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Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
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Starting out on my three-day trip by train from Denmark to Portugal. Off to a great start with the Copenhagen-Hamburg train being half an hour late before I even got on it, and also missing a carriage so the remaining ones are packed to the brim. Yay, adventure! 😂 #trains
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Second day, Hamburg-Paris via Mannheim. First train only slightly delayed thus far, so my 11-minute connection time is now down to 7 minutes according to the DB projection. Should be fine, right? 😅
Otherwise quite comfortable on the ICE, there's even WiFi that sometimes works!
Otherwise quite comfortable on the ICE, there's even WiFi that sometimes works!
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And off again! Another TGV, this time a seven-hour run from Paris to Barcelona. Managed to secure myself a first-class seat on the top floor for this, so should be a fantastic view the whole way.
Also, the French trains are *long*! Which is always great to discover when arriving at the platform a few minutes before departure and then having to walk the whole length of the train to get to the furthest carriage... 😅
Also, the French trains are *long*! Which is always great to discover when arriving at the platform a few minutes before departure and then having to walk the whole length of the train to get to the furthest carriage... 😅
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@bjorntopel
Nope, afraid not 😞 sending Jesper to represent the Danish contingent, though 😃
Nope, afraid not 😞 sending Jesper to represent the Danish contingent, though 😃
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Smooth run to Barcelona, and afterwards from there to Madrid. Identical TGV-style trains, just run by different operators, although I think OUIGO is also owned by SNCF? Anyway, quite comfortable, and the only snag was a would-be bag snatcher outside the station in Barcelona who was fortunately thwarted by a helpful bystander... Phew! 😅
Oh, and also the WiFi has been terrible on all trains so far. Apparently that technology is beyond us, still... 😞
Oh, and also the WiFi has been terrible on all trains so far. Apparently that technology is beyond us, still... 😞
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Managed to work around the bus problem by means of a quick switch of transportation mode, courtesy of Enterprise car rental. It's only a two hour drive from Badajoz to my final destination in Beja, and as an added bonus I won't have to catch a train at 8 in the morning when I'm going back on Monday. Win! Not sure why I didn't just do this from the beginning, actually. Definitely not booking Flixbus again 😬
Anyway, in the end I arrived only an hour later than originally planned, so Denmark-Portugal completed. Yay! Was quite fun, actually, think I'll do it again in reverse; maybe as soon as next week! 🤔
Anyway, in the end I arrived only an hour later than originally planned, so Denmark-Portugal completed. Yay! Was quite fun, actually, think I'll do it again in reverse; maybe as soon as next week! 🤔
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