thenceforth After squaring the apartment away and packing up a lunch for the train, we checked out of our Paris apartment. Mike had purchased a baguette from Maison Collet this morning, so he took left over rotisserie chicken, sliced tomato, and emmenthal cheese and cut the two ends into reasonable portion. We had two oranges left over, so we packed them for our trip.
http://shinyfastandloud.com/?p=26 We walked to the Turbigo-Sebastopol bus stop and hopped the 47 bus to Gare de l’Est. The very interesting thing about trains in France, except the Eurostar, of course, is that they never publicize the platform until about 15 minutes before the train is scheduled to leave.
TGV high-speed train from Paris to Kaiserslautern Germany
Deboarding Tip: When they make the announcement that your stop is coming up, get up and collect your belongings, and make your way to the door. Once the train doors open, other passengers will start getting on and you’ll never get off before the doors close!
The SNCF-TGV train moved rather quickly through the French countryside, but seemed to slow down considerably in Germany. We opened our sandwiches, ate an orange, and shared a bottle of water. The ride was smooth and we arrived at our station about 7 minutes late at 3:45 PM.
Our home for the night
Bruce and Tom were kind enough to meet us at the station and drive us to Ramstein. They are staying nearby, but they were unable to get a reservation at the Air Force Inn. Mike had received an e-mail before we left the apartment, that our reservation for one night was confirmed. We checked into our room. Very nice.
We checked out the base exchange mall and food options at the food court. Check out time is 11:00 AM tomorrow and then the wait starts to catch a flight back to the US.
