Well, I have now done number two on a train just entering France through the Chunnel. Booyah! That’s how I like to enter a country! Wapow!
Ahem. Staying with my buddy in Windsor was lovely and relaxing, the town is a bit dull but I relished the rest. Got some clean clothes on, I’m well-fed, and it was nice to reminisce with an old friend. Not much else to say, just relaxed all weekend. I do need to mention some ridiculousness about booking this Eurostar train that I’m on. So a one-way from London to Paris for today was no less than 176 pounds, or about 270 US. I paid only 100 pounds for a roundtrip ticket going out at the same time and returning sometime in late June. So I saved $100+ by buying a return ticket that I have no intention of using. Sorry, but what the freaking hell! I’m racking my brain to figure out, how does a return ticket reduce the one way cost by that much, the only thing I can think of is on-board purchases, but I can’t believe my expected on-board purchases would be that much… in other words, that shit’s broken yall!
So far France looks pretty similar to the Midwest… some farms and some forests with highways every once in a while. I bought some pain au chocolat on the way though, basically a croissant with chocolate chunks in it. That was healthy of me! Mmmmmmm. I remember au meaning “at the” or something similar… if I’m right, direct translation yields bread at the chocolate! That would be a good band name!
Oh yeah, I keep forgetting to mention my new favorite town in the world. I passed Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllanty on the train on the way to Llandudno. I would hate to have a relative there, their envelopes must be like 20 inches long!
Ok Paris, let’s see if you really hate Americans!
You won’t be so smug when they send armed Eurostar rent-a-cops after you in late June to force you on that return trip. “Have some more chocolate, won’t you? You need to buy more to drink, don’t you? Yea…”
Why it is cheaper to book a return ticket rather than a one way?…because….they are not good at math! hehe… Actually I heard Eurostar realized that they would be getting more revenue than they would have done had you been forced to use coach, air or traditional train+ferry for an affordable one-way leisure trip.
Wow, I’m surprised I didn’t get a text about the poop…why else did you buy that cell phone?