This morning I took the early train from Bayeux to Paris. My Airbnb host Jasmini insisted on driving me to the train station in Bayeux this morning.
What a nice guy. I am beginning to like staying in Airbnbs.
The train to Paris was right on time. The trains over here are always on time. The train pulled out of the station in Bayeux at 7:50 AM and arrived in Paris at the Gare Saint-Lazare at 10:10.
All the trains to and from Normandy operate out of this train station.
My train to London departs at 1:00 PM. This gives me a little time to wander around Paris on my perambulation to the departure train station a couple of miles away.
I wasn’t going to leave Paris until I have one more heavenly Parisian croissants. The croissants in Bayeux were more like the crescent rolls you buy in the dairy case and pop in the oven for Thanksgiving or wrap around hot dogs and make pigs in a blanket. You would get the guillotine in Paris if you tried to wrap a Parisian croissant around a hot dog.
After I finished my croissant I continued my walk and just about fell over when I saw this poster.
I thought I left Abe back in Denver. He was a pain in the neck on this spring’s Portuguese Camino with his constant complaining about the weather, the food, the accommodations, etc. He must have stowed away in my suitcase and waited until I got to Paris to jump ship. It looks like he has made quite an impression on the Parisians in a short period of time. I think I’ll let him spend the fall in Paris and see how he feels about coming home after the election.The Eurostar departs from the Gare du Nord. I am not a big fan of this train station or any train station the charges a fee to use their restrooms!The Eurostar is the high speed express train that runs from Paris to London under the English Channel. The French bristle when you call the body of water separating England and France the English Channel. The French call it La Manche or The Sleeve. Why not call it the French Channel? Who knows.
The Eurostar train departed at 1:12 and arrived in London at 2:15. It is a two hour train ride but there is a one hour time difference between London and Paris.
The Eurostar trains operate out of the London Saint Pancras Train Station. What a beautiful train station.
I had lunch near the train station and had a double scoop of stracciatela gelato for desert. Then I took the Tube out to Heathrow and walked to my hotel. Tomorrow I depart Heathrow at 11:00 AM for my return flight to Denver. I am ready to be back home.
That’s it from London. I hope you are having a great day wherever you are.
I've been retired from the Union Pacific Railroad since 2017. I've been planning to walk the Camino for about 6 months and can't wait to get started.
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Have safe travels home Mark. I enjoyed all of your photos and travel blog. Bill WarburtonSent from my iPad
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Have safe travels home Mark. I enjoyed all of your photos and travel blog. Bill WarburtonSent from my iPad
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