No rain this morning so I walked to the station and arrived very early. My original ticket was for 10.15 but Deutsche Bahn had notified me that it would now be 9.15 because of a timetable change. Lots of long weekend travellers once again and what I didn’t realize was that when they changed my train time they didn’t keep my seat booking. So when I got on the train there was someone in my seat who was not about to give it up. This meant standing near the door for an hour and a quarter with the other poor sods who didn’t get a seat.
I then had about another hour and a half waiting on the platform for the next train and, of course, the one seat on the platform was taken. I was very grateful that my seat was waiting for me on train number 2 (Hamburg to Salzwedel).
The sun was actually out ( but not for long) as I walked to my accommodation, Pension Hansehof. I have a lovely big room on the ground floor. What luck! I knew there was a cafe that had Baumkuchen on the menu so I decided to go straight there as who knows what will be open tomorrow. In Germany most things close on a Sunday.
I ordered coffee and Baumkuchen and was looking forward to trying the cake I had seen being made on YouTube. (It’s worth a look.) What a disappointment - it was dry and uninteresting. Perhaps it’s best as soon as it comes off the pole it’s cooked on.
It doesn’t matter anyway, as Salzwedel looks like a charming little town and I’ll enjoy exploring tomorrow. I also found a laundromat next to the supermarket so might grab the opportunity to do some washing.
I walked under a clock while returning to Pension Hansehof, and suddenly it started chiming right above me. As I write this there are church bells ringing too (6 o’clock).
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| Baumkuchen close up |
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