Last day of European Adventures

I am sitting here at a friends house in Frankfurt, relaxing before I go get my flight home. Yesterday was not with out anxiety and the sheer dread of being stranded in Europe. I went up to the counter in Brussels to find I had reservations for two paid seats going to and from Frankfurt but nothing to indicate I had to pick up tickets to catch the train itself.

I was standing there with 80 Euros and I needed 102 Euros and 20 cents to get the train back to Frankfurt. As you can imagine I was about ready to break down as I had no other money and I had given my money to my daughter for her honeymoon and bought them dinner and paid for our boat cruise with the last of my Euros. I had no credit card for emergencies, nothing. In future I will do my own bookings.