When do we get there? When do we get there?

Thursday, Oktober 23

Well, Thursday as expected was a crazy day. I had a test in my German class but then also had to figure out which train I was allowed to take to Prague and how in the world I was going to get to the train station in time to figure it out and get on!! haha, but thats just how it goes sometimes. So after shaking with excitement through all 6 hours of class I left a few minutes early and speedwalked (legitimately, i looked like an idiot) to Friedrischstrasse Bahnhof where I asked about my ticket. The woman assured me that it was fine to take the earlier train but being the nervous travler that I am (you'd think I'd be getting over that) I hopped on the S-bahn to the Hauptbahnhof just to make sure.

I walked confidently into the DB office and inquired about my ticket. And something marvelous happened!! Without planning out what I was going to say, I spit out perfect German sentences about my problem...and what makes it better? The man responded without slowing down and without giving me that weird "I can tell from your accent your not from around here" look! It was amazing! So, after being reassured yet again that my ticket was fine I went and grabbed some Burger King and jumped on my first class train to Prague...

And then 5+ anxious hours began. After about 10 minutes the train experienced technical problems which lasted about 10 minutes. No big deal. 10 minute delay is nothing. Then 2 hours later when we finally made it to Dresden we found out that one of the cars on the train was broken. Even better. So, bein gin the first car, we proceeded to drive backwards and forwards about a thousand times (OK only 3) to disconnect and reconnect the trains. We finally got going about 20 minutes later which eventually put me in Prague 30 minutes later than expected.

Right before getting of the train I had a nice conversation with 2 Czech men who spoke a little bit of German and reminded myself how to say thank you in Czech. Then I got off the train and ran (yes, just like a bad romance movie) to where my parents were waiting! It was SO SO SO good to see them! Marvelous!

We had a pretty casual night, had a wonderful dinner and then headed back to the hotel for some sleep! And whats better? It wasn't a hostel! Sheets were provided! 2 locks on the door! and FREE breakfast in the morning that I didn't have to steal and pack as a lunch! Oh this is the life!!