Poulton-Delhi

We are off! The last big trip (and travel blog) was 4 years’ ago when a global pandemic was far from all our minds and we still had a Queen! Obtaining an Indian Visa has been tortuous due to issues surrounding said Covid situation but to cut a long story short, the visas are now firmly stuck into our passports and away we go. The selfie stick was unearthed at the last moment and practise shots on the doorstep, with Ted having to be encouraged to smile, taken. However, he had mastered this art by the time we arrived at PLF station! An early arrival into Euston but forgotten how awkward large cases are to manoeuvre up and down the steps in the Tube and, of course, the lift was broken! Tour Manager, Phil, was holding court in Terminal 3 with his Great Rail Journeys badge on and all seemed to be going smoothly until helper Pam asked had we checked in…. well no, Pam, as never had to do that before with GRJ and no communication was sent to do so. Was this naive of me? No window seats left and a person sitting between us in the middle bank of 4… 😳 A swift drink in this very busy terminal was called for to soften this blow….. let’s hope VS300 goes on time and the person seated between Ted and I will swap….. 😬🤞Read more