In Munich right now and taking advantage of the free wireless at my hostel (Jaegers). No pictures because I didn't bring the USB cord for my camera. Will be back home in two weeks and will probably upload then.
I opted to take the train while Jingwen got a plane ticket to Munich. We both woke up at 5am and got ready to leave. I left about 20 minutes later because the train station isn’t quite as far and I don’t have to check in or anything. I got to the train station with some time to spare so I printed out times for my return on Tuesday as well as times for Salzberg. I walked into the Virgin store next door and looked around for a book or magazine. I found an English magazine section and got an edition of Reader’s Digest. It was 6.50 Euros but I got it anyway. It was a good choice especially since the train ride is almost 6 hours long and I haven’t read Reader’s Digest in a long time. We used to get it at home but we stopped after a while. It’s a great magazine. The funny stories that people send in are just hilarious.
The train started from Berlin so it was empty when I got on. The ICE that I took is an older version so the seats are not as comfortable but the tables for 4 people are equipped with 2 sockets instead of just one. I found a table with just one other guy in it. I sat down but I wanted to keep reading my magazine instead of using my computer right away. Which turned out to be not such a good choice because a huge group of bikers came in later and two of them had reserved seats at our table. So I had to move to the aisle seat and couldn’t plug my computer in.
The scenery for a lot of trip was amazing! Brandenburg (the state that surrounds Berlin) doesn’t have much. Mostly agriculture, and the landscape is really flat. A little after we left Leipzig though, the scenery got much better. We passed through forests. The day was overcast and there was a mist that hung between the tops of the trees. It was really beautiful. I spent a lot of time just looking out the window. Too bad I didn’t have a window seat. Once in a while, we would pass by a village. After Nurnberg, the bikers left and the scenery got less pretty. There’s more agriculture again and the hills were in the distance. It’s okay though since I only had about an hour left. I used part of it to type this entry up.
2 comments:
Why didn't you take the train? To enjoy the scenery or because it was cheaper...did Jingwen get there sooner?...6 hours train ride...ehhh (Pitt -> Philly, or Philly -> Boston)
Hey, we still get Reader's Digest, so one of the things I'm doing this summer has been reading all the magazine subscriptions that my parents get. they bring them every 2 weeks, so I've read all these Business Weeks and Reader's Digests (don't like Fortune that much though)
Hi - I stumbled across your blog when I was doing research for the Zehlendorf district of Berlin. I'm looking for some specific information about the district that I haven't been able to find. If you could email me at melissa.amateis at earthlink dot net I would really appreciate it.
Thanks!
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