Berlin to Paris(?)

a chaotic travel day. leaving the hosrel at 7:50, boarding the first train according to schedule, with it arriving 40 minutes late - to miss our connecting train to Brussels by just 3 minutes. this delay in turn meant that we would miss our bus from Brussels to Paris, forcing us to book a new one. silly silly silly.

our unwanted stopover in Cologne was spent at the foot of the cathedral, which wasn’t the worst view to enjoy as we waiting for the next train.

I drew Joel’s blind portrait as we waited, sharing snacks we’d bought at the supermarket in the early morning.

our train to Brussels was packed, with Joel and I sitting in the foyer of one of the carriages for the first hour or so. we found our new bus in time, and if all goes to plan we’ll arrive in Paris by 10:40pm. still need to figure how we’ll make it to our accomodation, but I’m sure we’ll be fine.

journalled on the train today, and started working on some things for my future. scary commitments. a lot to digest. I’m another year older in under two months. many goals I would have liked to have accomplished years ago remain unfulfilled. this upsets me sometimes and I feel disappointed in myself. I also struggle with the idea of getting older - if you’ve been reading this for a while, you’d have known this ages ago. reminding myself it’s important to enjoy the time I have here. excited to shower and sleep. <<