I enjoy travelling by train.
I’m so used to it now that I feel as though I’m a sort of seasoned traveller, and by being such, I glide into a well rehearsed routine of booking my coffee on line so it arrives at my seat moments after the train leaves Prestatyn station.
Coffee and iPad in place, I can plan the free time Ive got between reaching Euston at 1pm and meeting Nu for Korean food at 4 ish.
Today I’ve decided to go to the Curzon cinema in Bloomsbury, there are a couple of films I fancy to see there.
Later Nu and I are going to see Cabaret at the KitKat Club at The Playhouse.
I’ll be back home for lunchtime tomorrow.
I have a film course studying Stagecoach at 2pm
It's a glorious day and I've found a lively sushi place in the Brunswick centre, Bloomsbury for lunch
I've booked to see the film Ali and Ada
All this flitting about - you really are living the jet-set lifestyle...though not by jet.
ReplyDeleteWell I didn't even know you could do that!! Coffee booked online what a brilliant idea.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a great time. xx
I book as soon as I get on and it’s at my seat within minutes
DeleteI need to get my arse in gear and be as organised as you x
ReplyDeleteBuy a Filofax xx
DeleteWhat fun you're having! I'm a little jealous! xx
ReplyDeleteU have a lot on with all of your planting
DeleteYour consumption of coffee holds some morbid fascination for me. How do you do it? And why? If I drank your quantities of coffee (as it happens I don't drink any) I'd be a quivering nervous wreck with a tremor putting to shame a fully blown alcoholic having gone cold turkey.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's your way of keeping your bowls open.
U
I drink one large cup of coffee a day
DeleteIf that's true I am clearly mistaken.
DeleteYou tend to mention your bucket of coffee first thing in the morning. And, on meeting all and sundry or even when out and about on your own more coffee.
Not that it matters one way or another. Am I the keeper of the temple of your body?
The joke in my family of origin that the real reason I fled the motherland because THEY most certainly do drink coffee (of industrial strength) all day round. You can't escape it. It's awful. And then on visiting your mother, serving you breakfast or a home baked cake in the afternoon - with COFFEE, naturally - looking at you mournfully when you decline the beeping adrenaline charger.
Still, I suppose to keep everyone happy I could drink the coffee, pop a downer, and whatever else I can find into the mix.
U
I drink one VERY LARGE coffee a day, usually when I'm blog writing. I will have a coffee when out at a cafe but never a large one
DeleteAh... It pays to read carefully, so is that just one "very large" coffee per day but possibly lots of other not so large ones? This is vital stuff John - the world needs to know! As for trains, I find a large thermos flask of coffee in my rucksack is the (cheap and cheerful) way to go, unless I choose beer or wine, of course. And here in Caffe Nero I am on my third large and strong coffee of the day, although the two at home were technically my combination of one big spoonful of intense coffee and one of cocoa, all taken black and unsweetened. Wacky, that's me.
DeleteI like coffee and cocoa Andrew-I think its called mocha-I first sipped it at a wonderful quaint public house in Dorset-The Square and Compass x
DeleteI have been informed Mocha (at least in the UK) comes sickly sweet as more like coffee with chocolate; but I have never tried it. Perhaps I should, just in the interests of research :) I like everything unsweetened, being somewhat bitter myself :)
DeleteI think it was but I had drunk rather a lot of ale beforehand-In the comfort of my own kitchen I make cocoa with added coffee occasionally-I too prefer slightly bitter x
DeleteI love travelling by train. As long as you're not stuck on a commuter line at rush hour, it's very civilised. You are certainly filling your days with fun. xx
ReplyDeleteThe trick is to book a seat and to be aware of where your coach is
DeleteI have always loved train travel. I’ve never heard of ordering your coffee in advance. Now that’s decadence. You are such a sophisticate.
ReplyDeleteI know
Delete'Come taste the wine, come hear the band...' I hope you love the experience. xx
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to it...I'm presently sat outside the sushi bar looking at the archicture of the Brunswick centre
DeleteBrutal.
DeleteI love it , the idea is fantastic, but the sun is shining
DeleteYes, it called Brutalist Modernism I was living in Bloomsbury when the building work started. It was controversial at the time.
DeleteThe train is a pretty and fun way to travel, and reasonably comfortable. The nearest train station to us, is a little over a mile. Enjoy your outing.
ReplyDeleteI willdearheart
DeleteWould you mind kidnapping the gloriously beautiful Eddie Redmayne and bringing him back up north for me please? I'd be very grateful, he wouldn't, but I would!
ReplyDeleteI was in Costco this morning, and saw some Onion Bhaji Scotch Eggs! I was tempted, but the fridge is over full right now, so I resisted. I might get some next time I'm there though!
Enjoy your time with Nu! X
I hope he's in it sometimes the understudy pop up on mondays
DeleteSounds like a perfect little jaunt down to London for a day!
ReplyDeleteIt's been lovely so far
DeleteHow romantic John-sharing a train carriage with a mysterious handsome man-eyes locking-then embracing behind hastily drawn curtains x
ReplyDeleteOh, flis, you could write a Mills and Boon romance. xx
DeleteCurtains? On Aviva wales trains?
DeleteI had no idea booking coffee online was even possible! Can you book champagne, too?
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your lovely day.
ReplyDeleteIt is good that you are making the most of your breaks from work. You certainly know how to pack a lot of fun in to your days off! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI love riding on trains, too.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful plans for fun with Nu. I hope all of the films are interesting and the food yummy. Take time to drink enough water.
Hugs!
I adore train travel.
ReplyDeleteAfter years of a long daily commute on the Long Island Railroad, trains hold no charm or allure for me. Dirty, smelly, and late, probably standing room only.
ReplyDeleteDrink lots of water, don't over do! Have fun.
I love taking the train to visit my daughter. It's comfortable, civilized and scenic. While there is a dining car, there is no delivering of coffee to passenger seats!
ReplyDeleteI find much joy reading what you always have planned. Afternoon with Nu alway sounds wonderful.
ReplyDeleteTrain travel in your side of the pond has always been nice for me when I traveled but for me I must admit Japanese Trains are the best.
That sounds a lovely trip. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy!
ReplyDeleteTravelling by train is the best way! Haven't done it since the Commonwealth Games were in Glasgow...I miss it...enjoy the views as you travel and the films when you arrive
ReplyDeleteI used to travel by train all the time as a young woman. I thought I was so grown up. I never had a bad experience on a train back in the late 70's early 80's. These day's I am sure it is much more expensive. I would love to do the Orient Express ...bucket list material right there.
ReplyDeleteJo in Auckland
Traveling by train is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteI commuted for three years taking the train every day and I loved it.
XOXO
I would love to travel more by train. Will try booking seat next time as you advise as that seems to make it more pleasant.
ReplyDeleteExcept when you board a crowded train at a mid-journey station and find someone sitting in your booked seat, having removed its booking ticket, and they refuse to move, as has happened to me on the East Coast Mainline more than once. Altercations followed, then a search to find a Guard, and eventual resolution in our favour, but a most unpleasant atmosphere thereafter sitting beside a glaring person standing beside you muttering insults. There is a small but significant proportion of our population that can be deeply unpleasant while looking outwardly civilised.
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