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Subject: Re: rail and ferry travel in europe
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Date: Tue, 28-May-85 09:21:00 EDT
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Mark:

I believe that Pan Am has a $199 dollar one way fare into Nice form NYC until
the end of june. From there, you could take the overnight train to Munich,
taking a bunk for the local equivalent of ca. $3 (on top of the regular fare,
which is very low, the trip being through Italy ). From Munich, you would want
to take the train to Hoek van Holland, or Oostend, for the ferry ride to
England. To do it in Style, why not take a night train Munich- Amsterdam, spend
a day in Amsterdam, and then catch the evening boat train to Hoek van Holland
(boat train means that the train schedule and the ferry schedule are
coordinated ). There are two boats from Holland to England. The day crossing
takes about 6 hours, while the night crossing typically takes 8 hours. The
reason is that if the ship were to cruise at full speed, you would arrive in
England at the oddest hour of the morning, when no trains are running yet.
Thus, you are delayed intentionally, and arrive in England at a more civilized
hour. Again, a train will be waiting for you at the dock. My suggestion is to
get a cabin on the night boat from Holland to England. The ferry line recently
acquired a large, new boat, which was running from Holland to England at night,
return by day. If this is still the case, it is great- multilevel bar/disco,
carpeted rooms, and unlike the regular sealink ferries, no vibrations,
clanking, or other rude noises all night long. But, while in Munich, you could
also check into discount air fares to London, which, at the cost of the nice
sceninc trip, would get to London much faster.

Bernard H. Schwab
Siemens RTL, Princeton, NJ