Being choose-y on the Train to Narvik

Got here, way before it’s due to leave but with plenty of time to choose a seat..

Choice is great… but hard.

Some have tables.

Some are close to doors.

Some have good windows.

Some are ickier than others,

Some are inevitably going to be facing backwards.

I solved the last problem by asking someone which direction we’re going to leave in… She wasn’t 100% sure, but the chances are pretty good that I can face forwards for a change..

…but…

..do I choose the side with almost all the lakes for the first two-thirds of the journey or the side with the huge lake near the end..???

There are currently loads of empty seats, including 2 blocks of 4 seats with tables, so maybe I can switch in time for the lake.. but maybe it’ll be full by then?

Life’s big questions.. 😅

Luckily, other people write blogs too…

‘After the train reverses in Kiruna’ – yay! If I choose right, I get the best of both worlds! 🙂 (actually left, in the direction of travel ;p )

I would have gone backwards for the first bit to go forwards along the lake, but the window’s off centre and I figure I’m much better off going backwards along the lake and actually seeing it 😅

I’ve chosen.

I now have a non-icky table seat with a window, that’s going to face forward for all the best bits of the journey 😊

Ticked ALL the boxes there 🙂

Also: ‘Port outward’, hmm 😇

So. Unless someone tells me they booked this exact seat, I’m going to be here for tHe next 8 hours or so 🙂

Wheee!!

And we’re off!

(Only took 25 minutes to decide where to sit 😂)