> "Jen C." wrote in message
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>> 3.) If we do have tickets are we guaranteed a seat even if the train
>> is very busy and we arrive shortly before it leaves?
I have never seen a train that was remotely that full.
>> 4.) Do all train stations have someplace to store our luggage for the
>> day while we see the sights?
Not all, but many. What I've seen are the coin lockers.
>> 5.) If you must switch trains on your Night Train, are you going to
>> get cabins on the connecting train also?
I don't think the night trains switch. At least the one time I went on
one, it did simply pull over an wait for a long while, while people
'slept'. Except the oil fumes got so strong, it work me up. Read that
again. That's some STRONG odor. I could hardly breathe. I highly
recommend against night trains.
>> 8.) Since there are 5 of us, would it make more sense to rent a car
>> and spend that time driving? I worry about navigating and parking....
Get a car, man. There is so much more freedom in a car.
>> 9.) It looks way cheaper to get Couchette seats on the night trains,
>> which have 6 bunks, but then we would get split up, or maybe have one
>> stranger person sleeping in our cabin. Would they typically actually
>> give us a Couchette to ourselves with one empty bunk because there are
>> 5 of us?
Again, I only did it the once, but I gather the tickets are hard to get
all in one 6-bed cubicle. You'd probably have to buy the 6th bed to
avoid a stranger.
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