I received an email last night to say there is a problem with our train this morning so we went to the station early to check it out. Unfortunately due to the storm our train was cancelled, trees had blown down across the power lines, so we needed to check the replacement train and try to get back on our timetable. The customer service was very helpful explaining that we would need to change trains several times. It was exciting though because the first train was a double decker. 
Rotterdam to Utrecht
Utrecht to Amersfort
Amersfort to Enchede
Enchede to Munster
Munster to Hamburg
In total it would be about 6 hours 45 minutes.
In Enschede it was the end of the line, there were buffer stops the train could go no further and we were a bit puzzled. Then we realised we needed to check out of the platform to leave Dutch railways and go through to another platform where the German trains would depart from. Getting to Munster was ok but the onward train to Hamburg was ram jam full the luggage racks were full of suitcases it must have been a holiday or something.
In Hamburg we stayed in a Novum hotel near the station. It was a bit like a hotel in an Agatha Christie novel with lots of art nouveau glass everywhere. The lift was very small with an ordinary door which was very quaint. 
After leaving our bags in our room we went out to look for something to eat. We found a bar that served food so we ordered beer and something we couldn’t pronounce, it was pork with fried onions, potatoes and salad.
It was still raining.
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