Dr. Anna LatourDec 3

Travelling from Netherlands to Italy by train today. How many times will I get Deutsche Bahned? Place your bets!

Jokes aside: I already met a friend on the first train this morning and I’m now on the second in the quiet zone with few people around me and a nice seat, so all’s good 😊

#Train #Trains #Travel #TrainTravel #Netherlands #Germany #Switzerland #Italy #DeutscheBahn

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The first Deutsche Bahning has happened.

Train was already delayed by 40 minutes because we had to take a detour due to a collision on our route (in NL). That likely means that some family somewhere is receiving terrible news today, and my heart goes out to them.

However: we're now delayed more b/c stuck in Germany because an upcoming railway crossing is faulty, so I guess this is my official first Deutsche-Bahning today. 🤷‍♀️

Show threadDr. Anna LatourDec 3
Current train has a 45 minute delay. Next one has a 43 minute delay. Will have 4 minutes to change trains. They will be on adjacent tracks. Might work. Still more than 2 hours to go before we get to that transfer, so I guess anything can still happen.
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Next train was sufficiently delayed that I could make the connection. However: it was decided that that train would remain in Germany and not continue to Switzerland, so I had to catch another train to Switzerland, which I could not find in the db app, but which at least tells me what time I'll arrive at Basel SBB.

So... Initially, there was a second case of Deutsche Bahning that actually undid some of the NS-ing and the Deutsche Bahning experienced earlier, only to be undone by further Deutsche Bahning.

I don't know how to count anymore.

Anyway. I'm on a full train and the sun is in my eyes and everybody is talking, but at least it's warm and I found a seat.

Show threadDr. Anna LatourDec 3
@anna Made it onto a regional train instead of the intercity train that I had hoped to catch an hour ago. Is Cindy and not too crowded, so I’m reading papers for the next 90 minutes. 🤓
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@anna @anna and as soon as I hit “send”, the guy next to me started a loud and angry phone call. 🫠
Dec 3 at 3:12pmWeb
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Made my last train transfer of the day (I hope)!

#Train #Trains #TrainTravel #Travel #Switzerland #SBB

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Greetings from Lugano!

#Lugano #Switzerland

Show threadDr. Anna LatourDec 3

Made it to the hotel. Everything is embroidered here.

#Hotel #Travel #Italy #Embroidery #FibreArts

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And anything that cannot be embroidered, is covered in some kind of plastic pixel art.

#PixelArt #Hotel #Breakfast #GoodMorning #Egg

Show threadMarcus MüllerDec 3
@anna fantastic photo!
Show threadSteven Rieder 🇪🇺 🇳🇱 🇺🇦Dec 3
@anna prachtig!
Show threadednl 🇪🇺Dec 3
@anna Oooo, very fancy. I'm extremely envious. Hopefully you'll have some fun outside conference rooms.
Show threadDr. Anna LatourDec 3
@ednl you know what’s crazy? I’m not even here for a conference. Ya girl managed to do a travel largely for fun???
Show threadednl 🇪🇺Dec 3
@anna Woohoo!
Show threadNils Goroll 🕊️Dec 3
@anna oooh childhood memories 💛
Show threadScubaETDec 3
@anna you made it!
Show threadFlominatorDec 3
@anna
Cool! My great great great grandmother Kunigunde #Schindler spent the last decades of her life there:
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Schindler-1413
Greetings from Black Forest
Kunigunda Schindler (1840-1921) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Is this your ancestor? Explore genealogy for Kunigunde Schindler born 1840 Hinterzarten, Neustadt, Baden, Deutscher Bund died 1921 Lugano, Tessin, Schweiz including ancestors + descendants + 4 photos + 9 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.

Show threadshomDec 4
@anna a train trip AND a view like that!? So envious. Enjoy!
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@anna
Lugano looks great from the water too!

I brought my packraft to a spring conference there this year.

Show threadMarcus MüllerDec 3
@anna Do you at least have tea or coffee in a thermos or similar?
Show threadDr. Anna LatourDec 3
@funkylab @anna sadly, no. I’ve been meaning to look for a better quality thermos than I have now, so the hot liquid actually stays hot for more than an hour, but they’re all so expensive and I’m wondering if it’s worth it given how much/little I’d use it. I don’t need more stuff, that’s for sure.
Show threadMarcus MüllerDec 3
@anna yeah, I totally get that.
Show threadSteven Rieder 🇪🇺 🇳🇱 🇺🇦Dec 3
@anna 😑