Day 7

The Ride - Day 7

All good things come to an end - arise  - clean that condensation off the window - not condensation - fog - watch the forests of the Danube slowly appear as the fog clears -  breakfast - finally free seating.

Up on deck - we steam towards Passau - bright clear day - the greens are still there - the kind might even describe the Danube as blue - trillions of electrons massacred in the interests of the preservation of memories - people start to say goodbye - we are once again summoned to the dining area  this time for a bravarian brunch.

We eat and quickly retreat for the final steam into Passau and for the groups photos - more electrons go to god! - farewells with European embraces.

The end of a great trip! - jump in a cab with paul and melanie - taxi driver tries to kill paul with the boot lid - farewell p&m - store the luggage - grab a cab up to the passau castle  - lovely german taxi driving lady  - 

Tour the museum - finally understand the role of the prince bishops - not real bishops!- another coffee - admire the family on their segways - resolve to try them sometime soon - cab back to town - buy those special german pencils for little matilda - 

Back to the station - love those little luggage conveyors on the stairs - train arrives - check the wagon location - position ourselves - train arrives - all hell breaks loose - wagons are not marked - a single and not a double train - the hordes swarm into and out of every door - the second class get into first class - the first class get into second class - the seat search begins - people stop in the passageways - confusion reigns supreme- Bernie a little irritated - not like her - eventually we drift further and further up the train - ah - there are our seats - lie back - off to frankfurt - be careful remember to change trains at wurzburg!

Look at that - not another carriage ahead through the glass door - hey that is the drivers compartment - look you can see over the drivers shoulder at the track as we speed along at 200ks - resolve to destroy just a few more electrons.

Successfully change at wurzburg - slowly slowly says the conductor - no need to rush - glass of wine - arrive in Frankfurt - taxi - perfect English - Hilton - do you know where it is - the Frankfurt Hilton - yes Ma'am - to the hotel - perfect English again.