Monday 5th August 2024🚂

Day 5

After a fairly broken night's sleep (at least in my room), we met for breakfast at the later time of 8:30, then packed our bags and brought them to the luggage room downstairs.

After that, 12 rangers and 4 leaders caught a tram to Prague Castle, a gothic building housing a major church in Prague, where we were impressed by the immense stained glass windows and the incredible paintings. We walked over to the Old Palace where we were impressed by the decorative ceilings. 




We then took a tram back to the centre, where we had some free time and bought both lunch and dinner, which we would eat during the long train journey to Krakow. We met back at the hostel, picked up our bags and filled our water bottles, and left for the station.

After arriving at the station, we waited for our train to be announced on the departures board, and for the platform to be announced. After finding our platform, we had to wait for our slightly delayed train to arrive. The train arrived and soon enough we were all settled down for a long 3 hour journey to our connecting train.

After arriving at the station just before the border between Czechia and Poland slightly late, we awaited our second train, which was equally delayed though on the same platform, Platform 4, which confused some of us greatly as it seemed that there were two platform 4s. After identifying the correct one, the one we started on, we faced a broken escalator which we, slowly, brought the wheelchair up.

We boarded the second train and, after a slight run-in with a man with a cello, we found our correct seats. We ate our dinner then admired the sunset, which was amazing over the Polish countryside. 



At about half past 9, we arrived in Krakow Station, and my group went upstairs to find a taxi for Aimee and Leanne while the others walked through torrential rain to get to the hotel (we get an actual hotel here, not only a hostel!!). After a very long time waiting, we all accepted that as the rain was getting heavier we would all get a taxi back to save us walking and getting back at past 10.




After arriving at our hotel, we found our rooms and are looking forward to a very good night's sleep (I definitely need one!) and to an exciting day tomorrow!

Until next time

Team Inter-Rail🚂

(P.S. Olivia has so far had an incredible time and is looking forward to sharing with my rainbows what she's got up to on her first international!)


~Alice

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