Finally !!!
From Break free!!! in Basel, Switzerland on Sep 29 '06
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"This is the German Basel Station, I guess....the swiss will be next...or did I miss the german basel when i was fast asleep...why do i keep sleeping always at all important times...had that lady not awakened me at offenburg, i might as well have reached Karlsruhe....But thankfully, I am finally in some Basel....Thank God...for things could have been worse..At least I am in Basel....Oh this means that the swiss basel is next....otherwise why the hell would the train move further ahead...it ends at Basel-Swiss..or is it going into the shed....why do these europeans have so less population...i mean there is always nobody when i want somebody to be there..."
Me: Can I buy the Eurail passes here please?
Lady at Counter1: There ! "and to tell me this she made me wait for like 10 minutes in this sttupid line...."
Me: Thanks a lot!
Lady at Counter1: You are most welcome !
'Now wait for another 30 minutes to get to the counter...Oh by the way what type of Eurail pass do I want to buy...a Selectpass for sure but how many days....i guess 8 days should be sufficient...I really want to see lots of places but...i think 10 days is also not a really bad idea...the additional 2 days also do not cost much thereby bringing down the average cost per day...but 4 countries or 5 countries....germany, switzerland, italy, france have to be there....but what about greece...maybe greece too...OK...so...I will say...5 countries, 10 days...decided.... ' Me: Can I buy Eurail passes here?
Lady at Counter2: Ya, certainly. What type of Eurail pass?
Me: 8 days, 4 countries....
Lady at Counter2: Countries?
Me: Germany, switzerland, Italy, Greece...
Lady at Counter2: That makes it 340€ please.
Me: Can you also make a reservation for me to rome on this pass?
Lady at Counter 2: When do you want to go?
Me: Immediately.... 'What can I do here now?????' Thats the tourist information centre, I guess...that should help...lets see... Me: Hello! I am here for an hour or 2...what can i do here...is there something around here that i can see in this short time...
Man at Counter: Certainly! Here...take this map...and take any of the walking tours mentioned in there...just keep following the map...
Me: Thanks! 'Great...these people always have something or the other for everybody...I suppose...i should follow this red route...looks nice and is just 1 hour so that should give me enough time to come back...' So straight away to the Marktplatz or the Stadtzentrum...Tram No. 8.... 'Thats the Rathaus...i guess...old enough to still be standing...Nice marketplace..So...lets take out the map...Fuck!!!'
Wheres the bloody Map....Shit!! Lost it again...ok...he told me..there will be signboards all over the town... yup!!!there...what colour did i select...blue...no....was red for sure....ok....so lets see where it leads me... that looks like some old museum...thank god its closed....wheres the next sign board??? there...so...whats next...these streets look so familiar...i can imagine what it would feel to walk these streets like a local....as if i lived here...studied here...with friends...geet, dhruv, abhijeet...
all places in the world look so similar when i try to imagine what it must be like to live in that place....hmmmm....
that cars cool....oh theres somebody inside it...hes reading that book....i mean in the middle of nowhere, you stop your car and start reading....its a she!!!chinese???
oh that looks like some old fountain....naa...just a 'monument, i guess....no water...' Oh btw...i have come back to the StadtZentrum...how long has it been?? 20 minutes...missed the sign boards for sure...Why does shit always happen to me??
still have like 2 hours to go before my next train....il just wander around....walk these streets like a local....i kind of get the feel of this place.... oh....n whats that??a mini market...under the trees...looks beautiful..il go in there... oh...its a 'chor bazaar' equivalent....do i want to buy something???
no...not at all....no money for that...
Something for Deepika??? No...not from here...
A souvenier???
No....cant be spending money on that right now...dont know how much its going to cost me...the whole trip....have to save up here....
thats exactly how it is in the 'Joona Bazaars' or 'Chor bazaars'.... all places in the world look so similar when i try to imagine what it must be like to live in that place....hmmmm.... Ok! Time to go back....ita already late...il have to rush...cant even remember the way back to the Marktplatz....
'Aakaash hai koi prem kavi, mai uspe likhi kavita.....' Thats Ashoka....here...this guy is an indian for sure... Me :
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