Thursday, 17 September
A big travel day today as we farewelled beautiful Prague and set off by train for Waren in Germany. All went smoothly. We enjoyed the company of Amber, a gorgeous young thing from New York.
We arrived in Waren punctually at 19.00 and were advised by the taxi driver, who already had a customer, that we should walk to the hotel. He proceeded to give us directions in very fast German and I am proud to say that we made it the hotel. Having staggered up a number of steps with our luggage we discovered the place in darkness with no one answering the door. We rang a phone number on the door and were told that reception is in the other building, so lugged our stuff down the stairs and across the road to the hotel proper. There were signs which we would have seen if we were in a car but which weren't obvious to those arriving on foot.
A very kind staff member organised a discounted meal for us, as we just made it in before the restaurant closed. We look like kids compared to most of the guests. Everything is in German so it's quite a challenge. Luckily one member of staff speaks English.
After sitting on trains for most of the day we are quite tired, so an early night before the boating adventures begin tomorrow. We won't have an Internet connection on the boat so probably no posts for the next 10 days, unless we find a wifi spot.
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