2/n Conducteur loopt fluitend en zingend door de trein “ik ben ben een beetje moe, een beeeeetje down, dida la la lalala la”
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3/n very cold at Utrecht central station, but Albert Heijn is open so I got a coffee. Just took the first sip and realised that, despite it being so in coffee machines of TU Delft, oat milk is *not* the default in most coffee machines. I have been spoilt.
Also it’s snowing on the travel information signs and employees are wearing Xmas hats and hairbands and such.
4/n Mini library at Utrecht central station is a vibe.
5/n Just got on an international train to Germany!
My mouth tasted of moo juice and the girl next to me was loudly smacking her way through a box of mini bell peppers, so I decided that to take advantage of the fact that the train toilets are probably going to be as clean as they get until I reach Switzerland, and went to the bathroom to brush my teeth.
Just returned and the girl is busy taking selfies, using her own spit to style her hair in pursuit of the perfect shot.
Couple in front of me has stopped yapping, so the silence is only disturbed by the couple yapping on the other end of the carriage.
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6/n The couple in front of me is yapping again and spit girl is making a phone call, complaining loudly about how she is not in her reserved seat because she couldn't figure out the carriage numbers and seat numbers and everything is very confusing.
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7/n Train manager repeats his request to please put your skis in the Bicycle Carriages 30 and 31, and not in front of exits and bathrooms. Also says that if you wanted to have a seat, you should have booked one. He can't help it. Trains are full during the holidays.
Yapping couple got off in Düsseldorf. We left Düsseldorf with 1 minute delay. Is this cause for celebration, or a dark foreboding of what is to come? Only time will tell.
Woman behind me is the ideal fellow passenger. Would love to chat about what she's reading, but this is the quiet zone, so I won't disturb her.
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8/n Took another bathroom break and pondered the concept of Braille on a no-touch flush.
Happy to report that the train toilets are still very clean.
Spit girl drank a can of red bull and passed out. Ideal fellow traveller behind me is still fab.
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Dr. Anna Latour
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