Whatever-lahno: May 2013

Salam all, thanks for your patience with my update of my wonderful Europe trip. I will update part by part according to my journey and it will have several parts. I will try to update the cost and hopefully I still remember them.

So let the journey begin.....

Well I was taking Qatar Airways with a transit stop at Doha. I was seated with a black guy (no racism here) and he took my leg space a little bit when sleeping. It just so not comfortable for 7 hours flight. Then after a 2 hours stop at Doha, the flight to Munich was better and manage to get a good sleep.

Well, I can't believe that I'm in Munich....remember I was so nervous about meeting the immigration, because I don't want them to think that I was part of drug trafficking because I was alone. My strategy is to smile and he asked me bunch of questions and the first question he asked was whether I can speak in English, which I said yes. Luckily, I was not so nervous and manage to answer ok, I guess. After that,

I was still in awe and took some photos and then realized that I need to catch a train. The weather is still cold especially the wind. Then still I wondered whether I need to buy a ticket to the München Hauptbahnhof (Munich Central Station) and let one of the train go. Then I realized, I really need to wake up and just made up my mind fast, and bought a 10.40 euro (around RM 41) and took the 45 minutes train to the central station. I have a gut feeling that I will be missing my booked train to Fussen and it is true. Of course the train there will depart on time, this is not Malaysia. Then, as it is 1 of May, so the ticket counter was closed and only got the ticket machine.

Then I looked at the train schedule to Fussen and there is the next rain but I need to change afterwards and I don't know which station I should change. After some judgement I just bought the 22 euro bayern munich ticket using credit card, as I don't have enough euro with me and wait for the train for an hour.

Then, the train has arrived and I was brave enough to ask the conducted which stop I need to change my train and he was so helpful with trying to speak in English all and he said the stop that I can remember now and so I board the train.

The train ride was beautiful but I can't focus much as I need to look out for every stop, for me to change the train. There were a lot of bicycles riding the train too and the space for them in the train. Then I manage to change the train and feel a little bit better because now I know that the train will go straight to Fussen.

In the train I see the parents who read to their children which I rarely seen in Malaysia. It just feel so good and the children listen attentively to the reading. Then I manage to get someone to take photo of me in the train and that was great. Then from afar I can see small village and a vast of green landscape with yellow flowers which I don't know what are those but they look so lovely.

As the train about to arrive in Fussen, from afar I can see mountains with snow on top of them. I feel excited and can't wait to get into snow in Swiss later. After arrived, there's a bunch of people waiting to get into the train, tourists and I can't even make my way to go out but luckily manage to do it.

Then I just realized, I forgot to print the map to the hotel. I just wondered around the town and seeing some of hotels that I know of from my research and still cannot found it. For some reason, I didn't asked people for direction because I'm being stubborn and I thought I can find it by myself. After all the hotel is very near to the train station, I must be able to find it, right? I must walk around time for almost hours and feel lost until a woman took pity of me with my confused look and big luggage and asking me what is wrong and I told her about I'm looking for the hotel and she told me where I should go and soon enough, I found it, It is near to the train station it just I took the wrong turn.

So, after the check in with the reception, Mary who was so friendly and check in the room which is so lovely. I took the best shower ever and took 12 hours sleep.

I still can't believe I'm in Europe and will visit my dream castle tomorrow. I just realized, although this is the first time ever I'm in Europe and travel alone, I found myself to be comfortable and seeing good people who help me a lot. I need to learn to ask for direction.