Comments on: A Trio of Birthdays http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/08/22/a-trio-of-birthdays/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:36:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/08/22/a-trio-of-birthdays/comment-page-1/#comment-13717 CherryPie Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:52:29 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=6448#comment-13717 It was fun, but a little hectic! It was fun, but a little hectic!

]]> By: liz http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/08/22/a-trio-of-birthdays/comment-page-1/#comment-13710 liz Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:41:04 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=6448#comment-13710 Sounds a like a lovely time. Sounds a like a lovely time.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/08/22/a-trio-of-birthdays/comment-page-1/#comment-13698 CherryPie Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:31:48 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=6448#comment-13698 I got my food from the local M&S before I set out on the journey, it was a bit more healthy than the food available on the train. I do have some photos of my week which will be coming soon :-) I got my food from the local M&S before I set out on the journey, it was a bit more healthy than the food available on the train.

I do have some photos of my week which will be coming soon :-)

]]> By: J_on_tour http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/08/22/a-trio-of-birthdays/comment-page-1/#comment-13690 J_on_tour Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:02:44 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=6448#comment-13690 An eventful post. It seems that you like to travel in style with food, it always makes the journey more pleasurable and quicker. Reality always bites back though and we don't always get the service from the rail operator or Railtrack to suit our needs !! I tend to raid the M&S food store in Glasgow Central Station for one of my longer return journeys home. Look forward to hearing about your travels. I have found in recent months that I can collect some good unexpected photographical material as a sideline to attending an event. An eventful post. It seems that you like to travel in style with food, it always makes the journey more pleasurable and quicker. Reality always bites back though and we don’t always get the service from the rail operator or Railtrack to suit our needs !!
I tend to raid the M&S food store in Glasgow Central Station for one of my longer return journeys home.
Look forward to hearing about your travels. I have found in recent months that I can collect some good unexpected photographical material as a sideline to attending an event.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/08/22/a-trio-of-birthdays/comment-page-1/#comment-13666 CherryPie Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:12:24 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=6448#comment-13666 It was fun, but now I need another holiday to get over it ;-) It was fun, but now I need another holiday to get over it ;-)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/08/22/a-trio-of-birthdays/comment-page-1/#comment-13665 CherryPie Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:11:47 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=6448#comment-13665 That sounds like a great experience, the proper way to deal with problems. Sadly not like that in the UK, although to be fair it has improved a little recently... My grandfather used to be a guardsman on the railways, he would be turned in his grave at the state of affairs with the rail service here. That sounds like a great experience, the proper way to deal with problems. Sadly not like that in the UK, although to be fair it has improved a little recently… My grandfather used to be a guardsman on the railways, he would be turned in his grave at the state of affairs with the rail service here.

]]> By: Mickie Brown http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/08/22/a-trio-of-birthdays/comment-page-1/#comment-13661 Mickie Brown Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:18:48 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=6448#comment-13661 What a busy time you have had--it all sounds like fun though! Mickie :) What a busy time you have had–it all sounds like fun though! Mickie :)

]]> By: ivan http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/08/22/a-trio-of-birthdays/comment-page-1/#comment-13654 ivan Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:33:31 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=6448#comment-13654 Your return train problems reminded me if a trip, a few years ago, from Perpignan to Paris by TGV. The train left Perpignan on time to the second and everything was fine for almost an hour then the train came to a juddering stop in the middle of the countryside. We were stationary for 5 minutes the the driver leant on the horn and Mr le Conducteur apologised over the speaker system. We were stationary for about 20 minutes and then slowly started moving again. At the signal that had stopped us was an SNCF truck an a man with a green flag. There were men with green flags at every signal for the next 50 km. Once past them it was the fastest run I've ever been on. We arrived in Paris 5 minutes late, the station master and his assistants were on the platform to apologise in person and a fleet of taxis had been arranged to take people to connecting stations because they had missed the RER connection. The trains still leave and arrive on time here which I understand is rather different than the UK. Your return train problems reminded me if a trip, a few years ago, from Perpignan to Paris by TGV. The train left Perpignan on time to the second and everything was fine for almost an hour then the train came to a juddering stop in the middle of the countryside. We were stationary for 5 minutes the the driver leant on the horn and Mr le Conducteur apologised over the speaker system. We were stationary for about 20 minutes and then slowly started moving again. At the signal that had stopped us was an SNCF truck an a man with a green flag. There were men with green flags at every signal for the next 50 km. Once past them it was the fastest run I’ve ever been on. We arrived in Paris 5 minutes late, the station master and his assistants were on the platform to apologise in person and a fleet of taxis had been arranged to take people to connecting stations because they had missed the RER connection.

The trains still leave and arrive on time here which I understand is rather different than the UK.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/08/22/a-trio-of-birthdays/comment-page-1/#comment-13653 CherryPie Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:16:19 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=6448#comment-13653 It was fun :-) It was fun :-)

]]> By: sally http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/08/22/a-trio-of-birthdays/comment-page-1/#comment-13652 sally Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:06:56 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=6448#comment-13652 A hectic but enjoyable time :-) A hectic but enjoyable time :-)

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