With our train leaving at 11:30, we had time enough to walk
a few hours before our long day of travel. While the clouds of the day before
were awe-inspiring and created wonderful frames for the alps, we really wanted
to see them unveiled completely. the LORD was good and granted us even that
frivolous wish, giving us a perfectly cloudless morning to wander about and
gaze at the peaks.
Onto the train we went. As station after station whipped by,
we tried to figure out which countries we were in with little success. We could
certainly tell that we were heading towards the Mediterranean, with the houses
melding into that distinct style and the sun feeling heavier and heavier on our
backs. We greatly enjoyed the time between trains walking up and down the
platforms under that sun.
We made every single connection with plenty of time. But for
two very stressful hours when we thought we would be kicked off of a train (the
last one for the night, I might add) because we didn't have a reservation
ticket to go with our rail passes, the traveling went smoothly. Safely in Nice,
we hailed a cab and were dropped off right in front of our hostel. More
collapsing into bunks and sound sleeping. Not even the piercingly loud bar next
door could keep us awake.
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