After spending the night in Barcelona, we woke up early to catch a train to Pamplona. What we thought was going to be a rather quick journey to Pamplona ended up being a strenuous/tiring one. Our train from Barcelona departed around 9am and was to arrive in Zaragoza around 10:30am. Well it took us until 2:30pm to arrive in Zaragoza! Arriving this late meant that we missed our connection to Pamplona. While in Zaragoza we were told that we needed to take the train that departed two and a half hours later. So we waited around and boarded the train. What we were told and also thought was to going take us to Pamplona ended up being a train ride for people coming from Pamplona heading back to Barcelona. The train basically took us out to the middle of nowhere so the people heading back to Barcelona could switch trains and board one that would take them the rest of the way to Barcelona. When the train stopped to make its connection in the loneliest city within Spain, I asked the conductor if we needed to change. He replied to me that we were on the correct train. We watched the majority of the people get off and board the other train. As our train departed I asked the conductor once again where the train was headed. He replied, “Zaragoza!” I could not believe it!!! In all, we spent around 10 hours on the trains today, making it only halfway to our destination! On top of spending all that time on a train, the conductor of the train that we boarded in Zaragoza told me that we are on the correct train if we would like to go to Pamplona!!! This guy was full of it all afternoon! Our day was doomed from the moment we set foot on that first train in Barcelona!
Upon arriving back in Zaragoza, we got something to eat and then scouted for a place to sleep within the train station. Eventually at 12:00am we got kicked out and had to move outside. There we found wooden benches that looked more comfy than anything else around. I am sad to say that this is my second time sleeping at a train station during my stay here in Europe. I hope it was my last!
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