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January 15, 2005
the commuters
i slept over at laszlo's apartment on wednesday after the dinner gathering, simply because it was easier than having to try and catch and the last train back home.
the next morning i had to get up super early. 7 am! much much too early. i just can't crawl out of bed when it is still dark outside and oh-so-cold. then i read about bears being woken up early from their hibernation because it wasn't cold enough (!).
after a quick wash, getting dressed, and breakfast, laszlo, lesh and i left to catch train from central station. the metro was not packed at all, surprisingly, compared to london at that time of day. there were a bit of delays on the trains; laszlo says every couple of months, the train system throughout the country seems to collapse and everyone, everything is delayed to anyplace, anywhere.
we ran into matt at the station so we all got into a compartment together on the train. it was a nice commute, the sun had started to rise and was shining through the windows. i was a bit sleepy.
commuting rotterdam-eindhoven is really really good compared to commuting london-london or jakarta-jakarta *all that traffic jam! and i don't even drive! oh my poor driver, driving me from meeting to meeting*
commuting on the london underground was like this: northern line south. change at king's cross for piccadilly line, and ride piccadilly line till my stop. or change from northern line at warren street, for victoria line, and change at green park for piccadilly line. my easiest commute to work was when i lived in bromley, and worked near london bridge. took 1 train, then an easy 10-minute walk from london bridge station.
jam-packed at rush hour, i wish i was taller so didn't have to look into someone's armpits during my journey. mornings are okay because everyone smells like soap or aftershave, but evening rush-hour you might as well bring your own gas mask.
in summer season, expect large groups of american and german tourists in the crowd *don't other nations visit the UK?!?!*
on the dutch train commute: i could sit and read a book, or fall asleep, or chat to colleagues who also make the journey, or open my laptop and try to catch up on a bit of emails or work.
robert wants to eventually live in the randstad, and i don't know if we'll both still be working in eindhoven then. if so, i hope we'll live in the rotterdam or utrecht side of the randstad so the train commute will be about 1 hour each way.
anyway, it's nice to know these things.
Posted by Yasmina at January 15, 2005 11:45 AM
Comments
Hi Yaz!
commuting pakai train di bld emang lumayan selama di luar peak hour yah :-) Jadi inget masa2 dulu kerja di Oude Meer. Door-to-door 2 jam dari rmh gue. Kalo pagi, jarang dapet tp duduk, kalo ada vertraging jadi telat! huhuhuhu...
Posted by: Lely at January 17, 2005 03:41 AM
