Very First Eurorail Trip!

Our first euro rail train trip to Prague today! Was feeling apprehensive at first – tho we knew where to go etc just not what to expect (the unwritten code about behaviour on these trains etc.) So ---- first up, caught the metro with our bags trailing behind to the big railway station whereby – low and behold – our train was right in front of us. We checked out the carriages and seats (we had paid extra for seat numbers) and clambered on board. The trains are high up off the platform (first prob) so Dave had to get up with one bag, then step down to haul mine up! And then find a place to put our big bags. Thankfully the overhead luggage racks are that big that they will take our size bags – however (2nd prob) how to get them up there! Once again the mighty muscles of my man came into play – and he almost threw them up there! So now we know! The reserved signs are for the seats reserved (like us) and the rest are a free for all! You saw students racing down the side of the train looking for carriages with seats in them, then racing on board before the others etc. discovered (3rd Prob) when a train comes into a station, the doors are timed to open and shut after say 3 mins. so that was the amount of time we had to get off at Vienna! think the replay of above with bags and then getting them down onto the platform in under 3 mins. plus others waiting!!!! The trains themselves aren’t too bad. We have 1st class cause we booked seats for a little extra, and you get food service. This trip is 8 hours including a changeover of trains in Vienna (had to go through the haul bags around thing again!) so long day. On arrival in Prague - bit of a performance in finding the metro station (was actually right there inside the lovely new train station we arrived at!) discovered this after a little diversion outside and after asking 3 people cause we couldnt find it). Of course there were flights of stairs to go down (no elevators so once again Dave hauling bags everywhere) anyway 2 lots of tubes later - voila! we have arrived!