Many Europeans often critique Americans on their lack of "metros" or rail systems. However, we have one advantage in America. You see, we will never fall asleep on a late night train and end up in a completely different country. Navigating through Copenhagen has not been the walk in the park that I had expected and there are several tales to back up my assertion.
I was taking full advantage of the lack of Wednesday classes when I decided to meander into Copenhagen this past Tuesday evening. Having been assured by my train schedule that I would be able to catch a train back to Trekroner up until 3am, I embarked on my journey for the night. However, much to my surprise when I returned to the train station shortly after 1, there were no more trains heading in my direction. A 600kr taxi ride (split among 6 of us) was my only solution to returning to my humble abode for the evening. While that might seem unfortunate it pales in comparison to the experiences some of my kollegium neighbors embarked on that night.
My friend Burns attempted to get home by himself that night. He managed to catch the last train, but he also managed to fall asleep on said train. When he woke up he was no longer in a zone covered by our transportation pass, so he was forced to catch a taxi by himself. I'm sure his parents will be please with the 600kr charge on their emergency credit card.
Worse than an unfortunate credit card charge however, is the tale of one person in my Kollegium who fell asleep on the train and woke up in Sweden.
Moral of the story: If riding a train after a night of drinking, remember the buddy system... and hope they don't fall asleep too.
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