hagens@uwvax.UUCP (Rob Hagens) (03/12/86)
I feel that a first class ticket is well worth it. For my trip, the difference
in price was not large. Consider, there are 2 basic ways you get on the train:
a) The train is waiting, and has been waiting for a while at the station.
If you have second class, you better get there early so as to get a seat
(esp. if you want no smokeing and a window). I much preferred hanging out in
the station, and getting on the train at the last minute.
b) The train arrives, stops for a minute, and then continues on. In this case,
if you are in second class, you must ride out a a typical American cattle
stampede of people trying to get the best seats. First class ticket holders
could quitely step on board.
And yes, most of this was in middle-northern Europe, and I think that there
was quite a difference between classes (at least in Sweden, Germany).
France is a different matter, and until they learn to keep to a timetable,
I won't mention them further :-)
I should point out my traveling situation: I was with my wife, and often
we both would want peace and quite/or window seats. We found we got a private
room almost every train -- it was very nice. However, if one is traveling alone,
then perhaps a large spacious room to yourself is not ideal...
Rob Hagens
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Weekend: A time between work and more work.guy@slu70.UUCP (03/19/86)
In article <702@uwvax.UUCP>, hagens@uwvax.UUCP (Rob Hagens) writes: > If you have second class, you better get there early so as to get a seat > (esp. if you want no smokeing and a window). I much preferred hanging out in > the station, and getting on the train at the last minute. In Germany, at least for regular tickets (I'm not sure about Eurrail) you can get a reserved seat in either first or second class. I recall that the price differential was significant between the two and my German friends tell me that most Germans ride second class for that reason. Reservations are made independently of ticket sales and cost around five marks. They must be made a day or so in advance. Look for a "Reservierung" sign.