5 a.m. Woke up from a terribly loud noise emerging from my phone. Had an incoming message saying EMERGENCY WARNING. Heart attack. Pressed decline, only a flood warning. Tried to get back to sleep, but my phone decided to receive three more of these messages until I finally found out how to turn them off. Wide awake now at 5 a.m., great. Rolled out of bed, trying to be as quiet as possible because I didn’t want to disturb my roommates. Brushed my teeth, took a shower, put clothes on and left the hostel in the pouring rain in search of coffee and breakfast. Walked around for a bit, found a place that sold nice acai bowls and coffee. Headed back to my hostel, got ready ,checked out and took the subway to Port Authority Bus Station. The subway is something that I still haven’t figured out completely haha. Port Authority is close to Times Square, so I decided to explore the area a bit- definitely overwhelming to see, but also really overcrowded and hectic, probably not the best idea to do this while dragging a suitcase around.
Decided to get some overpriced ice cream (9$!!!), a bottle of water and a snack for the bus ride before going back to Port Authority. Over 400 gates for buses, this station is huge!! Bus was on time, was a little worried about that since Stephan’s bus got delayed for over six hours! Ride went smoothly tho. Got to DC, tried to get on a train to Manassas, typed it into my phone, and maps said 8(!!!) hours. No way. I was beyond exhausted at that point, so I went to the help desk and asked the lady who worked there if there was a way to get to Manassas. She told me to go to Vienna and catch an uber fron there, so that’s what I did.
Got to my shady hotel, which was better than expected. Clean room, large bed and enough towels for my stay. Got to bed soon after .
Iron Maiden Tour Adventures 