Musings

  The next stop were the cities of Berlin and Munich in Germany. I went to the Warsaw train station 45 minutes early to give myself enough time to figure out the platform for the train going to Berlin and it turned out to be quite easy. The stop at the station was going to be 10 minutes long and I figured that it would be enough time to get to the coach and my seat. The train arrived on the dot. I walked to my coach and tried to get my suitcase up the narrow and high steps, but for the life of me, I couldn’t lift the suitcase and go up the steps at the same time. A kind gentleman, seeing me struggle, lent a hand with the suitcase. I managed to locate my seat and lo behold, there was only overhead luggage space. Another passenger helped put my heavy suitcase up. I met a couple with their young kid, going back home after holidaying in Warsaw, on the train. We struck a conversation and it felt nice to talk to someone who spoke fluent English. When we reached Berlin, the husband helped get