As I was saying though, I was headed to Paris. I gathered my things, got in a cab, and headed to the Dublin airport. I was a little shocked by the airport. Remember, I had 3 bags and a purse. I was taking my backpack as my carryon, which meant that I had to check the 2 red bags. The lady at the counter when I was checking, told me to go ahead and take the red duffle bag with me to the plane. She said it didn't need to be checked, and besides why would I argue... I didn't have to pay for a second checked bag. As I was reaching the security section of the airport where they had to x-ray my bags, it dawned me. In my red duffle bag I had all of my toiletries, which included razors, face wash... pretty much every toiletry a girl would need. You are probably thinking, "OMG! Security pulled her aside to search her!" Well you are wrong indeed. They just let me walk right on through, and they didn't even ask me why the bag was checked. I got to say, I am pretty shocked about getting through security with all of those things!
So, I took the flight to London City, so I could then catch a train from St. Pancras International Railway Station. I was quite proud of myself. I got a map of the tube, bought a single fare ticket, and got on the tube. I had to switch trains prior to getting to the railway station. The only problem was that there was a lot of walking, escalators, and STAIRS! Let me tell ya, I have learned my lesson. When you travel abroad, you need to pack as lightly as possible! Yes, I know what you all are saying, "Told ya so!" However, I am going to be away for over a month, and I needed a lot of clothes to get me through.
I finally made it to the Eurostar International Departures when an announcement came on. The announcer said, "This is a security message: St. Pancras Underground is being evacuated for a fire alert. St. Pancras underground is now closed. Sorry for any inconvenience." I am sitting in the railway station that is above and connected to St. Pancras underground, so I started wondering... am I going to be affected? Well, lucky for me there were no interruptions to my trip. After going through security and customs, I was able to sit in the lounge prior to the departure of my train. When they called for us, I gathered my things and headed to the platform. I was thinking this is awesome, there are escalators that take everyone straight to the platform. The escalators were flat and going up hill. As I got on it with all my luggage things were going OK until my shoes couldn't grip the escalator firmly. Yup, the weight of my bags pulling my body down without the grip of my shoes caused me to not go up but down. To prevent a catastrophe of me sliding into all the people behind me with my luggage I gripped the railing and held onto my luggage for dear life. In other words, I should have taken the elevator!
After getting on the train, it departed for Paris. I was able to watch the beautiful view from the train window. It was amazing to see so many fields and then all of a sudden see the grand city of Paris! I arrived in Paris intact and I was able to get a cab that brought me straight to my hotel. The ride to the hotel was wonderful. The city of Paris was picturesque. The buildings were full of design and beauty and everyone just seemed so happy.
Well, that's all for now folks. I will be taking on Paris in the morning!
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