Across the English Channel... april 18, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MUMMY! I yelled over the phone to her in Paris the day before because of the time difference. Wish I could be there to celebrate with her but well... I got her a birthday present in Venice and can't wait to give it to her when I get home! (No pictures here, don't want to spoil the surprise)

Ok, back to travelling... First, we had to take a train to Calais that transits at Lille Flanders, then buy tickets to take a ferry to Dover, then another train to London, then a tube to wherever we're staying... yikes, sure want all the travelling to stop but don't want Easter to end =(

Idyllic Calais...

White cliffs of Dover...It sounds grand to be sailing to UK from France but it isn't actually. One just sees water all around but the ferry was spacious and comfortable, a real relief from other smoky ferries (where one's face contorts at the noxious fumes) and cramped trains (where one's body contorts in vain attempts to find a cosy nook).

I highly recommend travelling by Seafrance...

Tired of rushing to wait and waiting to rush...Touring European cities is an amazing experience but we all do look forward to understanding and being understood without resorting to guessing intelligently and gesticulating with sign language. It feels witless to keep moving my finger from "Napoli" to "Roma" to a frustrated counter staff, so... good ol' England!