Germany A Toilet Catastrophe 1 February 2025 Somehow it's worked out historically that my worst experiences in Germany always end up being connected to Deutsche Bahn. That's exactly why I'm going to work there as a train driver - to make everything even worse. I'm joking, of course. But the topic I'm about to discuss is serious stuff. After all, German humour itself, which I'm slowly starting to get used to, is no laughing matter. Today I thought I'd entertain myself with a walk around Munich, but I was unpleasantly surprised by the complications that accompanied my journey to this city. There's a direct train RE 2 from Hof Hbf to Munich, and the journey takes three and a half hours. Obviously, during three hours of continuous travel, anyone would need to use the toilet at some point. This happened in my case too. Unfortunately, throughout the entire journey, the toilets in all carriages were closed - either due to malfunction or because nobody was maintaining them. Well, fine, I thought: I'll get off one station before the Hauptbahnhof, switch to the S-Bahn and find a working toilet there. However, it turned out the Munich S-Bahn didn't have toilets at all. Disappointed, I thought surely there would be a toilet at the Hauptbahnhof. There was indeed a toilet there. But firstly, the entrance system was working God knows how, and secondly, I didn't have any change to get in. Card payment didn't work due to some technical problems with the turnstile. This started to annoy me, and I thought I'd use the good old McDonald's toilet. After much trouble, I somehow found this establishment and headed towards the toilet. The entrance was paid. A paid toilet in McDonald's, good Lord! How is this even possible? Where has this ever been seen? In Burger King, the entrance was also paid. No, I really don't mind paying 1 €, and I was even ready to pay. But nowhere accepted bank cards, and I had no desire to withdraw money and get change just to get that precious euro to use the toilet. So, completely disappointed, I returned to the Hauptbahnhof and decided to simply check the trains standing there that weren't rushing to depart. Eventually, I managed to find a train with a working toilet and use it. So, in total, it took me more than four hours to find a usable toilet. Oh. My. God. Maybe Munich is a good city, but unfortunately, I'll now remember it as the city of inaccessible toilets. The train, by the way, was half an hour late, had no Wi-Fi and power outlets for me to charge my laptop and phone. Just disappointments all around. And non-working toilets, yes. The situation with them upset me so much that I've already sent complaints to DB Regio AG Bayern and the Bavarian Ministry of Transport. I hope they'll respond somehow and sort out this mess on the trains. Copyright (c) 2025 contact@renecoignard.com Powered by Weblog v1.18.6