Venice train station
May 15th, 2003, 07:22 PM
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Venice train station
I found this quote regarding St. Lucia on a website. I don't understand what is meant by baggage rooms, nor do I understand left luggage/storage. Anyone have a better explanation?
"The Santa Lucia railway station may be modern, but its layout isn't particularly efficient. You may need to wander around to find what you're looking for. For example, there are two baggage rooms: one for left luggage (storage), and the other for checking bags to your destination. To make matters more confusing, the main baggage room may handle left luggage during the off-season. You may also be asked to use a ?subsidiary cloakroom? for knapsacks and large bags."
"The Santa Lucia railway station may be modern, but its layout isn't particularly efficient. You may need to wander around to find what you're looking for. For example, there are two baggage rooms: one for left luggage (storage), and the other for checking bags to your destination. To make matters more confusing, the main baggage room may handle left luggage during the off-season. You may also be asked to use a ?subsidiary cloakroom? for knapsacks and large bags."
May 15th, 2003, 07:30 PM
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My god, sweetie, haven't you ever been in a train station before? Where do you live, Mayberry RFD? 
When people are between destinations, they leave their luggage in a storage room if they want to wander around during their layover. Get it? If you are in Venice, on your way to Florence, but your train doesn't leave for another 3 hours, you can check your luggage in a storage room and walk around the city until it is time for you to board the train.
When people are between destinations, they leave their luggage in a storage room if they want to wander around during their layover. Get it? If you are in Venice, on your way to Florence, but your train doesn't leave for another 3 hours, you can check your luggage in a storage room and walk around the city until it is time for you to board the train.
May 16th, 2003, 12:06 AM
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thingorjus: oh dear, oh dear
mdtravel: The website may be a little dated, as nowadays the railway services will not check bags to their destination.
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mdtravel: The website may be a little dated, as nowadays the railway services will not check bags to their destination.
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May 16th, 2003, 05:28 AM
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Actually, "left luggage" is not a term used in the US. More a Brit thing, I believe. But, the short term storage concept is an old one on both sides of the Atlantic. My question would be how many of those convenient options remain in light of new global security measures? And, is extra time needed to check them---are they searched? I frequently used the Victoria Station one pre-9/11, but not since. Thanks, Ben for the info on the demise of checking bags to a destination.
