Got back from Luxembourg late last night! I really can't describe the city to you--you'd have to go there to really understand!
Liz and I got on our train to Luxembourg City yesterday morning and found an elderly couple in our seats. So we went back and forth making absolutely sure that they were in OUR seats before we asked them to move. Finally, I approached them and explained the situation and showed the husband my ticket. It was the exact same as his...same time, same seat, same car...different date.
Our ticket was for 7/11. Not 11/11. We has been in Zurich on the 7th, so what happened was that when we bought our tickets, we were sold the wrong date. Bummer, Luxembourg.
We had to practically jump from the train as it was about to leave the station.
Oh well. It was only 6 euros lost.
I decided to explore Paris instead and I finally got a chance to visit Canal Saint-Martin.
It was a really beautiful little part of the city. I walked along the canal for almost 2 hours, and it was one of those really brisk, fall mornings where the leaves swirl around on the sidewalk, so I stopped in a cafe and got a little kettle of tea.
I spent the rest of the day relaxing and reading.
Last night, Max and I ordered Pizza Hut, drank Heinekens and went American on everyone's asses.
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Now I'm getting work done with a cup of coffee and getting ready to leave for Germany tomorrow morning!
I checked the dates on my tickets about 8 times to make sure they're perfect.
Here's the plan.
Leave Paris tomorrow morning, transfer at Köln, or Cologne for us non-Germans, and arrive in Bremen where Annika is living in the late afternoon.
Then Annika and I are going to Berlin from Saturday morning to Sunday evening.
A few days ago on the 9th was the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall--this will be a good time to visit Berlin.
I'm taking a night train back to Paris in a sleeper car. I'll be back in Paris at 9h30 on Monday.
This is the trip I've been looking forward to the most. I'm so looking forward to seeing Annika. I'm so jolly right now.
