Monday 21st July - Kings Cross

 We started off today by getting up at 6:00am as the taxi was due to arrive at 7:15 which he duly did right on time. He drove us to Sittingbourne and we caught the train to St. Pancreas International at 7:41. When we got there we had to go out of that station, across the square into King’s Cross.

St Pancreas building

St Pancreas Station

It was relatively easy to find our way to platform 1 where the train to Aberdeen was due to leave at 10:00am, although it was only 10 to 9. We had a coffee and a cake at the Pret a Manger café and then went to find a bookstore for Mary-Ann.





While I was waiting I notice a whole lot of people crowded round Platform 9¾ with Harry Porters luggage trolley half way through the walls!

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross ceiling

Kings Cross ceiling

Kings Cross ceiling

When we got on the train I discovered that we had our back to the engine and no table – not ideal! The train is amazingly fast and quiet it just seemed to glide along.

High Speed trains at a standstill - this is the backend!