Friday, December 19, 2003

Hitting The Rails And The Skies It is getting very close to the time when I'll be back in Texas.  I made my final arrangements for that today in the form of booking my train ticket to Frankfurt.  The major difference between the way I go this Sunday and the way I went a few weeks ago is that this time I'll be taking an ICE train. ICE train, you ask?  Well, that is the high-speed train that they use in Germany.  Can get up to 174 m.p.h., though they mostly cruise at around 125 m.p.h.  Still pretty fast for a train.  That and they have a restaurant on board.  Not too sure if I'll get to have breakfast on my train, though, since I'll be hauling a bit of luggage around, too. Once I get to the airport in Frankfurt, it'll just be a matter of waiting until my flight which leaves close to one o'clock.  Then a nice long trip to Chicago.  Change planes.  Head to San Antonio.  If all goes according to plan, by the time I get to San Antonio, I'll have been on the whole trip (trains, planes, and sitting around) for a full 24 hours.  That and my body will think it is seven hours later than it actually is.  Sleep won't be an option once I get to Texas.  It'll be mandatory. And I know this'll shock some of you in Eagle Pass, but I am very much looking forward to being back, even if just for a week and a half.  It's a case of not realizing what you have there until you move 5,500 miles away from it.  Yes, I miss Eagle Pass.  Now I'm just wondering how much I'll miss Germany while I'm gone. Related site: Inter-City Express (ICE) 6:01:52 PM     |

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