| 5.3 - But Wait! While trying to solve the case of the missing train, a conductor guy yelled to us from the train on the neighbouring track, asking us where we were headed. "Salzburg!" we yelled back, at which he frantically motioned us to his train. So we hurried down the stairs, and up the next stairs to the right track, (which in reality was the wrong track), to find our train slowly pulling out. Needless to say, it was a humbling experience to admit that we had missed our first train on this trip, (it was also the ONLY train we ever missed). We then called the Wiebes, (the people we were to stay with that evening and the next week), to arrange something, all the while spending a sinful amount of money on our phone card. We would take the next train to Salzburg, and then catch the next one to Liezen - But wait!! The last train to Liezen would have left long before we would arrive in Salzburg! 'Then voht?!' Spending half a fortune on our phone card, we arranged to stay with a wonderful couple, friends of the Wiebes, who graciously agreed to give us a place for the night on very short notice - But wait!! Just kidding! This time everything went smoothly. Oh the wonderful town of Liezen where, the day we arrived, we ran into a colourful Fasching Parade (Fasching is like Halloween, except it's in February) where many floats slowly made their way through the main streets. It seemed like there were more adults dressed up than kids (which of course is usually different in Canada). As we mentioned above, we were staying with the Wiebes who live in what was once part of the church where Dana's dad preached while they were missionaries there. The next day (Sunday night) we met some people at the church service who remembered Dana and her family. A guy in the youth, Markus, who was also a child when Dana was there, was bold enough to ask us out for coffee after just having met us. He introduced us to the awesome Almdudler soft drink, which is sort of like a cross between Ginger Ale and Mountain Dew . . . Home Journals: 1.1 ~ 1.2 ~ 2.1 ~ 2.2 ~ 3.1 ~ 3.2 ~ 4.1 5.1 ~ 5.2 ~ 5.3 ~ 5.4 ~ 6.1 ~ 6.2 |
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| Friday we said our last good-byes (what else is new?) and left to catch the 8:57am bus - But wait! We were mistaken, and the bus didn't arrive until 9:57. So we took that bus and made it to our train from Aigle to Salzburg - But wait! During our second transfer in Zurich, our train wasn't at the track. We looked around wondering where it could be, but found nothing. |
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