May 5 - Amsterdam to Munich

Monday
By 4 a.m. Peggy had a very high fever. Verle tried to get a thermometer from the Sheraton help desk. They had nothing, but suggested going to the first aid station (open 24 hours) in the train station. No help there either, so we gave up on that idea. Peggy was able to sleep, but breathing was rough and uneven. We thought that with more rest she might feel better. We must meet our flight from Munich to Tel Aviv by Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.
Peggy slept very hard till about 9:00 a.m., but was very slow upon awakening. She managed to shower and dress, and we went back to Amsterdam Central to catch our train to Munich. Unfortunately, we missed the first train (our printout gave the wrong platform) and had to wait two hours for the next train. Peggy began to feel quite a lot better, but kept falling asleep.
We had to change trains in Dusseldorf, and then trained all the way to Munich. This surely is a comfortable way to travel. We arrived in Munich about 8:30 p.m., Peggy very tired,, and found the information office closed (where we usually find lodging directions when traveling without reservations). Fortunately, as we were standing in front of that office a lady came up and offered us a small room in her home. We had read that many times the local folks will be watching for travelers like us and will just be waiting for an opportunity to offer their room. We accepted and she led us via the metro to her place. I went right to sleep, but for some reason Peggy laid awake for several hours before finally getting to sleep. She then slept quite well till about 10:00 a.m.