Who put the Zebra in Kreuzebra? A black and white safari striped livery would be nice. Yet another smart Eichsfeld registered (former DDR, close to Hessen) coach reaches London, this time a smart blue Setra of Thon Reisen...."Ihr Urlaub wird nicht monoton, wenn Sie fahren mit Firma Thon" - Your journey won't be monotonous if you travel with Thon's Click on the Ueber uns menu to find the history of the firm. Founded in 1949 (the year the GDR came into beine) by Fritz Wendehorst of Breitenbach , who carried on the business until 1988 through the difficult times of the DDR. In that year, the business was taken over by Hubert Thon, with two operational Ikarus buses and a spare. These Ikaruses were replaced by more modern variants Following the sudden death of the owner in the very early 90s, his wife Elisabeth took over the firm, having been a Kindergarten teacher.