The train was late leaving Prague by about 40 minutes cos of engine troubles.I knew I’d miss my connection to Leipzig from Dresden but luckily there was another about half hour later…it was a weird trip as you can imagine.The two carriages with airplane seating were packed with some frantic punters so I went through to the six seater section.I think many people that don’t use Czech trains much consider them out of bounds…found one with just a young couple who’d already bagged the window seat so opted for a door seat and for the first time on this trip used my air pods.When I listen to stuff on headphones I instinctively tap my toes and maybe drum my fingers on my knees.It’s music I chose,so it’s music I like and music I like I usually respond somehow.This solicited a few looks for some reason.I never understand those who listen to their chosen music like they’re getting brainwashed by The Scientologists….
Anyway they were disapproving of my very mild appreciation of my tunes obviously.I wasn’t arsed either way but here’s the kicker As you get over the Czech border there’s some stunning scenery along the Elbe River,Sheer granite rocks a few hundred feet high shooting up directly from the river bed.Worthy of a Roger Dean LP cover,These fuckers closed the curtains cos’ the sun was shining on their laptops…some people have no soul…
A bit pissed off that I couldn’t get my Leipzig transport tickets online.Got the app and everything but they only accept PayPal.Ok I will sign up for that then but it turns out I have an account,I must have used it about 15 years ago once but still have the same email address but crucially don’t have the same mobile number.Never mind they will ring my land line to confirm it’s me…ah there may be a little problem there.So paper tickets It is then….
I should know by now never to arrive in a German city on a Sunday.But here I am and it will probably happen again too…all the food stores in the station were rammed and I wanted to get to the hotel for a shower etc.The upshot is I had a mint ice cream for my dinner,and very nice it was too…I’m pretty certain there’s a curry wurst kiosk I can find later…
It’s laundry time again.This hot weather is playing havoc with my smelly t-shirt rotation! There’s one almost directly opposite the hotel which is grand but looking at their website it’s not open till noon tomorrow.It seems to be some trendy concept of bar come laundry come cafe…The area I’m in is rundown in a hipster kind of way,they do say Leipzig is the new Berlin after all…S’pose it’s something different and it would be a shame not to try it.Could be good and I do have one plaid shirt to wash along with the beard I can stroke to show my hipster credentials…
This may sound a bit nerdish & anal but before I started this trip I checked out every location of every hotel I was in.Every mode of transport to get there etc and I jotted it all down in a notebook.Before when I have travelled alone I just got to the station with no idea where I was.Which sounds exciting but meant sometimes I spent hours looking for my hotel…this time the vast majority have been piss easy to find because,as people are fond of saying on social media,I did my research…
That’s that for today.From a hot & sweaty Leipzig ciao babies..,
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