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owlectomyAnd now, a very quick story, because we are paying by hour for the internet.
We had reserved a train ticket to Florence for "6:15 at night." Ticket said 6:15. We go merrily on our way. We get to the train station. Right about a few minutes before 6, Meaghan realizes that all the train notices say 18:00, because of course it's 24 hour time in Europe... and our tickets still say 6:15.
We get to the train platform. Meaghan runs back to the station to try to find information about whether these are the right tickets, or whether they can be changed, and if we can still get on the next one.
She gets to the information kiosk at 6 just as they're closing up, but they take pity on her and show her how to use the self-service machine to change the tickets. 6:05... they're not taking her credit card. 6:07... still not taking her credit card. She feeds in cash, waits an agonizing time for the tickets to print. Then, marathoner that she is, she sprints back to the train platform with about a minute to spare.
IT WAS PRETTY EPIC.
NOW WE ARE IN FLORENCE.
I HAD ASPARAGUS RISOTTO.
We had reserved a train ticket to Florence for "6:15 at night." Ticket said 6:15. We go merrily on our way. We get to the train station. Right about a few minutes before 6, Meaghan realizes that all the train notices say 18:00, because of course it's 24 hour time in Europe... and our tickets still say 6:15.
We get to the train platform. Meaghan runs back to the station to try to find information about whether these are the right tickets, or whether they can be changed, and if we can still get on the next one.
She gets to the information kiosk at 6 just as they're closing up, but they take pity on her and show her how to use the self-service machine to change the tickets. 6:05... they're not taking her credit card. 6:07... still not taking her credit card. She feeds in cash, waits an agonizing time for the tickets to print. Then, marathoner that she is, she sprints back to the train platform with about a minute to spare.
IT WAS PRETTY EPIC.
NOW WE ARE IN FLORENCE.
I HAD ASPARAGUS RISOTTO.
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10/10/11 20:59 (UTC)