Speaking of public transport, I usually visit my family once or twice a month and that involves a two hour journey. First I have to get a tram into the city centre, which isn't too bad - I can usually get a seat and it only takes twenty minutes. After that, I have to walk to the main train station and board a train.
The quickest train will take 45 minutes. The longer train takes about an hour and a half. I usually go for the first option since it's cheaper and more efficient. The problem? Even when I reserve and book a seat in advance there's usually someone sitting in my chair even when it is clearly marked as 'reserved'.
I don't like to cause a scene but I also don't like wasting money. Yet the train carriages are usually stuffed with more people than is healthy to the point where even the aisles are full of people. So slipping past them to find my seat in the first place is often a chore in itself - and tracking down a conductor to help me is even more awkward.
So usually I end up stuck standing up next to the door with people standing right next to me and it's pretty awful. It doesn't help that I'm not the biggest fan of cramped spaces either. I guess this is what I get for living in one of the busiest cities in England but...still. It's horrible.
The quickest train will take 45 minutes. The longer train takes about an hour and a half. I usually go for the first option since it's cheaper and more efficient. The problem? Even when I reserve and book a seat in advance there's usually someone sitting in my chair even when it is clearly marked as 'reserved'.
I don't like to cause a scene but I also don't like wasting money. Yet the train carriages are usually stuffed with more people than is healthy to the point where even the aisles are full of people. So slipping past them to find my seat in the first place is often a chore in itself - and tracking down a conductor to help me is even more awkward.
So usually I end up stuck standing up next to the door with people standing right next to me and it's pretty awful. It doesn't help that I'm not the biggest fan of cramped spaces either. I guess this is what I get for living in one of the busiest cities in England but...still. It's horrible.
