We called a cab get us to the train by 11am. The cell phone that we never used, but that had time on it only had enough time on it to confirm our hostel in Berlin later that night…or actually the phone cut out even before we could actually confirm the reservations. Luckily Lucie came to our rescue once more and handled the call to the taxi.
At the train station we were able to purchase our tickets to Praha. This time we learned from previous transactions that if you buy multiple fares at one time you receive reduced fares on all. So instead of six hundred twenty five crowns our combined total was only five hundred and one crowns.
The scene on the tracks was one of quiet contemplation and anticipation. A long eleven hours lay in front of us. Finally the small mountain train arrived and revealed itself not as the older slightly dingy car of yester year, rather a shiny new yellow model first, I’m sure, in it’s class. The train came equipped with a cyber chamber for bodily excretions. The door opened and closed at the push of a button not unlike something out of a sci-fi movie or video game.
After a short stop over in Praha we were back on a train back towards Berlin. Foiled again! It was after dark by the time we made our way out of the train station. The only scene to be seen was intermittent streetlights illuminating scattered seconds here and there. The trip felt more like a futuristic submarine ride than a train ride on the DB. The Deutsche Bahn deposited us back into the giant ribbed hull form of the Haupt Bahnhof. Abandoning the idea of taking a bus we opted to take a taxi to our hostel where we are spending the night before our check in at Takt tomorrow. The Odysee is an odd sort of place, not quite as nice as our hostel in Praha. Our room is on the top floor and houses probably twenty-something co-eds. I am waiting to get over this hump and start the next wave.
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