It occured to us yesterday that we should have a plan in case we get seperated. Some trains in Europe split cars and each car heads a different way. If you're not careful you could end up at the wrong destination simply by being on the wrobg car.
Although we try our best to get where we're going we needed a back-up plan in case we became seperated. Here are our safety rules:
1) Always carry your day pack! If for any reason we seperate you HAVE to keep your day pack with you. Even if you go to the restroom at the train station, or stop by a cafe on the platform. We survived with only our day packs for almost 3 days, so it can be done. We each have our passport wallets with Eurail passes, money, train timetables, map of Europe, and credit card in our day packs. I have our European cell phone, so Heather has the phone number written down...should we get seperated.
2) If seperated on a train, we meet in Bern. In the event that one of us gets seperated on a train (say the food car decides to redirect to a different city) then we will meet in Bern. Its a central location and only has one train station. We will meet at platform #1.
3) If seperated in a city, meet at our hostel/hotel. This assures we each know where to meet up in case we get lost in the throngs of people!
With these plans laid out if, for whatever reason, we became seperated we would know exactly what to do. The odds of being seperated are small, but if it did happen and we didn't have plans it could be more terrifying than it should be.
One of the first times my family went to Six Flags when I was a kid my mom took me to the Lost Child station and said "If you ever get lost you find someone in a Six Flags shirt and you come to this building. I will meet you here" I always thought she was overprotective, until one time my mom had to pick me up from the Lost Child station. ;) All I'm saying is Safety First can prove for a stressfree trip!
Safe Travels,
- Kit
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