Travel update!
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Travel update!
Berlin airport strike -> rebooked to travel to Leuven via train.
Booked ICE train (with reserved seat) to Köln was cancelled.
Follow on ICE train to Köln inevitably very busy; I’d allowed up to an hour for the connection, so it was *theoretically* possible to catch still pick it up… except that this train is now also late, as well as packed 🤦
Will get there, eventually! 💪🏻
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Travel update!
Berlin airport strike -> rebooked to travel to Leuven via train.
Booked ICE train (with reserved seat) to Köln was cancelled.
Follow on ICE train to Köln inevitably very busy; I’d allowed up to an hour for the connection, so it was *theoretically* possible to catch still pick it up… except that this train is now also late, as well as packed 🤦
Will get there, eventually! 💪🏻
@andypiper as a German, I am so sorry!
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Travel update!
Berlin airport strike -> rebooked to travel to Leuven via train.
Booked ICE train (with reserved seat) to Köln was cancelled.
Follow on ICE train to Köln inevitably very busy; I’d allowed up to an hour for the connection, so it was *theoretically* possible to catch still pick it up… except that this train is now also late, as well as packed 🤦
Will get there, eventually! 💪🏻
@andypiper these kinds of adventures make me curious whether there is at least one railway company in Europe that doesn't do strikes *and* doesn't treat the schedule as a suggestion. And has routes all throughout the EU.
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Travel update!
Berlin airport strike -> rebooked to travel to Leuven via train.
Booked ICE train (with reserved seat) to Köln was cancelled.
Follow on ICE train to Köln inevitably very busy; I’d allowed up to an hour for the connection, so it was *theoretically* possible to catch still pick it up… except that this train is now also late, as well as packed 🤦
Will get there, eventually! 💪🏻
@andypiper oh my goodness Andy, sounds like a real odyssey. Best of luck getting to your destination 🍀
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Travel update!
Berlin airport strike -> rebooked to travel to Leuven via train.
Booked ICE train (with reserved seat) to Köln was cancelled.
Follow on ICE train to Köln inevitably very busy; I’d allowed up to an hour for the connection, so it was *theoretically* possible to catch still pick it up… except that this train is now also late, as well as packed 🤦
Will get there, eventually! 💪🏻
@andypiper found the ICE agent -
Travel update!
Berlin airport strike -> rebooked to travel to Leuven via train.
Booked ICE train (with reserved seat) to Köln was cancelled.
Follow on ICE train to Köln inevitably very busy; I’d allowed up to an hour for the connection, so it was *theoretically* possible to catch still pick it up… except that this train is now also late, as well as packed 🤦
Will get there, eventually! 💪🏻
@andypiper Always try to get a seat reservation if you can! People that never take trains never think of getting seat reservations and then complain about having to stand 😅
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Travel update!
Berlin airport strike -> rebooked to travel to Leuven via train.
Booked ICE train (with reserved seat) to Köln was cancelled.
Follow on ICE train to Köln inevitably very busy; I’d allowed up to an hour for the connection, so it was *theoretically* possible to catch still pick it up… except that this train is now also late, as well as packed 🤦
Will get there, eventually! 💪🏻
@andypiper welcome to Germany 🫣
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@andypiper welcome to Germany 🫣
@pfefferle @andypiper Oye. That's travel in 2026!
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@andypiper Always try to get a seat reservation if you can! People that never take trains never think of getting seat reservations and then complain about having to stand 😅
@graves501 we had reservations, but the train with the reservations on it was cancelled, and there was no way to “migrate” them to the following service! And we will miss the connection that has the next set of seat reservations. Cycle continues.