Getting to Bamberg bfrom Frankfurt

Hello Friends and Family! Well a lot has happened since I last wrote. We have left Frankfurt and have made it to Bamberg. It was easy to hope on a train from Frankfurt to Bamberg. It took us about 2 hours the first part of the trip then we had to switch plans in Wurzburg. Then the next part of the trip took about an hour! One thing we learned was the trains are a great way of traveling but I do not suggest having a lot of luggage! It was a HUGE hassle to have our entire luggage! I look forward to experiencing the train again without so much stuff!

The train was the first somewhat relaxing experience and first thing that really started to look up for us, since the rest of our travel was a mess. We originally planned on and expected to be staying in a hotel in the center of Bamberg, because we were told we were not allowed to get on base until Wednesday, August 26^th. Luckily, Cherish’s teacher Sandy told us to call the school and inform them what time our train gets in. So we called the school and they told us someone would be there to pick us up! We were relieved, however we still did not know if we were going to get to stay on base in our apartment or not.

As we got off the train we were not sure how we were going to know who was picking us up. There was an n older gentleman that asked as we were walking out if we were students and we said yes! Turns out it was the schools new principals’ husband! He was very welcoming and helpful. He signed us on base and took us to the school, where we got to me the principal herself and the secretary who gave us all the paperwork. Then the principal’s nice husband was generous enough to drive us around base to all of these crazy places so we could get our ID card and privilege care. Unfortunately, we were only able to get our ID card that day because we needed a passport photo but the place that takes passport photos was closed until the next day at noon. So he should us EXACTLY where we needed to go the next day to get our privilege card and everything. After driving us all over him took us to our apartment and helped us carry our stuff to the 4^th floor! We were excited to finally make it!