Fahrgäste in Duisburg

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Duisburg/Deutschland, 30-11-2007.
The overnight train from Warsaw to Duitsburg had a 70 min. delay which suits me fine because it means a full hour off the waiting time for my conexion to Amsterdam, still three hours to kill here in Duisburg, though.
Arriving at Duisburg I was actually quite surprised at the enormous amount of Fahrgaeste - commuters, you know. - running to catch their train. I feel like I am in a chicken house that has been invaded by a fox with the chicken running wildly in absolute despair.
I watch this crazy mayhem for a while before entering a small cafeteria for a cup of hot coffee. Outside the station I see the pigeon population of Duisburg waking up to a slight rain.
Are they off better than those commuters I saw just minutes before?

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Photos

Pigeons in the rain
Outside the Hauptbahnhof in Duisburg