The camel (below) and I

I was lucky. Friday morning arrived. Friday is here, what is with us Sunday and Saturday is also a day off. In addition, Sunday Holiday. I can so I had to rest a bit. The first day I spent at the pool. On Saturday, I'm walking a little run around. It is annoying. All five meters will take a one somewhere or what to sell or whatever. They all speak English to some extent. The word "No" does not seem to belong to known vocabulary. I decide that I do not move on foot here again. On Sunday I want to but then look at the pyramids. Which, although only about a kilometer, but still I'm taking a car from the hotel. It is very early, shortly after breakfast. Indeed, at the 9th A good time to break. "Read the rest of the entry ..

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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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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