London to Paris, and the Sleeper to Venice
Friday 9th October 2015
Lunch at St. Pancras, then an afternoon Eurostar to Paris. In Paris met up with Benoit for a drink or two at Le Train Bleu in the Gare de Lyon before boarding the sleeper train bound for Venice.
Italy October 2015
John's Pictures

10:46:06
I bought a new suitcase for this trip. Here it is, containing some neatly folded shirts, of which I was rather proud.

12:18:32
Lunch, with my suitcase, at the Betjeman Arms in St. Pancras. What a wonderful place to start a journey St. Pancras is.

12:18:59

14:12:05
Half a bottle of Nyetimber for the Eurostar.

17:44:58
At Gare de Lyon in Paris now, the exterior of Le Train Bleu on the upper level there.

17:51:50
Inside Le Train Bleu, with my suitcase.

17:52:10
Lighting is a bit challenging here, but was trying to get a decent shot of the wonderful interior.

17:55:10
As I was Italy bound, it seemed appropriate to order a Spritz.

18:54:12
Me and Benoit at Le Train Bleu.

18:54:18

18:54:20

19:44:28
Boarding the sleeper train to Venice.

19:51:19
My sleeper compartment on the train.

20:40:06
Dinner on the sleeper train. Hardly the golden age of travel in terms of the crockery, cutlery, and stemware, but I managed t struggle through.

22:01:59
My suitcase up on the luggage rack in my sleeper compartment.