Day 17 – Paris > London 25 Sept 2013

Alas all good things come to an end and our time in Paris is over. We pack the bags and catch a taxi to Garde de Norde, the morning traffic is heavy and the going is a bit slow, I have a theory that all French drivers think that all other French drivers have obtained there drivers licences from a cereal packet, hence the obsessive use of the horn, hand gestures and cursing. Thus making the journey to catch the train most entertaining.

The train departs on time and we cruise out into the countryside at 275 klm/h, we get a coffee and a piece of cake and sit back and enjoy the ride. The weather is getting foggier the closer to the channel we get.

Calais arrives and we plunge into the darkness of the tunnel, for 20 minutes we are suspended in the sense of not moving, only the streaking by of the green tunnel lights remind us of our movement. Back into daylight and we are shortly arriving into St Pancreas station.

Departing the train we head to the underground to catch a train back to our original hotel, the train is fairly empty making for an easy transit.

Back in London for another day before picking up the hire car.

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