I have a problem with German trains. I used to think they were the epitome of the perfect railway system, but they are not. They are expensive, have lots of delays, even the high speed trains!!! And they could use a little bit more of cleaning… Germany has lots of amazing things, but trains are not one of them!
Since we lived in Germany we have suffered serious delays and had lots of problems, once we even had to get off a train in the middle of nowhere with -10º and waited for 45 minutes until another train, full of people, of course, came to rescue us. The worst thing of all was that no one told us what was going on, they just left us there, waiting.
During our last trip to Bruges we lived a surreal situation. We bought two tickets for the high speed train Köln – Brussels – Köln because we thought that would be the most comfortable train of all… but we were so wrong. We were told that we should book our seats too… strage, isn’t it? Thank God we did! Did you know that when you buy a ticket but you don’t book an actual seat you may be standing the whole trip? On a high speed train! Well, the day we travelled from Köln to Brussels there were like 20 people standing in our coach! Isn’t that dangerous? I don’t know why they sell more tickets than seats… well, I guess it’s a good way to get more money…
So here you have a tip: if you take a train in Germany, book your seat. Always. Those 4 euros are a good investment, believe me.
Have you ever experienced something like this? Do you have any other tips to avoid this kind of situations? Don’t you think something like that can ruin a vacation?
Image via… unknown. Sorry!
Is your photo the steam train from the Brocken? I worry about it’s billowing smoke and the poor trees, not to mention how much they charge for that one.
Not very ecofriendly, that is true!
I love trains and unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) there aren’t passenger trains where I live. I’d love to be able to hop on one and ride, even just once!
Is that what the trains in Germany look like?! Oh my gosh! I think I’d ride the trains purely for the aesthetics, because oh my gosh that has to be the prettiest picture I’ve ever seen! I’d spend all of my time just riding trains, no mater what I have to do later!
Jessica | Vixenelle
That is an old train that makes short turistic trips. The real trains look modern and fancy… but they don’t work that well…
I hate taking “Die Bahn”, so overpriced!!!
bisous,
mia
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It is reaaaaaally overpriced!!!!
I enjoyed reading this post honey,well done!:)
xx
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Glad you liked it! ;-)
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