The train station in Brasov

I'm lucky. Although I have reserved a time as two sleeping compartments, there was nothing else to get more, but not the second coming. I must not climb to the second floor. Is probably because so slowly that the air traffic is taking off again. Moreover, although the cabin about the same size as the day before, but something else broken. This results in a small alcove where I can store my luggage. It hangs like Damocles sword that is now not about me and not always in the way. It goes east towards Debrecen. Against 23 clock we reached the Romanian border. About an hour we are on the Hungarian side, has come to the border control through the entire train. Then it's about another 5 minutes and the same game on the Romanian side once again.

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Budapest

Tuesday night it was so then release. Section One is to go from Berlin to Budapest. Start at the main station. So says the plan. So I'm at the station on time. The track is then: € Eight to Budapest. As the departure time is then comes the message ran: "-reinforced passengers, the train to ... and so wrong today but not from the main station from Southern Cross." Troubled faces all around. Two minutes to the exit and now the information that the train leaves from somewhere else? Well class. But then it goes on: "Travelers ride .... of track ... to get to Southern Cross before and there. "Which track? Train to where? "... Technical reasons". Aha. Everything is looking at a loss. At least I understood the direction and time of the train to be used. I looked around for a timetable. Around this time should go a train in said direction by the same track as the train to Budapest and think actually in Southern Cross. Two minutes later the same message. Direction and time fit, but not the track. One would have to ask someone. But is somewhat difficult. In the old days there were still staff at German railway stations. But since the story is Medorn. One wants to be AG, and in general is now so everything better. The assertion of the Spokesperson of the Railways, that we have because of the airspace closure now more staff at stations to cope with the influx does not change anything. It is not so I had to figure out from where the train will go to now. "Read the rest of the entry ..

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!

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