Meeting James + super train journey across France & Spain + a pint in Lewes! Fantastic!
July 10th and 11th 2024
Whilst in Grenoble I had a call from James who said he was going to be in Madrid for a conference in early July. I was invited to join him. So I took the opportunity to go by train, – a wonderful journey. From Grenoble I took the local train to Lyon and then got the TGV all the way to Barcelona. Changing trains I boarded another high-speed train – the Frecciarossa (Italian) train operated by the Spanish railway company Iryo. It took all day but I didn’t care because I had a wonderful journey. I think the top speed was about 300 km/hr. The distance covered was over 1,200 km.
I arrived in time to have drinks and a dinner with James and his colleagues. Super on both counts! The next day James and I went to the grand Plaza Mayor and enjoyed some fantastic seafood at the ancient Mercado de San Miguel.
Click HERE for more photos. We flew to England on the 12th July and ended the day with a pint and dinner with James at the Swan Inn in Lewes. Super!
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