Hello,
many regards from Roncesvalles, a small monastery in the middle of the Pyrenees at the end of our first Stage of the pilgrimage. The launch was successful, albeit with one or other unexpected difficulty ... after our parents and my sister had brought us last night ueberpuenktlich the Aachen central station and was able to exit the Thalys also promptly at 18.23 clock could go wrong no more. .. so we thought ... until we have 20 minutes later, shortly after Eupen, half an hour, about 30 km / h green pasture chugged and stopped in between every now and again. At some point, then went behind Welkenraedt nothing more ... and we were a full half hour because of "signal problems" on the "green field". With 40 minutes late to the train engineers then could not catch up even more, we arrived to clock 21.45 in the Paris Nord station. Enough time to change trains in the night train we had, so we thought again, "nothing can go wrong even more" Far from it, because ... "Les trains Corail Lunéa ne pas le 9 avril circulent" ... with these words, we were welcomed in Paris Austerlitz ... Super ... the night train has been at the station, but could not drive because of a strike by train drivers. After about 60 minutes of waiting at the front of the information service station it was called then, we would be today (Saturday) morning with a fast train to Bayonne go and spend the night in the parked overnight train ... then we have done, though was not to think of sleeping, because in our compartment anyone stayed overnight who was talking in his sleep ... not only spoke, but told his family history. This morning we went so totally whacked to Montparnasse train station and then to a 5-hour tour in far too small TGV to Bayonne. Here we expected 25 degrees and beautiful weather. Our first two pilgrim acquaintances, Claudia and Sandra attended from Switzerland take a taxi for an incredible 138.00 EUR to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and tomorrow will start from there on the Camino. We preferred to drive through because of the lost day to Roncesvalles and tomorrow to start from here. Had just after an impressive service with an excellent blessing pilgrims pilgrims with the menu Here everyday baked trout with fries and "Vino Tinto". already had a lot of fun with Bill and Julie of Denver and a Spaniard, has seen its name probably not. Anyway, we laughed a lot ... At the moment, while we write this, the lure of our bunk bed is getting louder. We will now create one Viertelstuendchen enjoy the great evening mood and then "listen mattress. Tomorrow we go to Larrasoaña ... if the day will be similar adventurous as it is today? We will report.
Best wishes to the homeland ...
Meli and Horst
Quote of the day: "Those who stay on the road stays on the line ... who strays from the path, get to know the area." Sometimes it's nice to come even from the way ;-))
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