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Marek is back on British soil; now expecting delays to train services!

Submitted by maz on Sat, 01/31/2009 - 14:27

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Marek is going undersea, underground; is amazed at how everyone's phones do GSM cell handoffs every 12 seconds-ish while on the Eurostar/TGV.

Submitted by maz on Sat, 01/31/2009 - 13:26

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Marek had a very interesting conversation about politics, media and censorship while waiting for the Eurostar; train 9029 coach 4 seat 15.

Submitted by maz on Sat, 01/31/2009 - 12:26

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Eurostar Departures, Paris Gare du Nord

Submitted by maz on Sat, 01/31/2009 - 12:00

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve taken the Eurostar now, or indeed, how many times I’ve crossed between Gare de Lyon to Gare du Nord on the Métro. It amuses me that someone whose first language is Polish and second language is English — that’s me — has less trouble navigating the French user-interface of the Paris Métro ticket machines than the locals seem to have.