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Kindness of strangers: We were hurtling away on the wrong train with a baby in tow
This was 1983, so there was no Google Maps. All I could think to do was shout down the carriage, ‘Does anyone here speak English? We’re lost!’
TL;DR
- The author and her friend, traveling with a baby in the Netherlands in 1983, got on the wrong train heading in the opposite direction of their destination.
- They realized they were lost when the scenery became unfamiliar, and the friend was unprepared with necessities for the baby and her own epilepsy medication.
- In 1983, there were no smartphones or GPS, so the author called out in the train carriage asking if anyone spoke English.
- A kind gentleman offered assistance, initially intending to help them get on the correct train but ultimately accompanying them all the way to their destination.
- This man sacrificed a significant amount of his own time to ensure their safety, even though it meant being very late for dinner.
- The author was deeply moved by this act of generosity and has since tried to pay the favor forward.