- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2015-2023 walked all or part of CF 11 times
(Live in Leon)
Like @trecile, I had my knife confiscated by the luggage screeners as I went thru security at Chamartin Train station on my way to Leon. This self-same paring knife with cover has been on many trains in spain, for at least the last 5 years! So be advised they are on the lookout for them now. What has changed? Rules or enforcement….
If you are wondering about mask requirements on planes from the USA (which dropped mask requirements) United Airlines stated all passengers are required to wear masks to Spain since Spain requires them, and that the destination country determines if masks should be worn on planes?
There were, however, lots of people around us not wearing the masks properly, often noses showing, a couple of people sounded very congested coughing through loose blue masks and sending germs everywhere. Some things that passengers were doing defies good health practice without COVID ! The Plane was packed including a group of Spanish teenagers returning from an Easter school trip to USA. IMO the only way to protect yourself is to use a really good mask like an N95 AND a shield or eye Protection. The concern is not, at this point, getting critically ill, but sick enough to cause trip interruption, delay, quarantine, etc.
So we arrived on time! UA51 is notoriously late. Thus when we arrived at 9am without a wink of sleep, and our train not leaving till 2:40pm, we decided to treat ourselves to a 50 Euro dayroom near Charmartin! It was well worth it we took those delightful after flight showers. Then zonked out for about two hours, got a snack and went right to train checkin. Terrific option when you need to kill 4 or more hours and don’t feel like sightseeing.
Like @trecile, I had my knife confiscated by the luggage screeners as I went thru security at Chamartin Train station on my way to Leon. This self-same paring knife with cover has been on many trains in spain, for at least the last 5 years! So be advised they are on the lookout for them now. What has changed? Rules or enforcement….
If you are wondering about mask requirements on planes from the USA (which dropped mask requirements) United Airlines stated all passengers are required to wear masks to Spain since Spain requires them, and that the destination country determines if masks should be worn on planes?
There were, however, lots of people around us not wearing the masks properly, often noses showing, a couple of people sounded very congested coughing through loose blue masks and sending germs everywhere. Some things that passengers were doing defies good health practice without COVID ! The Plane was packed including a group of Spanish teenagers returning from an Easter school trip to USA. IMO the only way to protect yourself is to use a really good mask like an N95 AND a shield or eye Protection. The concern is not, at this point, getting critically ill, but sick enough to cause trip interruption, delay, quarantine, etc.
So we arrived on time! UA51 is notoriously late. Thus when we arrived at 9am without a wink of sleep, and our train not leaving till 2:40pm, we decided to treat ourselves to a 50 Euro dayroom near Charmartin! It was well worth it we took those delightful after flight showers. Then zonked out for about two hours, got a snack and went right to train checkin. Terrific option when you need to kill 4 or more hours and don’t feel like sightseeing.
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Thanks Laurie
