So I booked a train to London (much more expensive than London to Manchester) and a plane ticket. I had to print the plane ticket and my hotel could not help me do it. The Internet café they recommended weren’t open so just before my train would leave I had to find another place to print it. Luckily I found a place.
Then boarding the train I discovered that I had accidently booked a first class ticket. In hindsight it is actually something I don’t regret at all. I was served like a king and had food, fruit, tea and other cold drinks served. Once in London things went super smooth and while I did have some weight issues with my luggage that worked out as well.
On the train from Stockholm Central to my home station the troubles started again. It was in the middle of the night, might have been the last train of the night, and it suddenly stopped between two stations. It was announced that there was a total stop on the station ahead and we had to return to the previous station and wait for the special busses. I have been in this situation before and I know it takes time, a lot of time, for these busses to arrive so I and 4 others shared a taxi and sometime before 01:00 AM I was finally home. SL, the train company, will pay for the taxi so its ok after all.
I have been home over a week now and I am super bored. So its soon time to return I think. After all I don’t want to fail with this experiment. Its enough that I didn’t make it at my first try. My English phone cant be charged from Sweden so the job searching has come to a halt (I cant be reached and people don’t seem to like to call to a Swedish phone – understandably so). I guess I’ll send the hotel an e-mail and ask when they have about a week free for me to stay and I will go back then.
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