What I wouldn't give to for Peanut Butter and a loaf of bread with salt in it!
I made it to Germany safely but not easily... There was really no point in which things didn't go wrong, but I am okay with it!
Thursday 6 am
wake up aafter night of very little sleep and head off to my morning exam
1 pm
cinema exam
5pm
art history
7 pm
try to take out cash from machine but can't because have reached credit limit
715pm
call mom for help
730
reach mom found out she's in Decator and can't help
8pm
Leave for train
820pm
Arrive at train station to realize attendant has left early so can not purchase tickets with credit card so must use limit cash on tickets from machine. Room mate feels bad so lends me 100 bucks.
825pm
can't figure out how to use machine and train will arrive in 10 minutes, and it is not possible to purchase tickets on train without large fine.
830
nice non english speaking Italian girl finally helps us figure out how the hell to purchase tickets and we practically fall to her feet in praise and gratitude!
840pm
get on train that has arrived late and leave.
900pm
almost miss stop
1020pm
Waiting for connection meet nice Albanian boy who speaks very good english... he laughs at my inability to speak italian.
1115pm
turns out connecting train has broken down and won't be arriving, Albanian and myself are then transfer by taxi to place of our next connection free of charge, payed for by trenitalia.
1200
Arrive in Ancona train station. Try to call room mates and Dan to let them know I might not be able to make it to Ancona by time of flight but neither recieve my call.
1230am
Albanian who has decided to take care of me buys me fourth coffee (side note italian coffee much stronger than american coffee, more like espresso than coffee, causes small girls to become very jittery when they consume too many)
130am
train arrives....
Albanian and self found car...
Albanian insists I sleep until his stop so as I will not fall asleep after he gets off and will miss my stop, I pretend to sleep for an hour until he gets off...
He asks for my handy number so he can call ten minutes before my stop to insure I am awake but I inform him of my lack of handy, he is dumbfounded... assumes am lying about not having handy but then is satisfied that I just can't afford them at high costs of Italian handies.... we decide to try and meet up again in two weeks at bar firenze for message night... he says he d love to introduce me to his girlfriend, he hopes she and I can become good friends, like he and I have, I smile and we part ways.
330am
arrive in Bologna look for some means of getting to airport
350
still havnt found any
400
find taxi costs 15 euro to get to airport
meet very kind older italian man and manage to have delightful little conversation in italian
430
realize ryan air has not put correct airport in my information and am in wrong airport... right airport is an hour away.
500
arrive back at train station and manage to find a train that will arrive in Forli before plane takes off
pay another 15 euro for taxi though
540
arrive in Forli
take taxi to airport... first taxi have ever ridden in with credit card machine... at this point have been awake for 24 hours now and didnt really sleep well the night before so am feeling super stupid and tired...
600
get to plane just before ready to take off
sleep entire plane ride... scare stewardess because do not wake up right away
1000
take bus from Frankfurt Hahn Airport to main Frankfurt airport
(2 hours away) meet very nice british girls and have delightful conversation
1130
arrive at trainstation help non german speaking british girls get ticket and purchase own ticket
1:15
get on first train to paderborn meet very kind german business man who speaks excellant english and have absolutley delightful conversation... he buys me another cofffee and I feel jittters start to re emerge...
230
make next connection meet cute German boy and play game of UNO... German version not quite as fun as English version but thats okay... no wild card draw 4 what's a game of UNO without that? anyway...
330
get on next connection... think I miss stop but am informed by terribley sexy German man that I have not. he gets me off on right stop... asks for phone number but I show off ring and tell him am commited already he sulks away... Oh the hearts you break miss amberlee with those sweet sweet hips of yours
5pm
arrive in Paderborn
safe
smelly
and totally exhausted
but all and all It was a lot of fun!
Thursday 6 am
wake up aafter night of very little sleep and head off to my morning exam
1 pm
cinema exam
5pm
art history
7 pm
try to take out cash from machine but can't because have reached credit limit
715pm
call mom for help
730
reach mom found out she's in Decator and can't help
8pm
Leave for train
820pm
Arrive at train station to realize attendant has left early so can not purchase tickets with credit card so must use limit cash on tickets from machine. Room mate feels bad so lends me 100 bucks.
825pm
can't figure out how to use machine and train will arrive in 10 minutes, and it is not possible to purchase tickets on train without large fine.
830
nice non english speaking Italian girl finally helps us figure out how the hell to purchase tickets and we practically fall to her feet in praise and gratitude!
840pm
get on train that has arrived late and leave.
900pm
almost miss stop
1020pm
Waiting for connection meet nice Albanian boy who speaks very good english... he laughs at my inability to speak italian.
1115pm
turns out connecting train has broken down and won't be arriving, Albanian and myself are then transfer by taxi to place of our next connection free of charge, payed for by trenitalia.
1200
Arrive in Ancona train station. Try to call room mates and Dan to let them know I might not be able to make it to Ancona by time of flight but neither recieve my call.
1230am
Albanian who has decided to take care of me buys me fourth coffee (side note italian coffee much stronger than american coffee, more like espresso than coffee, causes small girls to become very jittery when they consume too many)
130am
train arrives....
Albanian and self found car...
Albanian insists I sleep until his stop so as I will not fall asleep after he gets off and will miss my stop, I pretend to sleep for an hour until he gets off...
He asks for my handy number so he can call ten minutes before my stop to insure I am awake but I inform him of my lack of handy, he is dumbfounded... assumes am lying about not having handy but then is satisfied that I just can't afford them at high costs of Italian handies.... we decide to try and meet up again in two weeks at bar firenze for message night... he says he d love to introduce me to his girlfriend, he hopes she and I can become good friends, like he and I have, I smile and we part ways.
330am
arrive in Bologna look for some means of getting to airport
350
still havnt found any
400
find taxi costs 15 euro to get to airport
meet very kind older italian man and manage to have delightful little conversation in italian
430
realize ryan air has not put correct airport in my information and am in wrong airport... right airport is an hour away.
500
arrive back at train station and manage to find a train that will arrive in Forli before plane takes off
pay another 15 euro for taxi though
540
arrive in Forli
take taxi to airport... first taxi have ever ridden in with credit card machine... at this point have been awake for 24 hours now and didnt really sleep well the night before so am feeling super stupid and tired...
600
get to plane just before ready to take off
sleep entire plane ride... scare stewardess because do not wake up right away
1000
take bus from Frankfurt Hahn Airport to main Frankfurt airport
(2 hours away) meet very nice british girls and have delightful conversation
1130
arrive at trainstation help non german speaking british girls get ticket and purchase own ticket
1:15
get on first train to paderborn meet very kind german business man who speaks excellant english and have absolutley delightful conversation... he buys me another cofffee and I feel jittters start to re emerge...
230
make next connection meet cute German boy and play game of UNO... German version not quite as fun as English version but thats okay... no wild card draw 4 what's a game of UNO without that? anyway...
330
get on next connection... think I miss stop but am informed by terribley sexy German man that I have not. he gets me off on right stop... asks for phone number but I show off ring and tell him am commited already he sulks away... Oh the hearts you break miss amberlee with those sweet sweet hips of yours
5pm
arrive in Paderborn
safe
smelly
and totally exhausted
but all and all It was a lot of fun!