Tag Archives: train

Stirling to Edinburgh train services slashed (Rousse)

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I met ECM at Waverley station. From there we caught the train to a destination that ECM had been desperate to visit for decades. Unfortunately Stirling was a great disappointment, so after a quick look at the dowdy main street, … Continue reading →

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Trapped on a non-stop train to Heidelberg (Rousse)

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I jumped on the train to accompany MM – for just a short while – on her long journey east across Europe. The plan was for me to accompany her as far the next stop, leave the carriage, cross platforms, … Continue reading →

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Fun and games with trains (Rousse)

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I needed to reach Liverpool by 13:15 for a meeting. At 12:30 I jumped on the first train that I saw at Edinburgh’s Waverley Station, assuming that it was a London service that called at Leeds. I was right in … Continue reading →

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Frail old lady on the wrong train (Rousse)

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I’d mixed up the two rail tickets. I had that of mother, and she mine. The main consequence of this was that a frail old lady was about to board the ‘wrong’ train, and there was no way that I … Continue reading →

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Owl attack at railway station (Rousse)

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Dreamaticus

My companion decided to take the shortest route to the platform opposite, and stepped down onto the railway track. I considered this far too dangerous a move. I instead climbed the iron steps and walked over the bridge. The savage … Continue reading →

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Husband hires hit man to kill off wife (Rousse)

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Dreamaticus

It was the end of our holiday. I had almost finished packing the bike panniers in preparation for our journey home when a man rushed into our room, then grabbed and bundled me into the back of his car. He … Continue reading →

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Duchess of Cambridge travels incognito by public transport to Norwich (Rousse)

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Dreamaticus

My new best friend the Duchess of Cambridge and I travelled by bus and train to Norwich. My companion blended in well: none of the other passengers spotted royalty in their midst. When we diverted via Bristol, I offered to … Continue reading →

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London to Oxford and Oxford to Edinburgh by train (Rousse)

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Dreamaticus

It really was too much to ask my 81 year-old mother to walk all the way from London to Edinburgh, so I suggested that we cut a few miles off the route by taking the train to Oxford. In the … Continue reading →

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Displaying a nipple and swimming with baby dolphins in lockdown (Rousse)

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Dreamaticus

Campus was open again. I was there once more attending lectures, and they were even measuring the water levels in the swimming pool. On most days I sat next to my primary school ‘friend’ ST, delighted that I was admitted … Continue reading →

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Pandemic postpones Paris Olympics (Rousse)

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Dreamaticus

The other passengers managed to haul me into the carriage when I took the stupid risk of ignoring the warning light and attempted to jump in at the very last moment. Now I could be certain that I would arrive … Continue reading →

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