Attention Passengers!

Okay to be fair, Air India doesn't completely blow...sure, they couldn't get the engine started which is kinda a problem, but the curry that was served while sitting on the tarmac for 5 hours was delicious... It was not that bad of an experience, though I did prod Matt to admit that "go cheap or go home" does not need to be our motto for absolutly everything... (I lost though, he would never admit it.)

After landing in Frankfurt we tested out our new Eurail passes by boarding the train to Munich. The train station was beautiful! Clean, efficient, and luxurious! We got on the train and almost thought it had to be too good to be true - the posh leather seats reclined plentifully and had buckets of leg room. We quickly came to our senses, however, when the conductor politely explained (mostly through hand gestures, as he only spoke German) that this was first class, and we were clearly 2nd class passengers...(though I felt more like cargo with our huge backpacks.) We sheepishly walked to the back of the train where we looked a little more at home.

3 hours (and a long nap) later we arrived in Munich. We got off the train and walked around the town, trying to find our hostel. The town was extremely quaint, lots of flowers and local people meandering about. This confused us a little, as we assumed Munich would look more commercialized and metropolitan. After asking a local German woman for directions to our hostel we found our suspicions correct - we had gotten off the train at the wrong stop and were at a small town on the outskirts of the city. 1 train trip later we had finally arrived at the correct place! I think we would both agree the trip was a welcome detour, however, as it was cool to see smaller parts of the city as well.

Thats all for now! Hopefully later posts will be filled with more exciting stories (but less transportation drama!)

-Carlyn