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Train ride, on Virgin Trains, was uneventful. Comfortable train, smooth journey, lasting only 3 hours, 15 minutes. Marred only by the fat guy sitting across the aisle loudly munching on crisps throughout the trip, and the guy behind me spending two hours shouting into his cell phone.
Was unpleasantly hot in London yesterday, and is cooler but muggy here. Room at the Hallmark Hotel, right next to the train station, is pleasant enough, and one half the price of the Hotel Russell in London. Would be nicer if it had air conditioning, but there's a nice breeze. I propped up one window with a Gideon's Bible; always knew I turn to it for inspiration.
Had nice lunch at the Prior's Kitchen on the grounds of the Carlisle Cathedral. Salad and mushroom quiche washed down with a Fentimen's Curiosity Cola, fortified "the botanical way" (whatever that means).
Like an dope, I didn't bring the right electricity converter plugs. So I'll run on battery or hope for Internet cafes along the way. The idocy never ceases to amaze.
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Dennis...At some hotels, you can borrow an electricity converter plug from the front desk. (That's what my travel buddy Barb does...when she forgets her converter.) Maybe worth a try.
ReplyDeleteAh. I wondered about that when I found them on the sofa upstairs this morning.
ReplyDeleteB and A say "hi!" but couldn't say more as they were scarfing down their morning biscuit, preparatory to settling down to a morning's hard napping.
Good traveling!
kc