Thanks Howie My ignorance was in thinking that the Eurostar was just another name for all of the Tunnel trains and I knew I had read that you both had been Over the Channel but Under it ... sorry couldn't resist that ... not really in jolly mood this morning though. Hope Bron and you are keeping well .... tell Bron I haven't forgot that package I have, just need to get to go to the post office .. beginning to suffer from cabin fever the biggest trip out in the last 12 days was 2 buses to the hospital and 2 back, a total from home 3hours, and a couple of quick trips across the road for milk and bread etc. Hugs Marlene ```````````````````` > Marlene, and June, > > Although Bron and I have travelled to France (and > Germany etc) many > times in the past 20 years or so, we have never used > Eurostar. We have > always taken our car and used the Shuttle train > through the Tunnel. > Easy and quick - only 35 minutes from leaving > Folkestone to arriving > at Calais - and neither of us is a good sailor! I > recall once, after > a trip to the south of France, we arrived back at > Calais with a couple > of hours in hand before the time of our Shuttle. So > we went to Cap > Gris Nez for a picnic lunch - which we ate in the > car because, though > the sun was shining, a howling gale was blowing. > Looking over the > English Channel towards England and seeing the > Cross-Channel ferries > heaving and tossing in the wild seas, we were very > glad we were going > to travel through the Tunnel! > > Friends who have used Eurostar say it too is very > comfortable and remarkably quick - quicker than by > air if you allow for the time it takes to get to > and from the airports. And of course. like London, > Paris has an excellent public transport sysytem to > get you to your hotel... > Howie ___________________________________________________________ Support the World Aids Awareness campaign this month with Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/