On Wed, 8 Nov 2006 16:05:03 -0000, Renko wrote in
, seen in misc.transport.rail.europe:
> But I am looking forward to my trip next year to Czech Republic where a
> 7-day second class ticket will cost me CZK810 which is approximately
> GBP19.40 at today's conversion rate
Excellent value for those of us from the affluent West (although
personally I'd spend the extra few quid for the 1st class version to
make sure I got a seat).
For those living in .cz itself, especially those in the "grey area" of
unofficial unemployment - of which there is a lot in .cz, according to
Czechs I know - the fares you find so cheap are seen by the Czechs
themselves as being as expensive as fares in the UK are to British
residents.
And CD itself is viewed by the Czechs with all the disdain in which
Britons held BR in the 1970s - and more...
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