My "Getting Back Home" Adventure, aka. the 400€ Cab Ride story

Yesterday's "Wordless Wednesday" post was only a hint. Today I want to tell you the whole story! You guys might remember I went on a little vacation to Trier last week, to visit family and friends. I had an awesome time up there, and I will definitely share some more about my hikes on here.

I went there Tuesday, and I had a train ticket to go back home to Fürth that Sunday. Since you can't be sure the "Deutsche Bahn" train company is always on time, I was checking my app while waiting on the first train in Trier. Shocker: I would have to change trains in a city called Koblenz, but the ICE train I was supposed to take to Nuremberg appeared as "Cancelled".

I called my brother, so he could look up some more info about this. FYI: Since I wanted to go to the basketball game of my all time fave German team "TBB Trier", I booked a train ticket for a pretty late train. It was supposed to leave Trier at 7:13pm, I would have had 10 minutes to change trains in Koblenz to take the ICE train to Nuremberg at 8:48pm. So, this didn't happen.

The first train arrived on time. What a surprise! But I got more and more bad news. The ICE train broke (that's what they wrote on the internet). So they had to get another one to replace it. This replacement train left 70 mins late.
AND: Instead of going to Nuremberg, this freaking replacement train would only go to Frankfurt.
Means: I would be stuck in Frankfurt over night.

After arriving in Koblenz, the lady at the Information gave me 2 choices:

1. going back to Trier for free and stay another night with my family
2. going to Frankfurt, stay at a hotel for the night, and go home the next day

Since the "Deutsche Bahn" has to pay if your train is late, plus they have to pay a hotel room if you are stuck, I called my favorite hotel in Frankfurt to book a room for that night. I was REALLY pissed since I wanted to get home and watch the Pro Bowl. I was tired. I missed M.

The stupid train really arrived in Koblenz 70 minutes late. I was at the track all the time. Cold, freezing cold... Ugh.

All of a sudden there was an announcement: All passengers who were supposed to go to Nuremberg should go to the service center at the train station in Frankfurt as soon as we arrive. I was already sure I would be stuck until the next day, so I thought they might just want to give us some vouchers for food and stuff.
But: man was I wrong!

We arrived in Frankfurt, and a group of 20 people made their way to the service center. It seemed as if they were already expecting us: There were more people there with headsets, yelling. It all really felt like a bazaar in the middle east.
It turned out the guys with the head sets where working for taxi companies. As soon as they heard one of the main connections was cancelled, they went buck wild and tried to get all the passengers. Since there was a cab going to Nuremberg, and I REALLY wanted to go home, I decided to join them. We went outside in the pouring rain, put our luggage in the cab, and started out little adventure.

I said it was raining in Frankfurt. As soon as we left the city limits, the rain turned into snow. HEAVY snow. You guys in the states would call it a Blizzard. Winter Storm. Apokalypse. The Autobahn was full of snow, stranded trucks, Police cars, accidents... It was pure horror! We didn't see one snowplow on the whole trip! And the Autobahn A3 is definitely one of the main highways in Germany. It's ridiculous!!!

Our cab driver was a real trooper. He kept driving... Even though we slipped. It was freaking dangerous! Usually the ride would be about 2 hours. It took us almost 4 hours. I arrived at home at 3:30am Monday morning.

The whole trip came up to around 400€ (around $550). I have never seen 3 digits on a taximeter before!!

Since we had a voucher, we didn't have to pay. And instead of kicking us out of the cab at the main train station in Nuremberg, the cab driver brought each and every one of us home!

I was still so nervous, I couldn't go to sleep right away. Since my phone battery died during this trip, I plugged the charger, and skyped M to let him know I made it safe. He was relieved! Why is it that cellphone batteries always die when you need your phone the most???

To sum it up: This trip was one of the scariest things I have experienced so far. I had stomach cramps cause I was so stressed and scared. I kept praying to God. I asked him to get us all home safe.

God bless this cab driver. Seriously!

