"Track problem in your favour. Get a 1100kr refund and buy a new ticket on a faster route for the same price."
That kind of summarises the last leg of #WalesToSweden, so I'll spare you the tedious details.
Except to report that the train disruption also earned me lots of SJ Prio points (frequent flyer miles on the trains here) and therefore my status as a top tier train ponce (svart nivå) looks safe for another year.
One of the main advantages, for me anyway, of #NotFlying across Europe is the chance to choose where to stop/connect in order to see places and meet friends.
Hamburg or Berlin is almost always on the #WalesToSweden route.
Dinner last night with a Hamburg pal was curry in a restaurant that was worryingly empty but actually did decent food. Didn't risk "Indien scharf" though.
Hello Köln. My, what big cathedral spires you have!
All suitably/typically chaotic with Deutsche Bahn as I connect for Hamburg. Glad I padded the schedule. And not feeling totally paranoid about the fact I have tickets (one refundable up to departure) on two different night trains to Sweden.
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Hello Bruxelles Midi.
Where amid all the usual station tat, there's a proper bike shop. Open weekdays but a mechanic is in working this Sunday at least.
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So it's time for another go at #NotFlying from #WalesToSweden.
Actually, that time was 2.40am when I got on the National Express from Cardiff. Now it's an 8am Eurostar to Brussels followed by a dash across northern Germany to Hamburg (8pm). Sleeper train to Stockholm leaves at 10pm then northwards, onwards.
More relaxed schedule (Sunday, playing safe with connections) so it will be 38 hours door to door.