The only problem with the whole stoners-and-cops fiasco was that it made the train run 12 minutes late.



Our travel agent had told us that the connecting trains would wait if we were late, so don't worry about only having nine minutes to change trains.



But the voice on the intercom kept saying 'your connecting train will not wait' as it announced each stop, and was suggesting alternate train connections for everyone. So we were a little worried we wouldn't make the Frankfurt-to-Stuttgart connection.



Turns out there was no need to worry, because (a) the train managed to make up a lot of the lost time so that we were only nine minutes late instead of 12, (b) the train we were connecting with was on the same platform (i.e., we just had to walk across to its other side), and (c) that train was 20 minutes late itself. Sorted. :-)



Here's a shot of that late train arriving. The train station was as modern and clean as the trains themselves. Very impressive.