The Light Side

I'm always in London and travelling to and from Waterloo, but I have never really noticed how ornate the station entrance is:

Although we did a lot of walking in Madrid, we also took the Metro a couple of times. Overall it seemed quieter (not so many people), bigger and cleaner than the London Underground. Mobile phones seemed to work also.

The biggest observation was the cost. It only cost 1 Euro for one journey (although an extra Euro was charged for trips to some of the extremities of the network, like the airport). This is about half the cost of a zone 1 journey in London.

We begin our F'n'GBH tour today. Maureen and D are house, dog and duck sitting, whilst Julia, A and myself are off on a tour of Europe taking in France, Germany, Belgium and Netherlands.

We're currently sat in the terminal building for the chunnel. We got here in plenty of time but there is a potential of an hour and a half delay, but we don't mind because we're on holiday!!!

Here's a picture of us about to board the chunnel train:

No, not a review of the Steve Martin comedy film but a reflection of the modes of transport I've used over the last couple of days whilst travelling up to Manchester. To be fair feet and bus should also be included in the list.