40 Things I Saw on the Deutsche Bahn.

40 Things I Saw on the Deutsche Bahn.

AvaGermany, Life in Germany

For a €14 ticket you can take the Bavarian regional train from Schweinfurt to Munich and see these things too.

  1. Windmills that disappear into the clouds.
  2. An altercation between impatient German women and an Italian because of the long bathroom line.
  3. Acres of allotment gardens.
  4. Hills hiding behind the heavy fog.
  5. A cart with drinks and snacks making its way down the train aisle.
  6. Aggressive pigeons in the train station.
  7. Grumpy German men.
  8. Vast fields with bright green grass.
  9. Two ponds making a figure eight with a delicate foot bridge in the middle.
  10. A forest of tall trees with mist hanging in the background.
  11. Snow on the ground.
  12. A German backing all the way down a parking lot lane like a boss.
  13. Lines of cars overflowing from a rural train stop parking lot.
  14. Full black windows during every tunnel we went through.
  15. My handsome husband (he doesn’t actually come with the ticket price, sorry).
  16. My sleeping bird.
  17. Different conductors as they each checked our ticket.
  18. Cars passing the train on nearby roads.
  19. A herd of sheep.
  20. Castle ruins.
  21. A double decker sleeper train.
  22. The autobahn.
  23. Fast trains that pass us in the blink of an eye.
  24. An Audi plant.
  25. Grey walls rising up on either side of the tracks.
  26. A great river.
  27. Bicycles jam packed together at each train stop.
  28. Yellow squares on the pavement telling smokers where to stand.
  29. Electrical outlets – hurrah!
  30. Crazy amounts of pigeons on the train lines.
  31. So much graffiti. Even on the train cars.
  32. Rows and rows of train tracks at the larger stations.
  33. A bike path right next to the train.
  34. Tall church steeples.
  35. Soccer fields. No surprise there.
  36. A tiny German flag on a tall flagpole.
  37. Strange farm equipment that I don’t know the purpose of.
  38. All the solar panels.
  39. Rain falling against the windows.
  40. The inside of my eyelids when I got motion sick.

I very rarely experience motion sickness but I did spend almost 3 hours watching the landscape go by in reverse (we got on the wrong side of the train).  It was also quite warm and I don’t think that helped.

It was unerringly quiet for most of our journey, which is what I’ve come to expect from Germany.  Well, except for the one Italian – he was loud.

 

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3 thoughts on “40 Things I Saw on the Deutsche Bahn.”

  1. Hi there! I finally found time commenting here. I'm glad you liked your trip on the Deutsche Bahn. We (Germans) generally curse about it a lot, because it is late all the time (I think I have complained about this before? Not sure). And I saw that you found Germany quite quiet. If you visit Berlin, especially public transportation there, it might be more to your liking, maybe, because of all the street musicians and stuff. And more grumpy German people. 😉 Best regards from Potsdam, Sarah

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    1. Hello Sarah!

      Thanks for reading and commenting. We've taken the Bavarian Regional Deutsche Bahn many times and it hasn't been late – so I'm thankful! Perhaps because Germans value timeliness more than Americans they are are bothered by just being a few minutes late? I usually don't get upset until something is 10 minutes late. I look forward to seeing Berlin – and any city that has more of a nightlife than Schweinfurt. 🙂 The grumpy Germans are endearing in their own way (most of the time).

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