Kristen and I were headed to Prague for Easter weekend and we had a 5 hour layover in Düsseldorf Germany so we got to exploring the city. It really wasn't enough time, we didn't get to see everything but it was great for a pit stop. We were trying to get to the city center via train, but the ticket machine wouldn't take either of our cards. So we went on a search for an ATM, but we didn't want to get out much because we were only there for 3 hours max. Anyway, Kristen pulled out some money so that I wouldn't have to, since I have no use for euros after this. We got on the train and headed to the city. When we got there we just explored, saw a nice church and walked down a main store street, where we got some souvenirs. By the time we left the souvenir shop we were right on time to be headed back to the train station to make it to the airport in time, so we started heading that way. We walked by this market that we just couldn't pass up, and saw a lady making crepes. Of course the crepe lady didn't take card, so Kristen paid for it. I got a cinnamon and sugar crepe while she got something more towards the salty side. While she was getting her crepe my cinnamon and sugar started oozing out of the bottom of my crepe without me knowing, and it went all over the counter. Then I took my elbow and laid it right in the melted sugar and cinnamon, smearing it all over my jacket! Luckily, it was the green/blue water proof one, rather than the gray soft to the touch one. After I noticed my cinnamon sugar pouring out of the bottom of my crepe, it was too late. My elbow had been covered and became very sticky and the wind was chilly making the sugar harden on my sleeve. Then, when I lifted up my elbow to try to rub it off, the wind caught my hair and flung it in to the small pile of liquid sugar that was dripping out of the bottom of my crepe.
Anyway, I didn't have time to care really because we had to make it to the train station immediately if we wanted to take a train to the airport. I used a napkin to wipe off most of the stickiness on my sleeve, but I will most definitely have to wash it when I get back to London.
Believe it or not, this isn't the first time I've put my elbow in something super sticky while being on this side of the world. I think I smooshed a raised with my elbow unknowingly with in the first couple weeks of being in London.
Soo, to wrap this up, we made it to the train station after a 20 minute walk, but then realized that a train wouldn't be going to the airport for another 50 minutes, so we were forced to take a €30 taxi ride. But we made it to the airport on time, which is always a great stress reliever.
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