It's pretty crazy --- all elements generally in place, we made it from Venice to Krimml in 1 day.
More than 12 hours of travel, Dave forgot his passport at the hotel in Salzburg, we barely, barely caught the bike rental place before they closed (actually, they did us a favor and stayed open) -- had to BIKE through some of Salzburg to the train station, buy tickets for the bikes and myself and caught the train with minutes to spare!
We had to change trains twice to get to Krimml (very small place). We boarded the train to Krimml, which was a private train, and the ticket checker said that Dave's Eurail Pass didn't work for the private train. We exhausted our cash between cabs and the bike rental and were literally 5 euro short for Dave's ticket ... and they don't accept cards.
The ticket checker said, "You must always have cash! I will have to let you off at the next stop." Dave asked, "Is this the last train to Krimml tonight??"
She nodded, our faces dropped...tears almost swelling after a very tiring day of travel.
The ticket checker must have felt our desperate cry for help. She surveyed us, thought for a moment, and said, "Ok, here's what we can do. You can go to cash machine in Krimml to pay me then. It's okay."
"OH, THANK YOU!!!" A sigh of relief rushed over us.
Even more kind, our hotel host picked us up at the train station and paid the ticket checker for us without us even asking (she approached him and explained the situation to him while we grabbed the bikes).
We ended a long day of traveling with a superbly wonderful dinner at the hotel --- pancake soup and cheese pasta (cheese made right in Krimml). We went for a short walk in the dark and slept well that night.
Thanks for being so kind, Krimml. :)
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