#missedtrain

[whynotastro-blog]

Kya hua jo laari chhoti! A memorable journey. #traveladdict #Midnight #TravelingAlone #MissedTrain #JourneyMustGoOn #astrothings #astroclicks (at Agra Cantonment railway station)

[hi-cendie]

Day 26

Woke up just before 8am (damn these early mornings) —> finished packing/ cleaning —> said goodbye to our apartment —> made our way to Central Station and got onto our train —> thought “Holbæk is probably just the Danish translation for Hamburg right?” —> super excited to go to Germany —> train was broken so we didn’t leave the station —> found out were were on the wrong train anyway —> Hamburg train left without us —> very nice lady at the ticket office got us tickets not he next trains to Amsterdam + free coffee/ tea coupons (Tak!!) —> loitered in MacDonalds and used their wifi to book hotels and contact people —> arrived at the right platform at the right time (success)

Got onto the train with some struggle + entered the wrong compartment —> had to go against the current to find our seat —> sat nice to a nice Montreal Doctor —> talked about medicine and school —> mom and daughter came to say they had the same seats booked —> we stayed b/c we were there first —> ticketmaster told us we were in the wrong compartment and were sitting in 1st class right now (opss sorry) —> tried to stay in the seats anyway —> got kicked out (lol) —> awkwardly shuffled to our seats —> had to kick some people out of them b/c they didn’t have the reservation —> met two nice Swiss girls on their way home to Switzerland —> started transitioning into a nap —> was told to get off the train —> thought it was probably for border crossing/ passport control —> walked up a flight of stairs and found out that the train docked on a ferry!? —> WTF? Train on a ferry on the ocean?! —> Stood on the ferry, mesmerised —> started to chat with a Dutch man who was eating fries/ chips with a pile of mayonnaise —> chatted about travel, school, European things —> got lost in a “duty free” store —> made our way back to the train as we docked at Germany —> actually took a proper nap this time —> arrived in Hamburg —> #proud that we finally made it

Bought Currywurst —> dragged our suitcases and all the food we brought around the city —> heard crazy Germans cheering for the upcoming Turkey soccer game (honking horns, cheering while walking) —> saw the Dutch man we met two more times —> got too tired and couldn’t drag suitcases any further —> bought a pastry and a pretzel (German snacks?) —> couldn’t confirm if we were at the right platform for our stop —> Himani ran around like a crazy person asking/ confirming —> got onto the train and stood at the side waiting for people to pass and get to their reserved seat —> noticed that there was some fuss between passengers —> turns out, the train made a mistake and double booked some seats (two people made reservations for the same seat = one person wouldn’t be getting a seat) —> the train was crazy full and people were sitting in any space that was free —> met a couple people who chose to sit close to our area of refuge —> MHD (marijuana hat dude) and a couple nice ladies —> MHD chatted with us and explained to us what was going on and we laughed about the situation —> I jokingly suggested that we should sit on the luggage racks and he did it. —> I joined him on the other one and after a while, Himani switched places with him —> said goodbye to MHD and we stayed at our luxurious spot for another couple of stops —> naps were taken and food was eaten in those spots —> butts couldn’t handle it anymore and we found proper seats —> the train was delayed by 20 minutes and the transfer time to the next train was only 9min —> missed our Amsterdam connection —> assumed that we would probably be sleeping in the train station that night —> went to the DB help desk —> was joined by 3 other people who were also trying to get to Amsterdam —> DB told us that they would get us a taxi to Amsterdam free of charge —> we cheered —> took a 3h road trip with 3 strangers —> amazing trips and great conversation —> learned about the Netherlands and their daily routines + school + renewable resources —> got to Amsterdam Centraal (no, I did not make a typo) —> took a taxi with Theodora to our hostel —> arrived at the hostel at ~1am and got the keys to our room —> entered and there were two guys there, ready to sleep —> couldn’t find the bathroom in the hallway —> turned out the bathroom was inside the room LOL —> passed out, reflecting back on the crazy day we had