08-23: We were up and out of our not-so-great hotel by 9:00. We're told to arrive at the Eurostar station in St. Pancras no later than 10:15a, we were early. We had a wonderful ham and cheese, buttery, flaky, delicious croissant, and a latte since we arrived and plenty of time for the train. I don't really know what we expected on Eurostat, but it was just like riding on any old train with any old seat we didn't upgrade we just had regular coach seats so it was just a 3-hour train ride. No frills, we envisioned something special, though I am not sure what. At times we did see some interesting scenery that was mostly after we crossed the Channel and went into France. There are a lot of fields for farming. We did see corn but unsure of what everything else was. Most of the time in London we were in tunnels or walled areas so you couldn't see much. The actual Chunnel under the channel takes about 20 minutes, but it's just like going into any tunnel, which it is. We had a hard time getting an Uber on the way out of the train station but eventually we made it to meet Véronique at our Airbnb. We put a few things away after admiring our small kitchen, living area, which is clean and bright. We are feeling a little hungry now and we walked to the Rue Cler area. This was one of the main reasons we booked this location in the 7th Arrondissement, easy walkability to Rue Cler, Eiffel Tower, and more. It is pretty quiet there on Sunday and Monday, but we found a friendly restaurant, Tribeca, and shared a pizza and a salad. A walk back to the apartment, with a short stop at a small market for a few things. We played a few games of cards, and we are ready for bed.
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