Nurnberg to Prague

December 5, 2008 · Posted in Christmas, Eurail, sightseeing, train travel 

I am not sure who started to hear the perfect English first: me or them. But we quickly became train friends. They are an older couple from Iowa, traveling with a Eurail Pass for their 6th Christmas visiting the markets. This year they are focusing for two weeks on Germany and Czech and on their way to Polzen in Czech this day. “It just feels more like Christmas over here,” the husband says. “Yeah, because everyone is outside drinking gluwhein,” I add. “Yes, the gluwhein!” the wife laughs.

And we all agree that perhaps our train attendant has been indulging in gluwhein himself on this train trip. Twice he came into our cabin to check our tickets, smelling a bit more strongly of liquor each time. ‘Tis the season.

Train Tip: Check carefully which train will be taking you into Czech. There are somewhat faster “international” trains, and much slower local trains. Quality of service varies between the two types of trains. I switched to an “international” Czech train, the “Albert Einstein,” in Schwandorf, Germany. The quality of the Albert Einstein was basic, but good.

Benjamin Thomas

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