Thursday 8th August 2024 🚂

Day 8


After an eventful night with two rangers being locked out their room (don't worry they got in eventually), we started the day with a much need lie-in till 9am with a delicious breakfast buffet at 9.30. We then packed our bags and prepared to head out for a morning of exploring Krakow.  Some people went shopping, some ate ice cream and some just walked around - Elosie's group had a blast having a wonderful photoshoot upon a bandstand. The leaders visited the House of Attractions. It was a bizarre building with very bizarre attractions. Who knew there was such a thing as a 7D cinema?! 








We then headed back to the hotel where we had some floor time and devoured the food we all brought for lunch. After sorting through the mountain of bags , we each then shouldered our bags and prepared to head to the station. 


Unfortunately, on the way a disaster struck ...... the strawberry punnet took a fall! However, after clearing them up, we continued our journey.


At 2pm, the nineteen of us boarded our next train from Krakow to Vienna. Through out the journey some members decided to start a choir and performed a beautiful rendition of Sofia the First. 


After some long delays due to a track being closed, then the changing of our locomotive we finally arrived in Vienna - Austria.


Soon after arriving one group (my group!) got a little lost but eventually found our way to the hostel, where we then headed out to have a wonderful but filling meal in a beautiful restaurant. We then headed back to the hostel to relax and sleep.




Until next time

Team Inter-Rail 🚂


~Izzy

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