Not Impressed

[luzula]

Quote from the 1756 journal I am now reading: Travelling in Holland, you see, is so safe, and so easy, that [...] it is just stepping in at one town at a certain hour, and you can promise to a minute when you will be at the next, without even stepping out of the voiture, if you please.

I regret to say that the same is not true of the Deutsche Bahn; granted that it is much faster, but I am not impressed with the delays. /o\

Comments

[chestnut_pod]

Oh, how the mighty have fallen!

[luzula]

I am trying to imagine what the opinionated Scottish lady who wrote the journal would have to say about this poor performance...

[tamsin]

The Deutsche Bahn is notoriously bad at being on time, I'm afraid. *hands you beverage of your choice*

[luzula]

Thanks for the sympathy; I'll take some cold sparkling water, thanks...

[regshoe]

Hee, what a nice (ir)relevant bit of history to come across! I'm sorry about the delays :/

[luzula]

I thought it would be interesting to read an 18th century journal about travelling in Europe while, well, travelling in Europe. : )

[ride_4ever]

This is indeed an interesting take on "travel reading".

(And speaking of "travel reading," I've fallen behind on reading and commenting about your travels. Such is my RL at the moment that you might already be back home before I've finished reading about your travels.)

[luzula]

Oh, no worries. I do hope your RL calms down soon, if it's stressful...

[ride_4ever]

TYK for the good thoughts on RL. Not stressful precisely, but full of so many obligations that demand my time ahead of fannish time.