The wheels on the bus go round 'n' round

The first two weeks of August, I spent in Plauen - a small town in the Vogtland in the South of Saxony. The reason for my stay there, was to start the training of driving buses. Every morning, we had theoretical lessons learning again all the stuff from car driving. In the second week, we concentrated on bus theory. We learnt all about brakes, driving times and special signs.





After the theory on the first day, we had an introduction to our driving school bus - a NEOPLAN Cityliner - and to the pre-departure control. We checked all the systems and then two of us five were to drive the bus - me being first.




After this two weeks and a bruised right arm from changing gears, I felt quite ready for the exam. So at the beginning of September, I returned to Plauen for three days and passed the theoretical and practical exam. So I´m now allowed to drive buses as the one below. You better get of the road and clear the way for me!!!

Together with my colleague Nicole, I baked two caked to celebrate our new driving licences´ with the rest of our colleagues: