The next step of the trip was one of the most exciting: getting on a proper night train. The Austrian train company ÖBB runs a number of trains that goes through Europe called Nightjets. Ours was to take us from Berlin, Germany, to Zurich, Switzerland in about 12 hours time. As we waited on the… Continue reading Stockholm-Malta by train part 3: Berlin-Zürich on ÖBB Nightjet
Month: June 2019
Stockholm-Malta by train part 2: Copenhagen to Berlin
After an early rise from Axel Guldsmeden we went to find where the bus that was temporarily replacing the train (I guess due to some kind of maintenance work) left. The guy in our hotel told us that it was “to the right of the Central Station”. We found the spot, but quickly realised that… Continue reading Stockholm-Malta by train part 2: Copenhagen to Berlin
Stockholm-Malta by train (ish) part 1: Stockholm-Copenhagen
This Summer we’re trying something new: taking the train all the way from Sweden to continental Europe, and then on to the tiny mediterranean island of Malta. The first step: catching Swedish SJ’s X2000 high speed train to Copenhagen. The trip is about five hours and we paid the equivalent of €30 each per person… Continue reading Stockholm-Malta by train (ish) part 1: Stockholm-Copenhagen
A day trip to Chernobyl Nuclear power plant and ghost town Pripyat
Just got back from a trip to surprisingly great Ukraine a few days ago. Before I go into details about the food, low prices and pretty buildings of Kiev though, I will tell you about a side trip we took during our visit, to the currently “in the news”-destination of Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. I must… Continue reading A day trip to Chernobyl Nuclear power plant and ghost town Pripyat