The Train, The Train, The Train...

I do NOT like the train....

Everyone said the trains were beautiful in Europe, well I beg to disagree!

First off, we missed our original reservations!  Yes, my fault. I wasn't using military time, so 4:12 was really 4:12 AM!  No biggie, there are always trains to Munich. 

So we get the 2:45 or 14:25 train. :). We are in first class... But there are no reserved seats now. Just find what you can. So imagine the two if us dragging our large suitcases and FULL backpacks through the trains cars finding two seats together. IMPOSSIBLE!!!  

So we stand and wait. Finally two seats open up that are somewhat close to each other. Then a kind man gives up his seat so Marz and I can sit together. And then of course fate has it the the kind man sits in a reserved seat and at the next stop he gets booted out by another guy that is holding the seat in reserve!  So we felt a bit sad for the guy. 

So on we cruise down the train track. We get about half way to Munich when we come to a scheduled stop. All of a sudden everyone in the "car" starts to get up!  Since we don't speak a lick of German, we start asking the guy sitting ahead of us what is going on. He says the air conditioning isn't working... No kidding!  We had been sweating our rears off for the last hour and a half!  BUT NOW they make us move out of that car into another one. Well guess what Charlie??? ALL the cars are full!!!  So we move from a car with NO air conditioning but seating, to the "in between" place, where the cars are connected, that has NO seating and NO air conditioning!!!  

Not Happy!

Then we get about 3/4 of the way to Munich and the train has to stop for traffic, I guess...  We sit, or stand, there for 30 minutes!!

Then, because the train attendants felt sorry for all those SITTING in an air condition car, they start to hand out cartons, not bottles, of water to all the passengers.  BUT pass up us poor shlups who are STANDING in a non air conditioned part of the train. 

We finally did get our water and got to Munich. I was never so happy, to get off that train and get to the hotel to take a shower, in my whole life!!  Who said train travel was easy in Europe??? ;)

Now it's time for bed. This traveling makes me exhausted! ;)

Robin

PS. If this is the worst thing that happens to us on this trip, I will be eternally greatful!  I mean you have two blondes traveling together in a foreign country!  And on top of it, we look like we belong here, so everyone speaks to us in German... What possibly could go wrong??? ;D