We said farewell to our friends early in the morning, then took the Metro to the Gare Central, and from there a connecting train to the Brussels-Nord station. We were well in time, but had to wait on the cold platform for an hour because the train was very late. We should rightly have missed the next connection at Cologne, but thankfully THAT train was also late and it arrived 1 minute after we did. I was feeling very grateful that all worked out so beautifully, when I was given a little heart-shaped biscuit with the coffee I purchased on the train! I love synchronicities like that.
We are now in Hamburg and I’m writing this from the warm and very comfy hotel room after a delicious Italian dinner at Tavola Calda da Feri not far from the hotel, on a rainy, cold night.
