From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 12-Apr-15 22:01, jimmygeldburg@gmail.com wrote:   
   > Stephen Sprunk wrote:   
   >> I traveled overnight from Paris to Amsterdam in a couchette, and I   
   >> really liked that concept.  There was absolutely no privacy (5   
   >> other strangers in the same room), but it was a _lot_ cheaper than   
   >> having a room to myself and more comfortable than a coach seat; I   
   >> probably wouldn't have made the trip at all if that option weren't   
   >> available   
   >   
   > The Thalys makes that trip in 3:18.  Why do you need an overnight   
   > train?   
      
   The couchette saved me a night in a hotel each way, which meant that   
   side trip actually had a _negative_ cost.  That's hard to beat.   
      
   If I took Thalys, the fare would be higher _and_ I'd still need those   
   hotel rooms, so the cost would have been prohibitive.  Also, if I'd   
   spent 6.5 hours of daylight traveling, I'd not have been left with   
   enough time in Amsterdam to make the side trip worth doing anyway.   
      
   S   
      
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