Train to Spain
A while ago I made a startling discovery: I can catch a train from my home in King's Lynn all the way to Barcelona with only two changes. To put that in perspective, that's the same number of changes Jane had to endure when heading back to her old home town, which is less than 50 miles away!
Here's how the KL to Barcelona trip works:
And the great thing is, we're doing it! The Tesco vouchers were burning a hole in my pocket, and two hundred pounds worth of Eurostar ticket for fifty pounds worth of voucher is a great deal.
The Trenhotel, whilst a little pricier than an Easyjet flight, looked so exciting and romantic and fun. I've never slept on a train before. I'm hoping there's a murder that it turns out was carried out by everyone on the train. Or there's an eccentric elderly English lady who disappears in the night and was actually a spy.
But whatever happens you know I'm gonna blog about it. :-)
Here's how the KL to Barcelona trip works:
- Catch a First Capital Connect train from King's Lynn to King's Cross.
- Wander the few hundred yards from King's Cross to St. Pancras International.
- Catch the Eurostar to Paris, using the two return tickets you got by sending off a mere £50 worth of Tesco vouchers.
- Wander casually from Gare Du Nord to Paris Austerlitz. (Or take a little time to see the sights and try the food.)
- Catch the Trenhotel "Joan Miro" from Paris to Barcelona. Be greeted at the train door by your sleeping car attendant, who leads you to your "Gran Classe" 2-berth room with shower. Enjoy a four-course meal in the dining car. Sleep (if you can) while the train ploughs on through southern France. Eat breakfast watching the Catalan countryside roll by. Arrive at 8 AM in the centre of Barcelona, raring to go, and with no baggage claim or airport taxi rank to negotiate.
And the great thing is, we're doing it! The Tesco vouchers were burning a hole in my pocket, and two hundred pounds worth of Eurostar ticket for fifty pounds worth of voucher is a great deal.
The Trenhotel, whilst a little pricier than an Easyjet flight, looked so exciting and romantic and fun. I've never slept on a train before. I'm hoping there's a murder that it turns out was carried out by everyone on the train. Or there's an eccentric elderly English lady who disappears in the night and was actually a spy.
But whatever happens you know I'm gonna blog about it. :-)
Now if you'll excuse me I'm off down to tescos
We will expect a full report on your return mind you.
I have taken the Eurostar from Paris to St. Pancras! Let me tell you�K what an interesting journey. I left my hotel in Paris, early Sunday morning (asking a man at the hotel how exactly it would be that I would take a TRAIN to England, from France). The Eurostar was quite new to me, but after hearing that the actual time through the tunnel, to reach St. Pancras would be quite short, not even 30 minutes, I felt at ease. The total time took only a few hours, and I stared outside the entire time, waiting to see what it would look like to arrive in England!
OVERNIGHT trains are really fun too! After watching The Darjeeling Limited, I was really interested in spending the night on a train. I was by myself, traveling from Italy to France- but I was not scared at all�K the car attendant was very helpful (even if my Italian was not perfect). I booked a single room on the train- my bed was comfy, I got coffee and a croissant in the morning �� and I even had a sink (which unfolded from a compartment that looked much like a table), with fresh towels to use. No horrifying stories to tell- only me waking up in my room on the train, running down the asile, thinking that I missed my stop- not knowing that I was actually 5 hours too early! Haha.
I am so happy to have had these wonderful memories during my travels- I highly recommend traveling while studying abroad, you won��t regret either :). I found out how easy it was to take advantage of the fact that I was so close to so many different locations, while I studied in Spain, I only wish I had more time abroad!
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