I only have a few minutes before I have to dash off to catch my train to Rome, where I plan to slow my itinerary a bit and linger for three days. Heaven!
This morning I was up with the early birds thanks to the 2 hour time change and hungry again, even after a hearty meal of beef stew and chips and a British ale. After breakfast at my hotel I was off to the Eurostar for my ride on the chunnel! I expected it to be fancier or somehow more historic, but the train was pretty ordinary (except for the going under the English Channel part). I made it an extra special occasion by eating my picnic of goodies, indulging in a glass of red wine, and reading the opening chapters of Dickens Tale of Two Cities, until it put me to sleep :-)
Now I have just a few hours to grab a snack and hurry off for my long haul overnight train to Rome, so I will sign off and send you my love!
Love T
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Now we're talking! Beef stew and a fine malt beverage. You're my kind of traveler!
ReplyDeleteIt's been so much fun to follow along on your adventures. Keep it up.
ReplyDeleteWhat's your ETA for home? Not that you want to think about it just yet . . .
I've been wondering if you'd had time to read your Kindle--but obviously so. There's no way a person would pack a huge volume like the Tale of Two Cities on a tour like yours. Speaking of Kindle--I found a book called the Historian--a slightly different perspective on Dracula. I'm sure you'd enjoy. It's fat too (in digits of course). Love and enjoy the ride to Rome. Don't leave your belongings unattended of course. We know what can happen between Florence and Bologna!! Love Mother
ReplyDeleteThanks for the notes! That stew really did hit the spot, the beer so nice and frothy :-) And Debbie, I plan to return on the 23rd I think... I have to check my itinerary. Mom, thanks for the recommendation -- you know me so well. I actually already discovered the Historian during my vampire novels kick. It was pretty good! Love you T
ReplyDeleteI'm having a hard time keeping up with you, at least in that genre, but that's OK. It's sort of nice to have someone preread a book for me!! No no more like the Flood though. That one was truly depressing. I sure enjoyed the Hunger Game. Tom and I really enjoyed Blink, but that was via audio. Some books (nonfiction for me) are much easier to listen to, than to read.
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