And I have learned my lesson:
Next time I will definitely just enjoy a night at a hotel instead of risking my life only to sleep in my own bed!

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Aaaaaaactive!

Geez, I look funny on this picture!!! 

I am really enjoying my time in Trier! I secretly packed my running gear and went for my first run since the herniated discs happened.  It was FANTASTIC! I am soooo happy to have the "Go!" from my doc. I went down to the Mosel river and started very slow. In the end I ran a little over 5k in 40 minutes. Not a fast pace, but a nice jog. Now I have to keep the good work up. 

But overall I am a pretty active person on my vacation so far!

Now it's Thursday already and I will go back to Bavaria Sunday evening... I'm definitely not ready to get back into the empty apartment yet.

I hope you all had a lovely day?
xoxo

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On The Road // Just write

I'm currently on the train to Trier, the city I lived in for 12 years. I will visit family and friends there.

The apartment in Fuerth is getting more and more empty... So this so called vacation is rather an escape.

I'm so sleepy right now. I had trouble falling asleep last night, and then the alarm went off at 7:30am. I keep trying to take a nap on the train, but since everyone around me is talking really loud, I can't. I've tried to read, but it's too loud for me to focus on my book. I'm about to open that can of Red Bull I have in my backpack. If I can't sleep, I'll try to be awake. Wide awake.

One of the reasons I didn't sleep last night was that I miss M and Coco like crazy right now. They left 2 weeks ago... We have been apart way longer before, but somehow this time the missing is worse. It might sound funny, but having Coco cat around made it easier for me to stay sane while M was in the states and I was in Germany. Now I'm all alone... Of course I still have my family and friends around here, but my own little family is miles and miles away. I can't wait to be on the plane soon!

Moving date is set to February 17th. After that I will have to take care of a few smaller things, and then I'm ready to go as well! Yay!

I hope you guys had an awesome weekend! 

#AnniWays // The Memorium Nuremberg Trials

M´s little surgery went well - tomorrow he has to go back to the doctor. If the inflammation doesn´t get any better, he has to go to the hospital though :o( please keep him in your prayers!

He was so nervous this morning, but when he called me after his appointment, he sounded so relieved and the pain is almost gone. Now he´s at home, relaxing.
I picked up his meds after work, rode my bike to the "Man Cave" (-> his little apartment) and brought him the antibiotics and a nice pizza :o). Good thing the TV with the Xbox is right in front of the bed - otherwise it would be hard to make him stay in there!

On my way home I took 2 pictures for you guys, to show you a place I drive past every time I go downtown Nuremberg. It´s the "The Memorium Nuremberg Trials", the palace of justice. If you never heard about that, here goes some information:

"Apart from the NSDAP Party Rallies held here, and the atrocious racial laws adopted in 1935, it was the Nuremberg Trials of leading representatives of the Nazi regime which led to Nuremberg's reputation in the 20th century.
The phrase "Nuremberg Trials" comprises both the so-called "Trial of the Main War Criminals" held in front of an International Military Tribunal (IMT) between November 20, 1945 and October 1, 1946, and the 12 "Follow-up Trials" between 1946 and 1949, where leading representatives of the German elites (e.g. medical doctors, legal professionals, military staff) were tried by exclusively American tribunals.

The Trial of Major War Criminals was held before the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg from November 20, 1945, to October 1, 1946. After protracted negotiations, the Allies agreed that Berlin would be the permanent seat of the court, but that the first trial would be held in Nuremberg.
This decision reached by the Allies at the London Conference in August 1945 was motivated primarily by infrastructural reasons. The Palace of Justice on Fürther Strasse, which was hardly damaged, offered sufficient space for the numerous participants from four nations. And the prison, adjacent to the Palace of Justice on the north side, simplified the custody and protection of the accused. Nuremberg's historical role as the "City of the Nazi Party Rallies" and as the place from which the Nuremberg Race Laws were proclaimed was not a decisive factor in choosing the city as the venue for the trials, but it did provide a certain symbolic importance.
Twelve subsequent trials under exclusive U.S. control were held at the same location from 1946 to 1949."  via www.memorium-nuremberg.de

I love living in a place surrounded by history. My old hometown, Trier, was full of Roman buildings. Over here, in Nuremberg, there is a whole lot of WW2 history. They made a pretty good job not removing everything after the war ended, but leaving certain stuff to remind people of the dark days in german history - building museums, showing the craziness of the Nazis, and the suffering of all their victims. They will always be remembered.

