{"id":17808,"date":"2023-03-25T03:55:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T10:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=17808"},"modified":"2023-03-25T03:57:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T10:57:18","slug":"the-train-ride-back-to-glasgow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=17808","title":{"rendered":"The train ride back to Glasgow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rail strikes<\/strong> had been happening throughout my time in Scotland. When I checked into my final guesthouse in Inverness, my host tells me a tale about how his daughter traveled up from Glasgow the day before, and had to stand the entire journey due to no seats available. It&#8217;s a three hour trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I had purchased a ticket months prior<\/strong>, but was still a tad nervous that either the trains wouldn&#8217;t be running, or I couldn&#8217;t get a seat. I leave right after an early morning breakfast to see how my luck would fare at the train station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My ticket I purchased couldn&#8217;t be validated, but I just purchase another first class ticket. The station isn&#8217;t too busy this early in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wait apprehensively, but once they start boarding, it was smooth sailing. Hardly anyone else in my section, and the first class seat is comfortable. 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