Monday, 31 October 2011 – Part II The trip to Lyon was also uneventful, other than a screaming child for part of the journey (never have much tolerance for that, but at least I had my iPod). And the countryside…
Monday, 31 October 2011 – Part I Hmmmm…. Hopefully things only improve from here. When my phone alarm went off, I reached for it and dumped my whole glass of water on the floor and had to get up and…
Sunday, 30 October 2011 I finally got up at 11 (or so I thought) and started hurrying about so I would be ready by 1 for lunch. I had my coffee and a smoke in the garden (which finally had…
Saturday, 29 October 2011 – Part II This segment is a story of bingo, bar food and quasi-karaoke – no wonder it felt so much like home! Just kidding – comfortable, yes, yet anything but mundane…and feeling at home is…
Saturday, 29 October 2011 – Part I Aaah, a new day and one I’ve particularly been looking forward to…the chance to go to opening day of the traditional hunt in the English countryside. I got up and went through the…
Friday, 28 October 2011 We got up early in the a.m., got ready, had a bite, and headed off for the train station. (One side note: My daily morning routine in Northampton was to get up, shower, get ready, fitting…
Thursday, 27 October 2011 – Part II It was an uneventful and comfortable first class trip from Paris to Lille. The Lille railway staff were very stern for the most part, basically just barking orders or pointing in an obvious…
