Monday, January 30, 2012

Things Not to do while Traveling in Germany

By:  Erin, Diana, Asli, and Sherin
(Created after we missed our train and we were waiting for the next one!)

1. Don't sleep on the train!
2. Don't get off at the wrong stop!
3. Don't be in a train station after 10pm because the bathrooms are closed!
4. Don't want to pee after 10 pm!
5. Don't forget to bring multiple pairs of shoes, your feet will hurt from walking too much!
6. Don't forget to bring a hat!
7. Don't drink anything after 10, because the bathrooms are closed!
8. Don't miss the train by less than 30 seconds!
9. Don't ride a bus that hits every red light!
10. Don't forget to bring a scooter!
11. Don't get on the wrong train!
12. Don't get drunk on Iced Tea!
13. Don't forget chargers, your camera battery will die on you!
14. Don't run into the street when its red!
15. Don't use the bathrooms on the train!
16. Don't try to enter the exits! (Learn how to read "Do Not Enter!" in German)
17. Don't wait until after dark to go sightseeing, pictures don't turn out!
18. Don't forget a rolling suitcase, rather than a shoulder bag!
19. Don't plan shopping on Sundays, everything will be closed!
20. Don't forget to learn to speak German, especially how to say "Drive Faster we are Missing the Train!"
21. Don't stand on the wrong platform as you watch the train pull in!
22. Don't stand in front of the train door while waiting for it to open, open it yourself!
23. Don't follow a random person you think is leading the way!
24. Don't take wrong turns, you will end up lost!
25. Don't forget to bring a GPS!
26. Don't forget to ask "Do you speak English?" in German, rather than in English!
27. Learn the 24 hour clock!
28. Leave enough time to walk to the train stations.
29. Don't pick something up from the breakfast bar that you think is tuna, its not!
30. Don't walk up to the hotel reception desk in your pjs and boots, the guy will give you a weird look!
31. Don't go to McDonald's for chocolate ice cream, they only have vanilla!
32. If you do not recognize the stop while exiting the train, don't get off, its probably not the right stop!
33. Don't think about being home in your warm bed, it will make you very depressed!
34. Don't stand on the elevator waiting for it to move without pushing the button!
35. Don't wave at the driver of the train yelling "STOP!", he won't stop!
36. Don't forget to wake up on time!
37. Don't tell the person that gets up on time to go back to bed!
38. Don't mix up the words "Don't talk!" and "Don't ask about it!"
39. Don't forget to bring an extra pair of legs!
40. Don't try to look for the animals outside when they are inside, and don't wait to long to go inside because they will go back outside!
41. Don't stand on the train talking after it stops!
42. Don't rush off the train when you have plenty of time!
43. Don't have to pee when its cold outside!
44. Don't go to the bathroom between trains!
45. Don't lose your cap while running!
46. Don't be too tired before a planetarium show, the music will put you to sleep!
47. Don't leave your cola in the middle of the sidewalk while taking pictures, a little boy will come by, pick it up, and say "Cola!" with a huge smile on his face, until his teacher yells at him to put it down (in German)!
48. Don't order the wrong meal because you get the numbers mixed up!
49. Don't forget to look up restaurants to add to your itinerary, with directions!
50. Don't try to fit too many things in, it won't work!

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