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London Paris Germany
Marc Travels to Europe
Issue: 22.3 (May/June 2024)
Author: Marc Zeedar
Author Bio: Marc taught himself programming in high school when he bought his first computer but had no money for software. He's had fun learning ever since.
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Going to an overseas Xojo conference is always a good excuse to see some sights. This time I went over a week early, flying nonstop to London and then taking the train to Paris where I bummed about for a few days before heading to Andernach, Germany, for the 2024 MBS Xojo Conference.
After weeks of rain, the day I left was beautiful, and Oregon's Mount Hood was visible in all its glory (see Figure 1). It was a reminder of what I was leaving!
The evening flight took off at sunset (see Figure 2) and I got some great pictures of Mount St. Helens, just over the border in Washington state (see Figure 3).
Though my economy seat at the back of the plane was ridiculously tiny and scrunched, I managed to sleep a bit on the long night flight and arrived at Heathrow at about one o'clock in the afternoon. This time I knew how to manage the subway system and had no issues getting to the hotel I'd reserved.
I was hungry and wanted dinner—I had already decided to return to Flat Iron, my favorite London steak place—but first I had to sort out my ride to Paris. I'm a planner and when I travel I try to think of every contingency and work carefully to avoid catastrophe. Still, a problem had emerged.
A couple of months earlier, when I discovered that the Eurail train pass (only available to overseas visitors) supported the "chunnel" train from London to Paris, I decided to go that route. That would allow me to fly nonstop to London and avoid the risk and hassle of connecting flights.
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