I hope I didn´t bore you guys with this little bit of history input ;o)! I just wanted to show you guys something I see almost every day.

Is there anything interesting in your hometown as well? Let me know! Post some links in the comments!

Happy hump-day!

DESIGNERS INC. // If you are around Trier/Germany this weekend:

Check this out:
 http://www.designers-inc.de/

I will definitely go there and take some pictures and inspirations - which i will share afterwards on here, that´s for sure :o)

And since i saw Sarah's cool Give-Away on her blog I will have one on my blog pretty soon, too. Hopefully I´ll find something nice at the designers' fair!!

I was not feeling good for quite a while now, but today it feels like I'M BACK! :o) Thank you for your patience!

Have a nice friday everybody!

Support Your Local Dealer___PART I: Fräulein Prusselise

"Fräulein Prusselise" is fashion. Bright favorite pieces for everyday, lovingly handmade in their own studio shop in Trier.

Behind this innovative label stands a young, hip and creative designer duo from Trier. The fashion designers Julia Schwab and Kathrin Greve founded the fashion label "Fräulein Prusselise", after their successful fashion design studies in the summer of 2004 to express their love for individual and meaningful fashion.

The name of "Fräulein Prusselise" is based on childhood memories: In the first place, it is reminiscent of the character Aunt Prysselius from the story of Pippi Longstocking. Secondly, it comes from the Trier idiom "Prusseln", which means handicrafts, sewing, knitting…

"Fräulein Prusselise" - that‘s fresh, playful and unusual clothing - the "favorite rag for every day." Each piece of clothing, each accessory exudes pure joy. The quality of processed pieces are made with authentic materials from the 60s and 70s, and with its own fabric designs. In the studio shop in Trier, individual combinations of the current collection will be realized.

Even celebs are amongst Prusselise-lovers: Amongst others, since the early days of "Fräulein Prusselise" the always colorfully dressed TV presenter Enie van de Meiklokjes.

Memorable remains "Fräulein Prusselise’s“ patent: Mr. sleeve. This is an innovative, convertable garment that surprised and delighted many fashionistas so far, and now has a permanent place in every "Fräulein Prusselise" collection.


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Trier // Trèves

Welcome to my hometown, Trier/Germany!
It´s hard to take Streetstyle-pics over here....
But may I tell you: the STREETS, yea the streets AND buildings, they have style.
Going for a walk over here is like traveling through history.


According to the Gesta Treverorum, the city was founded by Trebeta, an Assyrian prince, centuries before ancient Rome. The Roman Empire subdued the Treveri in the 1st century BC and established Augusta Treverorum (Lit: August (Regal, noble) [City] of the Treveri) in 30 BC. The name is likely to be taken from the title Augustus held by the Princeps or head of state at the time, Augustus Caesar. The city later became the capital of the Roman province of Gallia Belgica, as well as the Roman prefecture of Gaul. The Porta Nigra counts among the Roman architecture of the city. A residence of the Western Roman Emperor, Roman Trier was the birthplace of Saint Ambrose. In 395 the Roman administration abandoned the city, leaving the locals to their own defense; this marked the end of the effective authority of the Empire in Gaul..

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Roman by Anni_S featuring Kenneth Jay Lane jewelry

Items in this set:
Dolce Vita 07114-92ABLK OXFORD STUDDED T SRAP ROMAN SANDAL, 110 CAD
Regina B. -- PR012s Elegant Purse with Large Roman Clasp | Evening..., $200
Roman Chariot Ring, 985 GBP
Gold Coin Bracelet by Kenneth Jay Lane, 130 GBP
Roman Hair Style Braids