#Bahnzeit in Bayeux.
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@tml avoid the hotels close to the station in Frankfurt.
@titia I took one close to Frankfurt Süd. I always filter only ones that have score 8 or higher on Booking... that should keep me away from the worst ones.
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#Bahnzeit in Bayeux. Journey home begins. Going to Caen, Paris-St-Lazare, Paris-Est, and Frankfurt where I will stay the night.
Had booked a seat on the mandatory reservation non-stop TER to Paris at 10:05, but I arrived on schedule in Caen already at 08:49 and the 09:04 one was right across the platform waiting, so I booked a seat on that instead. Even got the other ticket refunded (from RailEurope), excellent. (Just €2.50, but still.)
For a TER, this is an excellent train. Has 1st class, runs 238 km non-stop. Not very hight average speed, just 119 km/h, but the line is quite curvy.
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@zotheca Winter is waiting for me back home;)
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@titia I took one close to Frankfurt Süd. I always filter only ones that have score 8 or higher on Booking... that should keep me away from the worst ones.
@tml Sounds like you made a good choice! Near the Süd station, the Schweitzer Strasse and Schweitzer Platz are quite nice for a stroll, a kind of "Little Paris".
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@titia I took one close to Frankfurt Süd. I always filter only ones that have score 8 or higher on Booking... that should keep me away from the worst ones.
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Had booked a seat on the mandatory reservation non-stop TER to Paris at 10:05, but I arrived on schedule in Caen already at 08:49 and the 09:04 one was right across the platform waiting, so I booked a seat on that instead. Even got the other ticket refunded (from RailEurope), excellent. (Just €2.50, but still.)
For a TER, this is an excellent train. Has 1st class, runs 238 km non-stop. Not very hight average speed, just 119 km/h, but the line is quite curvy.
I was not looking forward to a warm and crowded Métro ride, but actually, I have lots of time, and it is only a few kilometres, so I am walking from Gare St Lazare to Gare de l’Est. Then I can enjoy typical Parisian streetscapes and have lunch in some random nice restaurant inbetween.
Confit de canard and crème brûlée. Very French? And to top it off, a Saint-Germain spritz. (Probably a very touristy thing to drink a such after lunch, but that’s what I am.)
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Had booked a seat on the mandatory reservation non-stop TER to Paris at 10:05, but I arrived on schedule in Caen already at 08:49 and the 09:04 one was right across the platform waiting, so I booked a seat on that instead. Even got the other ticket refunded (from RailEurope), excellent. (Just €2.50, but still.)
For a TER, this is an excellent train. Has 1st class, runs 238 km non-stop. Not very hight average speed, just 119 km/h, but the line is quite curvy.
@tml yeah, the Omneo Premiums have pretty comfortable seats by modern standards. I was pleasantly surprised in Nice because I was dreading the death of the corails.
shame about the daft compulsory reservation though...
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I was not looking forward to a warm and crowded Métro ride, but actually, I have lots of time, and it is only a few kilometres, so I am walking from Gare St Lazare to Gare de l’Est. Then I can enjoy typical Parisian streetscapes and have lunch in some random nice restaurant inbetween.
Confit de canard and crème brûlée. Very French? And to top it off, a Saint-Germain spritz. (Probably a very touristy thing to drink a such after lunch, but that’s what I am.)
Now in the ICE to Frankfurt. Let’s hope the French keep their high-speed lines in better condition than the Spaniards.
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I was not looking forward to a warm and crowded Métro ride, but actually, I have lots of time, and it is only a few kilometres, so I am walking from Gare St Lazare to Gare de l’Est. Then I can enjoy typical Parisian streetscapes and have lunch in some random nice restaurant inbetween.
Confit de canard and crème brûlée. Very French? And to top it off, a Saint-Germain spritz. (Probably a very touristy thing to drink a such after lunch, but that’s what I am.)
Had not heard of Saint-Germain Spritz before but had it in a (gay) bar in Brussels (I am not, I probably should say, but such often have the most pleasant music and atmosphere) during FOSDEM. Was good.
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Now in the ICE to Frankfurt. Let’s hope the French keep their high-speed lines in better condition than the Spaniards.
Approaching Kehl. "Customs officers will be passing through the train for passport control"
I don't think so. Surely it is the Bundespolizei and not Zoll? Anyway, sad.
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Approaching Kehl. "Customs officers will be passing through the train for passport control"
I don't think so. Surely it is the Bundespolizei and not Zoll? Anyway, sad.
Yummy. Chili sin carne.
