I have decided that I don't like airports. With so many people from so many different countries passing through them every day, it seems to me like they no longer contain any part of the culture of the country that they are in. They don't seem to have any part of any culture at all really. They're just transitionary points as a means to an end and on the whole a tad depressing.
The only perk of airports today was arriving in Koeln Bonn and hearing over the tannoy, "Wilkommen zum Bonn, Koeln Bonn." In contrast to disliking airports, German train stations seem wonderful. I may be biased because of the fantastic guy at the desk who clearly and carefully explained (in German) which bits of the form I needed to fill in for my travel card and also which bit was which with my ticket and when my connections were. I got the impression that each person behind the desk would take this much time with each customer to ensure that they got what they needed. Truly impeccable service.
I'm currently at Haus Altenberg, about an hour from Koeln, enjoying a bit of free time before dinner. There are about 60 assistants here for the course before we're sent off to start our placements proper on Thursday.
I don't know if blog posts will be this regular, probably not, but I just wanted to let people know I made it and it's all fine. Things are looking good.
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What do you mean "not regular"? I expect daily updates at the very least. Glad you made it safely.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear you've made it to Germany in one piece.
ReplyDeleteI think quoting Douglas Adams is appropriate here: "It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase 'As pretty as an Airport' appear."
I agree, railway stations are much beter than airports, and furthermore, travelling by train is much better than by air, imho. Bless you, love B and P x
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