Category Archives: Train
London Day 4 – Getting yelled at is better than being boasted to
The last two things on our Must-Do list for London were St Paul’s cathedral and the Tower of London. We looked up tours of St Pauls and discovered that they are run every 15 minutes or so and are included … Continue reading
London Day 3 – Wall, Wheel and something else starting with W that implies that family is wonderful
Thomas had an even earlier start for ringing this morning. Ready to leave at 8am and before that we had to celebrate my birthday. The socks that we’d bought the day before became a birthday present. Having seen Thomas out … Continue reading
London Day 2 – East meets West
One of the main reasons Mum and Dad came to London was to ring bells with Thomas in what’s basically the campanology capital of the world. They set off for their second set of bells (Thomas’ first) for the trip. … Continue reading
London Day 1 – a little taste and then a big meal
Having left Mum and Dad in Barcelona (albeit briefly), we arrived in Heathrow 20 minutes ahead of schedule and cleared customs/immigration in record time – less than 15 minutes! This meant that the driver who was supposed to be waiting … Continue reading
Low-key in London
Saturday (the day before yesterday, I’m getting very behind in my blogging, but not as behind as Andrew!) was sort of a less intense day in which we did a few things and seemed to be busy. Thomas went bell-ringing … Continue reading
Paris Day 2 – Best Day Ever
Wow, what a day! Our second full day in Paris (hence Day 2) was truly one of the best days ever and certainly ranks as the best day of the trip so far. Sam’s already summarised the events of the … Continue reading
Paris Day 1
The first bit of news I heard yesterday was, that our train has been delayed by 3 hours (but that means I get to spend more time on the train ). When we finely got to Paris the queue for … Continue reading
Coates Trip 2011 