Chaos Days

April 29

I'm late again with the write. The whole number of reasons. My journey started last Tuesday, the 20th April. The reader will recall that it was the time of the airspace block over Europe. Normally I should be on that day already in Cairo. Predict at this time because nobody was able to stop or how long it would, I had to look for alternative to the aircraft. Already I have spent the weekend trying to find train connections. First I try to think about the Internet side of the Railways to connect somewhere in Southern Europe, where it then could even take a flier. Unfortunately, this was what was being offered as a train, not good. Only once as examples: From Berlin to Rome just two days with 5 Change takes time. From Berlin to Paris is very good: only one change and to create in a half day. Bring nothing but, since nothing will fly from there. From Berlin to Madrid: 3 days 9 times (twenty nine) change. Either the European rail system is an absolute disaster, or this web page. The connections between the capitals of Europe were at least a hundred years has been better. What's more: You can buy any of these routes at the ingenious Bahn tickets. This is only for the portion which lies within Germany. Now I like Europe!

In the meantime, I came across the side of the ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways). Who manage at least to find reasonably meaningful connections. The trip to Rome or Madrid is reduced by one to two stations. Things look a little better in the east: After Warsaw and Moscow is no problem. Through trains, but useless, since not even there the situation is better. I grope me in front of the south. Budapest: After all, to reach € per night overnight shipping. But also. Continue to Bucharest. Again a station overnight. But here, too, says the side of the airport: no outgoing flights. On Sunday I tried my luck at the ticket counter or the DB. The way you can save yourself confidently. A Meaningful Connection pick out these folks completely overwhelmed. There is also another problem: I want there to Madrid or Rome, in France or Italy or France only trains requiring reservation. Of course, one can obtain at the DB for any reservation and makes it even free seats on these trains, one can say of course, no one in this company.

So I try something else on Monday. I go to the travel agency where else can I order my tickets. This is generally accomplished in such a way that I tell them: You can book this flight to me, and then they do that now, I once had a real job. I told them that they cancel the flight, which I had on Monday evening, can. He would not go anyway. They deserve to me, whatsoever, seek out connection to Cairo. I was looked at like an alien. There never seemed to have expected someone to organize a trip from a travel agency. That is totally impossible. You can only book flights. Even a train ticket is not possible. Slowly my hair stood on end (if that's possible). After some looking I found a travel agency that is designated as a web specialist (see here: top station ). Well, it's can try. What's the Worst may be not. They've surprised me, however, positive. Connections across Europe, no problem. If I want a train to Beijing. I can book immediately. Quite as much now but it's should not be. I said, anywhere from where I can fly to Cairo. After the statement was actually the east, the better alternative. Firstly, better connections, on the other hand, there are still tickets for it. Spain saw the direction it so well is rather poor. I. So we take the route which travelers have taken a hundred years ago in north Africa or the near east: the route of the Orient Express. From Berlin to Budapest, Bucharest, Sofia to Istanbul. Unfortunately, not as convenient as a hundred years ago. Since so drove a train through from Paris to Istanbul yet. Today it is a little more modern. It rises at least in Budapest and Bucharest. In addition,'s take a little longer. Tuesday evening and to get rid of it already on Friday morning in Istanbul. because we know at this date, as it continues to air traffic, but an alternative that appears. Moreover, this could be quite interesting. It was then. But that comes in the next episode.