Traveling to London by train from Rotterdam. Visiting @ezzy and @rea and a meeting with @nanzo-scoop.
Today Bianca and I traveled to London to meet our friends.
But unlike going with the plane we decided this time to go with the train.
A journey of around 4-5 hours.
It would take us from Rotterdam to Bruxelles and then London.
We took a taxi to the Central Station of Rotterdam at 11:00.
We arrived 90 minutes early. (We should adjust this next time.)
We had some coffee at a bar inside the station and then we were ready to leave.
Waiting for the Thalys train to arrive.
The train arrived perfectly at 13:00.
Inside the train its very comfortable. Nice seats and enough leg space and also free WIFI and places to charge devices.
With 300km/h it does not take much time to enter Belgium.
When we arrived in Bruxelles we had to rush to get to the CANAL (tunnel) gate. Sadly the same applied here as with flying. Security checks galore (no pictures). It took about 45 minutes to get through it all. Then we were of to the next train to London!
Inside this train was a small bar! With food and drinks! Perfect.
Bianca was tired she fell asleep halfway.
And then we arrived in London at 16:00 local time! The station was stunning.
Outside the Station we were greeted by Rea and we quickly walked the 10 minutes to the car where Ezzy was waiting.
We drove to their place and Rea gave me the perfect drink after a day of traveling :)
We couldn't relax for long because that evening we would meet @Nanzo-scoop in a Chinese restaurant Rea picked out for us. It was good seeing him again after Steemfest 2! The conversation had only one subject.....crypto!
After dinner we had a small drink in a bar called the bull and talked some more about our favourite subject. As you can imagine the recent STEEM price increase had us all pumped. It was the perfect and to a perfect night. It's a lot of fun here!
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What a fun trip!! Looks like you guys had a great time :) I'd love to do that train trip one day!
Yes, i also like to travel in train. It's really fun.
Best of luck for your happy journey!!
Let's go guys journey by train.
Thank you! Having a blast!
Well documented. this is the first leg. Travel in style.
You are truly a beer fan.
Keep on sharing.
I love beer :)
Wow looks like a blast i am from buffalo always wanted to a trip like that we'll have fun be safe happy new year
@exyle that looked like so much FUN. I would like to ride a REAL Train one day unlike the 20th Century Dinosaurs we call trains in the USA. Cryptos, Good Food and Cocktails. What a great way to enjoy your Day. @rea and @ezzy are Fantastic hosts...........................
Yes from what i see it was really fun for you guys, sometimes you just go out of your way to experience a different whole stuff altogether
If you want to see how good train travel can get go to Japan. The Shinkansen wipes the floor with anything I've been on here in Europe and in the US.
It would have been very intresting to be a part of or even a fly on the wall for those conversations you had. Sounds like you had a great time!
Must have been fun. Next time you pass threw brussels station - let me know i might be able to get you threw a bit faster as i work there :D
Seemed like you had a blast with the fellow steemians!
So awesome! I really enjoy your posts! I'm learning how life is done from you! Thanks man!! :-)
Thanks!
Wow it looks awesome especially the train it's cool, I wish we have that kind of transpo or I mean that kind of train here. =)
The train is supper cool, and i think apart from the time it took to get to london it was an awesome journey for them
A great trip, my friend, and glad that you arrived safely in London. The train itself, of course, impresses with its design and speed, we have no such yet. London, as always surprised by its style and grandeur, was pleased to see your friends and I am sure you have rested in a beautiful company. Thank you Mark and keep us informed of what's happening!
Thank you man! It's great here!
I remember taking the train from Bologna to Florence and how pleasantly surprised I was with the Italian trains. They are so comfortable, especially in Business Class. Our seats reclined and we got a free glass of prosecco, too!
Wow we are yet to get such pleasurable train here, but i hope i would visit London or Italy soon, perhaps its going to be fun to try out such trains