It turns out the weird guys didn't have tickets at all and were trying to ditch the conductor. Another couple who spoke excellent English as well as German arrived at one of the intermediate stops to share the cabin with us, and that's when the Conductor showed up and collared the two weird guys. He gave them a chance to pay for tickets, but they didn't have enough money, so they tried to beg some cash off the German couple. The conductor spoke to the couple in German, and suggested they shouldn't give these characters any money. In the end, what happened is that the conductor had the police waiting for the freeloaders at the next stop.



After the conductor and the weirdos were gone, the nice German couple explained it all, and also said the weirdos weren't just freeloaders, it was likely that they were trying to bring some pot over from Amsterdam (where it's legal) into Germany (where it's not).



After that all got worked out, we were finally able to relax for the rest of the train ride, and Rachel got a nap.