The Trip Out To Budapest
I’ve just returned from Budapest by train, after flying out on Monday, the 8th. I outlined it here.
I took the Overground, as I indicated I would and it was easy. I also found out, that all trains for Gatwick Airport leave from platform 13 at Clapham Junction station.
All Trains To Gatwick Go From 13
This makes things easy to remember. Unfortunately, we were delayed due to someone falling on the line.
The flight out was uneventful and my only complaint, was the uncomfortable seat. but that’s really down to me, rather than the aircraft.
Mrs Thatcher: A Professional Woman
I never met Margaret Thatcher, although I should have done, solely because she got her priorities right.
A few months after we won our Queen’s Award, I went to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen,several politicians and a few others, for a reception, which I described here. Each company incidentally sent three people.
Mrs. Thatcher was supposed to attend, but the Welsh Secretary died that evening and she had other more important things to sort out.
Travelling Very Light
On my trip today, I’m travelling as light as I can, as obviously I’ve got to carry everything.
I shall be away for five nights, but I can of course buy more stuff on the move.
Clothes consist of three pairs of pants, a vest, a shirt and a pair of socks.
Tissues for my nose.
Hairbrush and toothbrush.
EatNakd bars.
My drugs in film cansters
Gluten-free menu cards in Hungarian and Czech.
Passport
Memo Book for notes.
Sudokus to solve.
Euros.
A voucher to buy the Times on Saturday
My Samsung Tab 2
Itinerary and tickets
Chargers for my Samsung, phone and camera. Why won’t one suffice for all?
There are some things I’m not taking.
Shoes or boots, as I’m wearing those.
Toothpaste and deodorant. These will be bought at Gatwick after security, so I avoid the farce with plastic bags.
An Advantage Of Goat’s Milk
I’m going away on Monday and will be back late on Saturday. As I like a cup of tea, when I get back, I bought some new goat’s milk today.
An Advantage Of Goat’s Milk
Note that the sell-by date is the 14th April, so it should be good when I return on the 13th.
London Is My Gymnasium
The weather is better today, so I did a trip round the various construction and other sites that I keep a watch on.
The pictures are in order and show how I went to the Excel to see the CrossRail progress, then over the cable-car to Greenwich. I then took the Jubilee line to Stratford and the DLR to Pudding Mill Lane station, again to look at CrossRail. I also had a coffee and some delicious gluten-free cake at the ViewTube, before coming back to Highbury and Islington station, where I did a bit of shopping.
I tend to use these trips as long walks with the occasional climb up and down stairs to get fit. I found that on the cruise stair-climbing with a rail on the left, was good for that side of my body.
I’ve Never Understood The Lure Of Waxworks
Madame Tussauds are no advertising on the DLR.
I’ve Never Understood The Lure Of Waxworks
I’ve never been that I can remember and these adverts won’t dissuade me in my view that waxworks are a waste of space and time.
It used to be spelt properly as Madame Tussaud’s, but apparently, they have dropped the apostrophe.
I think it would be very scientifically incorrect to go to a museum, that deliberately misspelt its name.
Dalston Junction Station Gets Free Wi-Fi
My local station now has free wi-fi.
Dalston Junction Station Gets Free Wi-Fi
Not that I had my tablet with me this morning!
Is Derby Reading’s Little Sibling?
I was at Derby on Saturday and took these pictures of the station and a couple of the old engines hanging about.
The concept of the station is very similar to that of Reading, that I visited earlier in the week. The bridge is narrower and there are no escalators to the platforms.
As Derby pre-dates Reading by a few years, you could argue that Reading is Derby’s bigger sibling.
But it’s a good design nonetheless! Like Reading it has good facilities on the wide platforms.
The big diesel is 37425, which is a Class 37 and although owned by the Class 37 Locomotive Group, it appears to be pulling some form of engineering train for Network Rail.
The other diesel engine is a Class 57. Does DCR stand for Derby College something?, as the college is behind the engine.
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