Andrew J Dunlop

Following on from this mad train journey…

Start 21:45 30/08/2008

Berlin Hauptbahnhof (21:45) to Paris Gare du Nord (09:14) - City Night Line Nacht Zug

Paris Gare du Nord (12:13) to London St. Pancras (13:28) - Eurostar

London Paddington to Reading - First Great Western

Reading to Birmingham New Street - CrossCrountry

Birmingham New Street to Crewe - Virgin Trains

Crewe (22:20) to Holyhead (00:31) - Virgin Trains

Holyhead (02:40) to Dublin Ferry Port (05:55) - Irish Sea Ferries

Dublin Ferry Port to Dublin Bus Station - Bus Éireann - Not included in ticket

Dublin Connolly Street (07:35) to Belfast Central (09:45) - Enterprise

Belfast Central (10:50) to Ballymoney (12:00) - NI Railways

Arrival: 12:00 01/09/2008

Duration: 38hrs 15mins

Using: 9 Trains (inc. London Underground), 1 Ferry & Bus

…and all in time for my Mum and Dad’s wedding anniversary party.

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I have only had 3hrs sleep but we will get to that in a minute. On Thursday evening watched couple of DVD’s (Laws of Attraction and Shaun of the Dead) with some friends from youth fellowship . On Friday Dave Green (from my course) came to mine (he is on family hols in NIre). We went to Morelli’s in the afternoon. Saturday afternoon went with Henry, Boyde, Caroline and Amy (Little’in) to Ballycastle to find the French markets but went to find that they weren’t there because of a strike in France. So went to Henry’s for a BBQ. Boyde was playing at deep in exodus so went along and felt very old. I remember when I was a young’in going to the old exodus in Portstewart now I just feel old around all those 5th and 6th years! So that’s why I went to bed late (not helped by changing clocks). The reason I was up early was to go to the Easter Sunday Dawn Service at Ballintoy harbor (@6:30 which was really 5:30 with the clocks changing).

edit: title and tags added (23/04/2008)

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