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Karlsruhe - 25/12/19

Today was the day for train trip No. 1 to Karlsruhe. We took a taxi to the Schieder station and took a regional train to Altenbeken station, a big railway intersection in a small town. From there we took an ICE (Inter-City Express) to Karlsruhe. On the ICE, there was a pretty long delay due to "human damage", which probably meant that someone had fallen in front of a different train and needed to be taken to hospital. Other than that, the trip was quite enjoyable. When we arrived, we went straight to our hotel, which was just across from the station. There we checked in, went to the toilet, dressed warmly, and left again, for Grandma Gisela and Grandpa Pico's apartment. There we also met Uncle Christian and his new girlfriend. Together, we all walked back to our hotel, where we had booked a table in the restaurant in the ground floor.Then we went to bed.

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