Translation of comparison in German

We wanted to take a hot shower but there was no hot water at all. We asked someone to fix it and he showed us that there was a heating switch outside the bathroom which would turn on the boiler.
Anyway, back on the boat station we tipped the father and left. The bus was already waiting although we were the first ones to arrive. We had to wait nearly one hour until everybody was back.
A little information about me: I am 33 years old and my wife Anna and I have 3 children. We live near Dortmund. I work as a train driver in the Deutsche Bundesbahn. Do you know Germany?