Europe!

So here I am in Warrington!

It's taken a hell of a long time to get here - a flight from Singapore to Frankfurt (12hrs 40mins), a 5hr layover in Frankfurt airport (the most boring place on the planet!), a 90min flight from Frankfurt to Edinburgh, a 45min drive to Renfrew and finally a 3hr train to Warrington.

Phew!

The key points:

• European Maccas is EXPENSIVE! €5 for a McChicken and a Coke! Argh! I better get used to it

• The shorter flights are the best for meeting people on - I sat next two two Kiwis on their way to the World Canoe Polo Championships. Great people and I wish (I'm going to be shot for saying this) them the best of luck! Apparently the Aussie males and the NZ females will win. That seems fair.

• Relatives get along instantly if theyve met briefly before. It takes a bit longer if you've never met - but it does happen.

• Scotland can be 30 degrees! It just doesn't happen often.

• European train stations are old and generally huge. They also have great architecture. Warrington Bank Quay does not follow this general rule. Trains in the UK also randomly stop for no apparent reason. However, having spoken to Andrea who works for National Rail it now seems fairly reasonable. Trains can derail surprisingly easy seemingly.
  

And now I'm off to bed!