Sleeping in Airports blog

I’ve never slept in any train stations, but I must say that after reading many of the reviews you’ve sent in, I certainly wouldn’t try it alone.  It seems to be a more popular thing to try in Europe, but I think only for the brave…..as you’ll discover reading this gem.

(Contribued by Iwmimi) My friend was to meet me in Copenhagen in the middle of my trip in the Nordic and I was supposed to pick her up at the bus stop outside the railway station in the early morning. Having limited budget, I decided to stay a short night in the station since I arrived at 11pm and will leave at 6am.
There is less than 10 benches there and not other seats. It’s impossible to sleep in the platform as it’s freezing cold. But the main lobby isn’t any better also. I was frozen even though I wear all clothes I have (including a down coat) and stayed in my sleeping bag.
There’re loads of drug addicts or drunken people around. I was waken up at around midnight as somebody poured beer onto my sleeping bag. I was too scared to yell at them and just wipe that off and continue to sleep.
Then somebody woke me up at 1am and ask me where did I put my luaggage. I lied that I locked them in the lockers. And he told me that the station is gonna close and suggested me to go to his place. I declined with a trembling voice and he left with a few swear words.
At 2am I was waken up again, this time by the security. The station was closing and I was thrown out to the freezing street in Copenhagen. Lots of drunken people were vomiting at the entrance.
Shivering and scared to death, I wandered around and found a BurgerKing which opens till 6am. I got in, bought a Burger and started writing on my travel diary. I pretended to be a travel writer getting ideas in the middle of the night so as to prevent being kicked out.
Then I got my friend’s message that she’ll be arriving at 9 instead of 6…
I went back to the station at 6 and tried to continue sleeping. This time the station looks more safe and clean but I was waken again at 8am that sleeping is not allowed in the station. So I got up and walked around until my friend finally arrived.
(My friend couldn’t regconize me, she said I looked terrible.)
Buddies, for the sake of you life, better go directly for the overnight fast food shops to chat with people there if you really need to stay over night there.

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