This was our last train trip and our last pilgrims Walk to the train! Once settled in our hotel in London,Michael went to explore the neighbourhood and I stayed to work on my next post.We headed out for dinner and found a Pub just around the corner.There was. an alley way with 6 restaurants and…

WE travelled from Glasgow to London to avoid any train changes.We settled in for a long journey,watched a movie on my iPad and they served us lunch!Once we arrived in London,we had to change train stations and booked a train to Oxford. Our hotel was a 5 minute walk from the station in Oxford and…

We left Inverness by train for Glasgow.Another ride and another look at the Highlands…fields of sheep and cattle.Once we arrived we took a taxi to Nicole and Phil’s place in Crossmyloof ,on the south side of town.According to local belief the name is derived from a location taken on the route by Mary,Queen of Scots…

Another train trip with a risk of a strike.We arrived at the station to find that our our train had been cancelled…all the Scottish trains were cancelled.There was one train that began in London and was still going to Inverness…3 hours later.We were directed to the first class lounge with all the cookies,coffee and crisps(potato…

We flew from Rome to London without incident.We then took a train into London Kings Cross station to continue to Edinburgh.It is the home of Platform 9 3/4 from Harry Potter’s books,and a long line of people waiting to have their picture taken beside the sign!The train was delayed,and Eurorail had sent a message on…

What a week!The big week had arrived and James,Sarah ,Zoe,Ava,Marcus and Izzy were on their way from Rome on the train.james kept in contact through a real-time location on my iPhone..They had a wonderful visit in Rome. We were waiting at the train station in Sorrento to watch these 6 people get off the train…

WE decided a longer visit to regroup and plan for our time in the United Kingdom in Sorrento.We took a fast train from Rome to Naples ,then a local train called the Circumvesuviana Train.It was a 30 stop train,so takes over an hour for a very few Km. We headed to our hotel called Tourist…

After a short trip to Rome on the high speed train(292 km/hour) we arrived early afternoon to a huge train station…definitely a shopping Centre with a direct link to and from the airport.We had a taxi deliver us to the shadow of the Vatican.It was a 7 minute walk ,and one could see the dome…

We had a long train trip from Cannes(saw no stars ,Marilyn).We changed trains twice.During the middle leg ,we sat with a lovely couple from Tasmania.They were our age and traveled often.They were off to Venice to meet old friends.She had been a Food Guide for trips around the world with small groups for cooking lessons…