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Old August 27th 11, 11:55 AM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
Andy Breen Andy Breen is offline
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On Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:48:04 +0100, Arthur Figgis wrote:

On 27/08/2011 12:17, Andy Breen wrote:
On Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:35:12 +0100, Arthur Figgis wrote:

On 27/08/2011 11:14, Andy Breen wrote:


Arlanda


If you want cheap, get the bus. That certainly existed then, too, but
as I said I didn't feel like being silly for the sake of a small
amount of money. The Arlanda Express was there, convenient and did
the job. What more do you want?

I'm from Yorkshire, so cheap. (I don't use the Gatwick or Heathrow
expresses either)


If you wanted cheap, then why on Earth were you in Sweden? It doesn't
seem to fit, somehow..


So I could colour it in on my Thomas Cook map. Saving money on the
trains allows it to be spent on frivolous stuff, like eating.


OK, I'll grant you that. There are places in Stockholm worth eating in
(though not cheap, but it's Sweden..). Further north it can be a bit more
basic, though Kiruna had a third pub (called "The third pub") by 2005..

Recommendation for uk.r people visiting the northern end of Sweden. Hotel
Jarnvagshotellet, which is not only one of the oldest buildings in Kiruna
but sits right on the station platform, with a fine view over to the LKAB
mine and its marshalling yards (complete with musical clashing couplings
in the morning).
For Sweden it's not expensive, either. Basic, but perfectly OK.
http://www.jarnvagshotellet.net/start.htm
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