilometers in six daily stages and reach the Saale city on Saturday, June 4. And the Bernburgers will prepare a beautiful receipt for the cycling Rheinensern in the context of their city celebration. Together they will then experience the traditional festival in Bernburg and learn more about the city on the Saale during guided tours.There will be a charge of 40 euros/person for the bus trip. The overnight stay in the double room costs approx. 85 euro / night. Further information gives Heike born of the press and partnership department of the city Rheine under T. 939221.
The citizens’ trip to Trakai begins on September 5. In the coach the journey leads first to Karlsham (Sweden), and from there with the night ferry to Klaipeda (Memel) in Lithuania. The next day’s program includes a visit to Nidda and Juodkrante on the Curonian Spit, and in the evening a city tour of Klaipeda, where the group will also spend the night. The Amber Museum in Palanga, the Baltic Sea beach and the Hill of Crosses are the destinations on the following day before continuing on to Vilnius. There, September 8 begins with a guided tour of the city before continuing on to nearby Trakai. There the Rheinenser take part in the conclusion of the anniversary celebrations on the steeped in tradition island castle. A Kibinai meal in a traditional restaurant of the Karaites at the Galve lake may not be missing thereby naturally. On the return journey, after further program points in Vilnius, a full-day visit to the city of Kaunas, the European Capital of Culture 2022, is on the agenda. In the evening, the bus will board the Klaipeda-Kiel ferry and on September 11, the coach will return from Kiel to Rheine.The journey takes place in the modern coach of the company Dartmann (salt mountains). Price: 795 euro per person in the double room. Achievements: Bus journey, half-board in the hotels and on the ferry, double room/double inside cabin (DU/WC). Single room (incl. ferry): 295 Euro surcharge.Further information and the documents for registration likewise with Heike born under T. 939221 or by Mail
An extensive program awaits the guests from Rheine at the anniversary in Trakai.