After the visit to the Railway agents yesterday we decided to see if we could get tickets any more cheaply than what they offered. Our reasoning being that if we get the passes, believe it or not, our flexibility is somewhat diminished due to where we want to go, plus we have to reserve seats on each train at an additional expense with passes, and finally the prices are so close either way that research may be beneficial. Whew.
At any rate what we found was that by buying the tickets through the German railway system it appears that we can save significant money, like 300 euros, on the first two legs from Paris to Berlin and from Berlin to Prague. Enough to defray at least part of the cost in Berlin, so we're off to see the DB Bahn agents tomorrow.
After a bit of anguish over the whole process, we grabbed a bus and went to another brocante (aren't you surprised). This one was on Rue Cler, a street that figures significantly on Rick Steves' travel shows of Paris. We have had so many good experiences with Rick's suggestions on restaurants that we felt it would be fun to see the street and a bonus to see a brocante at the same time. When we got to the street we spent a few minutes viewing a few booths and then went to a small brasserie for a spot of lunch, after which we went through the entire market and enjoyed the coolness of the day.
After the visit to the Railway agents yesterday we decided to see if we could get tickets any more cheaply than what they offered. Our reasoning being that if we get the passes, believe it or not, our flexibility is somewhat diminished due to where we want to go, plus we have to reserve seats on each train at an additional expense with passes, and finally the prices are so close either way that research may be beneficial. Whew.
At any rate what we found was that by buying the tickets through the German railway system it appears that we can save significant money, like 300 euros, on the first two legs from Paris to Berlin and from Berlin to Prague. Enough to defray at least part of the cost in Berlin, so we're off to see the DB Bahn agents tomorrow.
After a bit of anguish over the whole process, we grabbed a bus and went to another brocante (aren't you surprised). This one was on Rue Cler, a street that figures significantly on Rick Steves' travel shows of Paris. We have had so many good experiences with Rick's suggestions on restaurants that we felt it would be fun to see the street and a bonus to see a brocante at the same time. When we got to the street we spent a few minutes viewing a few booths and then went to a small brasserie for a spot of lunch, after which we went through the entire market and enjoyed the coolness of the day.
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