Europe 2003 - Part 7: Rome to Munich, Bavaria

I have booked the overnight carriage from Rome to Munchen in Germany to meet my friend Jochen tomorrow morning. I went on a SCUBA diving course in Mexico with Jochen.

As expected, my night,s sleep was batty, I was sweating. I cleared out early in the morning to reach Rome,s spankingly modern “Termini” station. Only overnight trains to Stuttgart existed via Bern, so I phoned Jochen in Stuttgart, and he said “not to worry” (I can imagine him grinning!) and he,ll pick me up in Munich tomorrow before he goes to a football match. On Sunday I hope to meet Sybren and Vanessa (from the Mexico suntrek - see my Mexico travelogue) and when phoning yesterday, he was smoked up and telling me about this fairytale wedding they went to in a castle, etc and it was black tie and he drove in with Vanessa in a white BMW, etc. Lol!! Sybren rocks,it,ll be great to see him. So the world is about to turn German which is cooler and a welcome relief from the dirty gypsies of Rome,s metro and sodding endless road-pounding. I visited the Colloseum this morning and dreamed about gladiators (since I had the whole day to kill) and left the goodies in the luggage store at the station.

I then employed the afternoon doing some risque business which only those I have spoken to will know about. It has to remain a secret otherwise I,m done for by the Italian cops. See you in Munich, Bavaria after sleeping on me ickle choo-cho train on the railroad earth.