Europe 2013: Train to Paris

We arrived at the Eruo train station about 2 hours before the train was to leave, We each had 2 large bags and a backpack and purse. My bags were so heavy. One weighed 54 lbs and the other weighed 49 lbs. UGH so heavy. We go in and show our tickets and try to go through the gate to the waiting area. Oh no that is not happening. We can only go to the waiting area when you have only about 30 minutes before you board. We look around and discover that we can lug our bags over to an area about a football field away. There were delis, and shops. Leslie who is 21 years younger than I am is up and off. I struggle behind dragging my bags. We finally found a place to sit and ordered our first lunch in London. The interior of the train station is amazing. We finally were able to move to the area to board the train for Paris. Leslie was up and almost sprinting to our train car. I was lagging behind dragging all my stuff. When we got to our train car it was like a 18" step up. There is no way I am going to be able to step up and pull my luggage up to put in the luggage rack. We decided that Leslie would get on and I would hand the luggage up to her. That didn't work so well I lifted with all my might but it wasn't very successful. The line was forming behind us with other people who wanted to board the train. Finally a frustrated man behind me offered to life the luggage up for me. We then found our seats and off we went. At this point we had been awake for about 24 hours and it only took Leslie about 15 minutes to fall asleep.

London's beautiful and historic London St. Pancras Station was built in 1868. The station recently underwent some renovation, making it the modern world class terminal for Eurostar and domestic rail services it is today. The station is quickly becoming a destination in itself, providing excellent connections to the rest of London and the UK, as well as Europe’s longest champagne bar.