Thursday 23 June 2005
This morning we risked the crowds on the Rome Metro with our suitcases and caught the underground to the main train station. From there it was onto the Eurostar service to Milan with the countryside whizzing by at 200km/h.
One thing that is not good about the TrenItalia Eurostar service is the gouging in the buffet car - €26 for a small meal! The snack bar is not much better and with people jostling and being served in order of who can attract the attention of the attendant it was no surprise that I didn't realise I'd been overcharged until after I got back to my seat.
In Milan we changed to the French TGV service - if you think the Eurostar is quick at 200km/h then check this out. We used Chaucey's GPS to measure the speed and distance and from Lyon to Paris it travelled at speeds up to 295km/h. Despite the impressive speed the train was 90 minutes late so we ended up queuing for a taxi at 12.30am for a taxi to the hotel.
The taxi meter came to €6.50 but the driver charged us €9 - €2 for the bags and €0.50 for picking us from the railway station. I'm not sure if she ripped us off but at 1am in a seedy looking Paris area I wasn't going to argue.
We went to bed straight away with our window open for the heat. (Note to Linda - we wanted to catch an overnight train but it was fully booked so we came on a day train and arranged our accom for the night at a hotel close to the train station.)
One thing that is not good about the TrenItalia Eurostar service is the gouging in the buffet car - €26 for a small meal! The snack bar is not much better and with people jostling and being served in order of who can attract the attention of the attendant it was no surprise that I didn't realise I'd been overcharged until after I got back to my seat.
In Milan we changed to the French TGV service - if you think the Eurostar is quick at 200km/h then check this out. We used Chaucey's GPS to measure the speed and distance and from Lyon to Paris it travelled at speeds up to 295km/h. Despite the impressive speed the train was 90 minutes late so we ended up queuing for a taxi at 12.30am for a taxi to the hotel.
The taxi meter came to €6.50 but the driver charged us €9 - €2 for the bags and €0.50 for picking us from the railway station. I'm not sure if she ripped us off but at 1am in a seedy looking Paris area I wasn't going to argue.
We went to bed straight away with our window open for the heat. (Note to Linda - we wanted to catch an overnight train but it was fully booked so we came on a day train and arranged our accom for the night at a hotel close to the train station.)
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