Cheltenham Day 1 - Settling in

Our first setback. Up until now I’d been living in my happy « Pollyanna «  world, but to our dismay there was a train strike today called « industrial action » so there were no trains to Cheltenham.
OK plan B. . . . . Having made our way to Paddington, we now had to find Victoria Station. Fortunately the TfL tube app worked well and we finally made it there. Again, fortunately Peter spied a bus saying London to Oxford, so we hopped on. It was good - comfy seats, good views from the top deck and wifi. About 2 hours later we arrived in Oxford, but the bus from there was really local. 2.5 hours later we finally arrived in Cheltenham. So our Britrail pass, which we’d paid for was useless, and our 2 hour trip turned into 4.5.
The plus of the day is our Air BnB is great - spacious, well located & super clean. We headed out to explore a bit. Found a cute spot nearby for dinner.Read more