Link: Marek waves to those in the vicinity of Macclesfield. Hello, Sjek!
Daily Archives: 31 Jan ’09
Marek is already on the train going to Manchester.
Link: Marek is already on the train going to Manchester.
Marek is back on British soil; now expecting delays to train services!
Link: Marek is back on British soil; now expecting delays to train services!
Marek is going undersea, underground; is amazed at how everyone’s phones do GSM cell handoffs every 12 seconds-ish while on the Eurostar/TGV.
Link: Marek is going undersea, underground; is amazed at how everyone’s phones do GSM cell handoffs every 12 seconds-ish while on the Eurostar/TGV. The French have strong national pride in their railways, despite the strikes, and I feel that I experienced an expression of that … Read More →
Marek had a very interesting conversation about politics, media and censorship while waiting for the Eurostar; train 9029 coach 4 seat 15.
Link: Marek had a very interesting conversation about politics, media and censorship while waiting for the Eurostar; train 9029 coach 4 seat 15.
Eurostar Departures, Paris Gare du Nord
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve taken the Eurostar now, or indeed, how many times I’ve crossed between Gare de Lyon to Gare du Nord on the Métro. It amuses me that someone whose first language is Polish and second language is English … Read More →
Marek is on the Métro; hopes he doesn’t cross the Périphérique!
Link: Marek is on the Métro; hopes he doesn’t cross the Périphérique!
TGV 6564 to Paris Gare de Lyon
Just north of Bourg-en-Bresse the whole of France seems to be a high-speed blur limited to twenty yards either side of the TGV. Beyond that the mist clinging to the flat landscape is obscuring everything. My taxi ride to Thonon les Bains Gare SNCF was … Read More →
Morzine 2009
The first holiday that I have taken in two years, so I took a very long one! My four weeks in Morzine were spent skiing, working in some of the evenings. Four friends visited me during my stay. This meta-post is the holiday diary! 3/Jan … Read More →