Originally Posted by Analise

That's good.

Another question: In reserving a seat, how do I know which direction the train is going? I hate sitting backwards and I'm about to buy another DB 1st class seat this time from Berlin to Frankfurt HBF. I see the icon of the train with the "Direction of travel * " next to it. Is the icon in fact showing the direction the train is going? It seems to be the same icon for every train I am considering; I haven't seen the icon face the other way.