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Back To London in The Eurostar Standard Premier

I tested the Eurostar Standard Premier Class

Yep I’m back to the real things, back to the blog, I’ve missed you! Fashion weeks go by and I’ve been back and forth: no time to post. But let’s start with a nice surprise I had for my last round trip to London. I tested the Eurostar Standard Premier Class. It’s always nice to travel with a heavy camera equipment in a more comfortable class than the Standard one.

Arrived at the station 30 minutes before – I was panic cause I forgot to print my tickets (!), I passed the check in and customs and I directly went to the train: no waiting! The cabin seemed smaller and more airy than in Standard: finally I have space for my legs! Great choice of magazines: Wallpaper, Condé Nast Traveller, Jalouse … which is something to keep busy my hyperactive person  for a good part of the journey. Followed by a snack (attentive service) and already the Channel Tunnel!

The trip lasted 2 hours, the time of a traffic jam during peak hours (LOL!). Arrived in London St Pancras “fresh as a roach” (French way to say super fresh), I go to recharge my Oyster card (which is the London transportation card). I am now in less than 10 minutes on the Piccadilly Line, 4 stops from my hotel, SO great!

The good tip for anyone who travels two and more: Eurostar Plus. Upon presentation of the Eurostar ticket, you can receive 2 tickets for the price of one in eight of the largest museums in London. Interesting: many exhibitions in spring, like the Roy Lichtenstein retrospective at the Tate and the Bowie resptrospective at the Victoria & Albert Museum (“Fa-fa-fa-fashion! Beep-Beep”).  

Photo : Mademoiselle Le K – copyright 2013, tous droits réservés.

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www.eurostar.com  

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Retour à Londres en Eurostar Standard Premier

J’ai testé la classe Eurostar Standard Premier.

Ouiii enfin de retour sur le blog, vous m’avez manqué! Les fashion weeks s’enchaînent et j’enchaîne les A/R : plus le temps pour poster. Autant commencer par une bonne surprise : lors de mon dernier A/R express sur Londres, j’ai testé la classe Eurostar Standard Premier. Toujours agréable de voyager dans une classe plus confortable que la Standard, lorsque l’on a du matériel photo lourd.

Arrivée à la gare 30 mn avant, en panic mode – j’ai oublié d’imprimer mes billets (… ), je passe le contrôle et j’embarque direct dans le train : zéro attente! La cabine m’a semblé plus petite et plus aérée que celle en Standard : enfin de l’espace pour mes jambes! Choix de magazines pointu : Wallpaper, Condé Nast Traveller, Jalouse… de quoi occuper mon hyper active petite personne durant une bonne partie du trajet. Suivi d’une collation (service attentionné) et déjà le tunnel sous la manche!

Le trajet a duré 2h, le temps d’un embouteillage aux heures de pointe (lol!). Arrivée à Londres Saint Pancras fraîche comme un gardon, je file recharger mon Oyster card (qui permet d’utiliser les transports en commun à prix avantageux). Me voilà en moins de 10 mn sur la Picadilly Line, à 4 stations de mon hôtel, le rêve!

“Ze” bon plan pour tous ceux qui voyagent à deux et plus : Eurostar Plus, sur présentation de son billet Eurostar, on peut bénéficier de deux entrées pour le prix d’une dans 8 des plus grands musées londoniens. Intéressant vu toutes les grosses expos du printemps, à commencer par les rétrospectives de Roy Lichtenstein à la Tate et de Bowie au Victoria & Albert Museum (“Fa-fa-fa-fashion! Beep-beep!”).

Photo : Mademoiselle Le K – copyright 2013, tous droits réservés. 

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Barcelona in 3 hours “for dummies” (lol)?

First stopover:

time to get out of the boat and leave the port area (by walk, really not my best idea!), it’s already been 2:30 pm (photo 2). My “first” time in Barcelona for 3 hours in the city only!

And I decided to discover the different areas by the Barcelona City Tour bus tour, the red tour which lasts 3:30 minimum! So be careful! 

You can get off the bus to take another one, as many times as you want during 24 or 48 hours and change the tour (red, green or blue). I need flexibility as an independent traveller.

Unfortunately I don’t have enough time

to go visiting some of the many sites. But I do an exception for La Pedrera, a house designed by the famous architect Gaudi (pictures 1 & 3).

I take this opportunity to run to another iconic work of Gaudi, the Sagrada Familia which I see as facades by lack of time (pictures 4). But the magic doesn’t operate, I don’t like the exterior details and the imposing porch 

I enjoyed more the quiet empty streets to get there. And I rush back to La Perdrera to jump in the bus, where I can see the facade of Casa Batllo (picture 5) of Gaudi.

Time flies: when finally I arrived at Las Ramblas, 

the area reminds me of New York: the rythm, crowd and major intersections (picture below). At the statue of Christopher Columbus stop, I jumped into a taxi to the Costa Neo Romantica.

In 15 mn, at 6:15 pm the boat leaves the port! Bye bye Barcelona, I will come back for sure. I have a mixed feeling of having seen all and nothing. I need to come back… To be continued, next stop in…

And today question is: if you had a 3 hours stopover in Barcelona, what would you do or visit?

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