Don’t start in Paris
Posted in General | By tim |
Want to travel to Northumberland for a funeral tomorrow? Not starting in Paris would seem sensible advice. But start here I did and so begins a fairly epic train journey – leaving a works dinner at 9pm, where the action had hardly begun – arriving via London Euston at 23.30 and taking the sleeper to Edinburgh, followed by an early morning train back in the opposite direction – south – to Alnmouth. I feel proud to be making this fairly challenging journey against the odds to remember and celebrate my Granddad’s life. I’m travelling to Paris quite frequently these days and am loving the Eurostar. It’s a somewhat clumsy train in places, dated in the eighties – the toilets and the inter carriage doors are two examples. But in other ways it is perfect – the food and service in Leisure Select is absolutely superb – the best in-transit food I’ve ever had – close to restaurant quality on numerous occasions. And the journey time of 2 and a bit hours to Paris from London is seriously good for my restful life. If you want to work, I highly recommend leisure select – there is no room for it in economy. Will update you on how the Scotrail sleeper compares tomorrow.
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