northstar
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Surprisingly, I had the same experience at Station Zoo in Berlin. None of the counterstaff could speak English, und so musste ich mein schlechtes deutsch benutzen, eine Fahrkarte zu kaufen. I figured the lack of English speaking staff was because I was travelling off season. Conversely, Frankfurt, Cologne and Hamburg each had English speaking counterstaff for those who requested it.Surprisingly, the english of the counter staff at Munich is really poor.
I totally agree that that taking the train for the fun of it is worthwhile. Even though I flew from Cologne to Berlin for much less than the cost of a train ticket, I still took the train from Berlin back to Frankfurt in order to experience some views of the countryside. At a price of 95 euros, the train cost almost twice as much as the discount airline, but it was worth it for this one leg of my travels.Hi Northstar,
I'll be taking the train on this route just for the fun of it. To enjoy the scenery, take a little peek at Innsbruck during a 1h stop, and go through the Alps. Flying would be cheaper for sure, but I thought this would be fun.
Enjoy the trip overseas.