Sep 21 2002
Planes, trains & automobiles
Did I mention that my stepmother and I took the train down to visit our friends in Suffolk? We were both completely fed up with driving, on motorways and country lanes and anything else in between. The train was definitely less annoying than driving – I do think travelling by train is about the most pleasant way to go anywhere. But (I have one for almost every occasion) it took 3 hours. It seems it takes 3 hours to get just about anywhere. In this case, we took the Underground to the end of the line, changed to a different line, got on one train and then, yes, changed and got on another one. However, I wasn’t homicidal at the end or scared during the process.
Today, it’s more planes, trains & automobiles. Hired car to Gatwick, terrifying plane ride to Amsterdam, train into the actual city, where we (me, my niece Cat, and her friend Claudia) will be met by my old friend Alice. Friend from high school days, former model, and current math PhD. What’s not to love? Oh, and the whole thing will take, yeah, about 3 hours.