2/n cold wind at Utrecht central station, but I have oat milk coffee from AH to go, so all is good.

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3/n Train manager: "In a few minutes we will arrive in Arnhem. Special announcement to all the pickpockets in my train: please get off my train here, without anything extra."

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4/n Of course the couple in front of me and the man behind me are yapping to each other and their phone. Consequently, I've now had Stuck In The Middle With You stuck in my head for the last 30 minutes or so.

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5/n The guy next to me just told the phone-calling guy behind me to respect the quiet zone. I think we have an early contender for the award of Ideal Fellow Traveller today!

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6/n In a tragic turn of events, the guy next to me just lost his lead in the Ideal Fellow Traveller competition by making a phone call 🤦‍♀️

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7/n My next connecting will be in about 2 hours. Just noticed that my connecting train is delayed by 15 minutes. I only have 12 minutes for the connection after that. Will I get Deutsche-Bahned? Place your bets now.

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8/n One man making a conference call, two other men yapping at each other, guy next to me on his fourth phone call. Sad to report that silence is too much to ask of a 1st class quiet zone.

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9/n Train manager: "Dames en heren, onze machinist is begonnen met het inzetten van de landing op Frankfurt Flughafen, en we zullen daar dan over vijf minuten landen."

#Treinleven #DeutscheBahn #LatourOnTour #Frankfurt #Trains

10/n My train arrived in Mannheim 8 minutes delayed. Connecting train now has a 20 minute delay, so that’s okay. Sadly not enough time for an exciting #LatourDetour (also because of more luggage than usual and massive period cramps). Hopefully it won’t get delayed by more, because I’m quite cold.

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11/n I want y'all to know that the dog-owning couple who sat in front of me on my previous train, went for walkies here.

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12/n I guess you can count on SBB, because I made it on the train to Zürich!

The chairs here are a bit old and creaky, so every time someone moves, it sounds like somebody got lucky.

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13/n I'm always amazed at how close to the tracks people live here in Basel. Also: I got a free drink. In the previous train I felt like dozing off, and on this one the seats are super comfy and it's quite warm here, so I guess I'll take some of that caffeine, thank you.

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14/n Only *just* made my connection in Zürich, due to bad lift luck. Entered the platform at exactly the other end of the train from where I needed to be, so ended up pushing my suitcase through the entire train to reach my booked seat, only to find a Very Loud Italian ™️ next to me making a conference call.

A few intense Dirty Looks ™️ later, and he's comparatively quiet now. At least he disinfects his hands before opening his Coca Cola, so I guess Fellow Traveller Hygiene has improved compared to this morning. I can now endure the smell of cola in silence.

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