a day of travel
on the Eurostar to Paris
It was a day of travel… and Harold was traveling by train. The ride from London to Aix included a Tube ride, the EuroStar (supah fast train under the Channel), a Metro ride, the TGV (another fast train!) and a cab ride (a very fast car!). We were exhausted by all the movement.
Harold had his passport ready for the French guy at the Eurostar station… although, the attendant didn’t bother to ask for it. Anyhow, Harold had never gone that fast in his life (the top speed is 208 miles an hour… we got pretty close as the train was running late).
the train moves a bit... this is an action shot!
Once in Paris, we had to get to Gare d’Lyon via the Metro… once there we had a bit of a layover and so we grabbed a lunch in a cafe at the station. I had a bacon/mint wrap (they were out of tuna or thon) with lemon water and Harold’s stomach was a bit queasy, so he just had a coke zero (this was a mini can free sample… apparently Coke Zero is new here and they were promoting it at the Gare d’Lyon).
harold thirsting!
Poor Harold… does he suffer from travel sickness? 🙁
Still jealous :)! Except for the under the Channel train, you’re brave! I don’t think I could be paid to go on that!
Harold’s scarf is fabulous! Have lots of fun! Are you going to see Notre Dame while you’re there?
Harold has never been this far from home… so he’s anxious a bit. But other than that, he’s good.
Meghan… I hardly knew I was in anything other than a tunnel. It’s kinda like riding the Tube which is all underground… except the train has air-conditioning!
Wow I never knew there was an absinthe MACHINE! Cool! All I know about absinthe is it’s made from wormwood, tastes something like licorice, was a favorite drink of Poe and probably contributed to his madness and death. All lies, I’m sure, LOL!
Love the lavender! Looks something like the lupines in our local hills.
Oops, posted in the wrong blog entry.