Southampton Day 1

Today I got up and took the Eurostar to London and then on to Southampton (where my boat leaves from!) The train to London was very nice, the one to Southampton not so much. There were no places to put large luggage so I had to stand the whole time, which was fine as it was just over an hour, but it was so hot! No AC, no windows, just hot hot hot! Oh well. One positive of standing by the door is that when it stopped I could get the fresh cool air!

The walk to my hotel from the train station in Southampton was…not the amazing. I did take a walk after I checked in and it was the same. It was fine, but nothing special and it felt really grungy and dirty. I was also looking for some beverages for my boat in case I get seasick, but most of the grocery stores were lacking. They had lots of alcohol or sugar free soda but not much else. I did find a few nice buildings and some fun tiles on the sides of buildings (they were small - maybe 6 inches). Then I had ordered food for dinner that I was looking forward to...and they delivered something else because they were out of what I ordered? It was odd. So not the best first impression of Southampton!Read more