(Posted by Allan) The four of us: Steve and I and Peter J. and his partner Steve C. took the Eurostar to London today. It is a high-speed train from Paris to the Chunnel (about 90 minutes), then 20 minutes in the tunnel, then another 90 minutes or so to London on the England side. The first thing I noticed about England was how incredibly verdant the countryside is, even more so than the Northwestern United States. Very green and lush. Must be all of that rain... Anyway it was beautiful, with lots of gently rolling hills dotted here and there with trees and sheep. Lovely. We rolled into Waterloo train station around 2:00 and made our way into the station to get tickets for the "Tube", London's subway system. There was some confusion at the ticket machines but we got our tickets and headed for the Jubilee Line to take us to Green Park and then from there out of the station and into the Mayfair District. Mayfair is a very upscale part of town with many upper-end shops, hote...
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