Dear Germany,
I love you, but I hate your public transportation system on holidays. Why? read on...
Today, Sunday, January 2nd is the day after New Year's Day. This is the day that everyone (and I mean everyone) in Germany takes the train back home to wherever the hell they came from. And that means the trains are fuller than full. Why then, would the train to Hannover be half the size of a normal one? Hasn't Deutsche Bahn done this before? Aren't they aware that more than 5 people are going to be on the train? Next time I would suggest a larger train. Thanks :)
Oh and the bus from Goslar to Bockwiese was fabulous. Getting on the bus was an adventure. Tired of waiting in line, I waited for my first opportunity to get onto the bus through the backdoor (I had a pre-paid ticket anyway). As I got on, the crazy bus driver screamed at me and the others who had decided to take this route rather than wait 10 years to get on, and accused of of getting on the bus without a ticket. I have one you twit, I just want to be able to get on the bus? Ok? So after being forced to get back in line, I was the last person to get on. All of the seats (and spots to stand) were in fact full, but I made everybody squeeze in so I could get on. I was nearly in the bus driver's lap, but it worked out.
Until the bus driver started driving. He screamed at us for about 15 minutes, claiming that he is overworked and underpaid, and that they should have more than 1 bus running every 2 hours on a holiday, since they know there are going to be a lot of people traveling. I fully agree with this, but can't he take this up with his boss? What can a group of tourists do about it? As he went on with his little spiel, I honestly was afraid we wouldn't make it to Bockwiese alive. I was hoping he wasn't suddenly getting suicidal on us at that point....
I tell ya, the people you meet abroad...
Maybe I could right a book? haha.
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