Days 76-77
Honestly speaking, day 76 (i.e. Tuesday) was something of a complete wash. I hung out in the hostel until after noon, working on my stuff on my computer and taking the opportunity to cook another bag of rice with the shredded carrots I had bought to fancy up my salads.
When I was buying over priced my train ticket to Nuremburg, an Indian fellow tried to sell me his leftover monthly rail pass for a few euro less than the cost of a ticket. There was something fishy about the way he constantly moved the ticket around and the mere fact that he was trying to get a few euro back from a ticket that he had ostensibly invested 100 euros in. I ignored him and followed the rules. The train conductor checked my ticket almost immediately, but I noticed that as we stopped several times on the way to Nuremburg, she never made any subsequent rounds to check anyone else who boarded.
It was raining in Nuremburg when I arrived, but I plowed through the drizzle to reach the hostel, which was just inside the city walls on the south side (the train station is just outside the old city wall on the southeast corner of town). I spent a few more hours working on my computer in the lobby of the relatively upscale (looking) hotel which also serves as a hostel. The facilities were certainly nicer than the typical backpackers, but there was still a decent shared kitchen and dining area.
The rain never let up so I didn’t even bother taking a walk around town, but I did pop over to an Aldi to get some yogurt and fruit in an attempt to take a few days of diet correction.
In the evening, I lounged in bed and watched a movie on my computer, before drifting asleep.
| Train | 12.3 |
| Hostel (3 nights) | 71.09 |
| Fruit | 5.65 |
| Total: | 89.04 EUR (694.5 RMB) (USD 98.03) |
Running Total: 28053.1 RMB (USD 3959.70)
Daily Average: 369.1 RMB (USD 52.10)