welcome back!

i'd found out 2 days before arriving that neither of my bank cards worked. i'd kept both, just in case, despite the letter informing me that the first one was now useless, but i thought i'd try anyway. as it turned out, though, they'd cancelled the second card because i'd never used it. yeah. difficult to use when you're not in the country...

so anyway, as soon as i got off the plane, before i picked up my bag, i went to the bank to get some money. then, as i was waiting for my luggage, i turned on my phone. but apparently, not having easy access to money was not going to be my only problem. my SIM-card was inactive. just great. i'd have to stop at the main station to get a new one.

i finally got my new card and was able to send off an SMS telling K. i was on my way. but there again, things weren't going to be easy. it turned out something had gone wrong 2 stations up north, so it was total chaos. after i found my train, on another platform altogether, another 20 mns went by with us just waiting for it to leave. finally, i made it to my friends' place. the holiday could start.