I’m a sucker for flash mobs and symphony orchestras and Ravel’s Bolero, all of which makes it extra lame that I missed this performance in my own backyard last spring. Friends and family members who have visited me in Sweden will recognize Copenhagen‘s Central Train Station. Enjoy. Related articles Copenhagen Philharmonic Flash Mob (VIDEO): Symphony …
Tag Archive: public transportation
Mar 14 2011
Can I charge a public transportation company with kidnapping?
Because that’s essentially what happened to me last Friday afternoon courtesy of Skånetrafiken. I was on my way to Lund, as usual, to co-host a program for international students on Lund University’s radio station. Because I leave my real job early in order to do this as a volunteer, I tend to walk out the …
Dec 16 2010
The good, the bad, and the star-studded
As predicted, Mother Nature is making life miserable for commuters already peeved at our regional rail service, Skånetrafiken. If the numerous delays and glitches associated with the first week of operation at three new underground rail stations weren't enough, now several inches of new snow (with more on the way) are making travel even slower …
Dec 14 2010
Wasn’t this supposed to make my commute easier?
Malmö's City Tunnel, which has been under construction since 2005, finally opened to train traffic this week. The massive project converted Malmö's main railway station from a terminus to a through-station, and then connected it to two new stations under the city on the way to the Öresund Bridge to Copenhagen. Dr. Darling and I …
Sep 11 2010
Staggering up to Stockholm
I’m tapping out this entry in the Awesome Note application on my iPhone because the WiFi access included in my 1st Class ticket aboard the X2000 “fast train” is not working in this particular car. And it also appears that Skånetrafiken does not have a corner on the “late train” market because we are currently …
Aug 11 2010
Drugged-out Space Cadet or Office Flirt?
Today, after plenty of previous "close calls", I got all the way to the train station before I realized that I had forgotten to put in my prosthetic eye. Not only that, but I didn't have an eye-patch with me either. I was actually sitting in the Quiet Car when I figured it out. I …
Jun 26 2010
Next trip, we are SO renting a car
I'm writing this entry from a holiday cabin near Norrköping, where we have join my brother-in-law's family for Midsummer, the biggest holiday in Sweden after Christmas. We got here by train, bus and sheer will. You would think, after eight years in this country, I would know better than to rely on public transportation for …
