Last blog I reported that we had the printed internet train ticket but could not be sure how to get the real ones. True to form, the station where it may have been possible (the website was not clear, some stations can, others can't) was closed. Encouraged by a French lady co-traveller, we borded the train knowing that they would sort it out on-board.
They did sort it out. They even told me the station was closed because of illness. That's what happens when you employ only 1 person.... So what happened with the ticket? I had to buy another one! Interestingly it was cheaper than the one I bought on-line, but that could have been his error as we were well down the line by the time we bought the ticket.
Then at Paris we had to redeem the cost of the 2nd ticket. This involved queing for ages and another transaction that looked very similar to "paying yet again"; but I was assured it wasn't. "Can I buy an Metro ticket here?" I asked. No, it's the same station but a different company. Where have I heard that before?
No comments:
Post a Comment