Up in the morning, actually kinda tired when I got up, which is a first for this trip. Slept great last night though. Today is the transit day to Oslo, and what a transit day it’s shaping up to be.
After shoving everything back into the suitcase and laptop bag, I checked out of the hotel and had about a little over an hour to get to the train station, so I decided rather than hopping the subway down to the station, I would just walk the little over a kilometer down there. It turned out to be a good choice, since it was such a nice morning.
As usual, I make it to the train station earlier than I needed to, but that’s not a big deal. It was nice to sit around and relax a bit first. Then made it to the platform and the train arrived.
Now, first off, this is not exactly a glamorous high-speed train like I came in from Copenhagen on. Though honestly, speed-wise I can’t tell the difference and I think the difference in top-speed is only about 20kph in this case. However, the bigger surprise that I had not been made previously aware of is that they are doing work on the tracks to Oslo, so after a 3-hour train ride to Karlstad, I get on a bus for another 3 hours to Oslo. NOT impressive. Here I was expecting a nice relaxing train trip, lounging in my meager window seat, looking out through a window that probably hasn’t been washed in 6 months, but it was my personal space. Now, I’m going to be trapped on a bus for 3 hours after being trapped on a train for 3 hours.
Oh well, I’m here for a Scandinavian adventure afterall, aren’t I? Maybe the bus won’t be jam-packed full and I’ll have a little more space than I would expect. I can think positively.
No internet to post this until later, so more updates to come as we go. [9AM CET]
[Update 3:30pm CET]
Well, I actually made it. Checked into the hotel no problem. Plenty of updates to come later, but for now I’m off to wander the town… and find some food. Mmm… food.
No comments:
Post a Comment