Köln nach München - Samstag

Okay, so this wasn't one of our finest travel days. It is always a bit of a roller coaster, tomorrow will be better!

But before I tell the tale of todays adventures let me tell you how great our hotel in Cologne has been. You walk out the door and can take either train or bus and you are where you want to be in 10 minutes, brilliant!

So today we are off to Munich by the ICE. So we left ourselves plenty of time to take the ubahn to the station, which wasn't the big Hauptbahnhof but another station on the other side of the Rhine.

ITS SNOWING…

I have a cold…

(Personally, Dear Readers,  I blame Brussels for that, the cold not the snow).

Took us ages find this jolly station, so ended up wandering around in the snow, then realised we could have gone underground in a subway and out of the snow.

Still got to the station on time.

Found the right spot on the platform as they announced that the train was of a different configuration.

Train arrived and we were at totally the wrong end of the platform. And it wasn't just us stupid tourists. everyone went “Scheisse” and went running down the snowy platform dragging suitcases..

(above: Looking suitably pissed off)

What has gone wrong with the usual German efficiency?

We just got on whatever car we could and then had to drag our cases through the train to find our seats. So much for booking first class seats, you don't get treated very first class!

Then I spilt tea all down my front, and Graham lost his scarf….

Finally, made it to Munich without further mishap. Staying at another Mecure.

And guess what, we just cant seem to avoid the Christmas markets they just turn up now without us looking for them.

This one is in the main square, Marienplatz. Its Saturday night and it is packed! You cant move for crowds, and they shove and push.

It is bitterly cold. We are freezing our bits off. Especially noses and fingertips, despite good gloves.

We wondered out loud why we haven’t met many other Australians on this trip. We usually run into them all over the place, (or at least hear the voices saying something stupid and cringe).

It because they are smart and are at home and are WARM!

 

Well, I’ll try to cheer up and promise to be less negative on the next post.

Positive thoughts!  The Hotel room is warm, my boots are warm dry and comfy, I’ve got Graham to feed me Cold & Flu tablets and we still have some chocolates from Brussels.