2012 - Belgium

[Finn666]

safe travels you two…

Eli´s already waiting at the front door!

[mvb]

have fun and watch out for those ruts in the roads

[Giles]

Crossing the Channel in the Tunnel, means quite a lot of this:

[Giles]

On the train….

[elclintor]

What? is that a train for vehicles? I've never seen that before.

[Megatron1505]

Wait until that train driven onto the plane, for trains containing cars…...... madness I tell thee 

[Giles]

@elclintor:

What? is that a train for vehicles? I've never seen that before.

Yes.  For some reasons I can't fathom.  It was decided that when they built the tunnel, it would not be for driving through.  You have to drive onto a train and sit like a stuffed parrot for 40 minutes or so.  I am sure there are longer tunnels in the world that one can drive through.  The infrastructure on the Channel Tunnel is immense, mainly because of the bloody trains….

[Megatron1505]

Yep, they really screwed the pooch on that one (I love that phrase  :-*)

[deadendpro]

Are there bathrooms at all on those trains? or snack stations? Also, if one were to leave their car running, wouldn't that be dangerous?  :o

[elclintor]

Mind blown.

[MP]

We went over to Belgium earlier in the year and I was amazed by the train as well, it's pretty cool for the uninitiated. I guess it cuts down on major delays by avoiding car crashes, might be their reasoning?
Have a good trip!

deadendpro; there's bathrooms that you can get to at the end of each carriage, and cars must be turned off for the trip.

[Snowy]

@Giles:

@elclintor:

What? is that a train for vehicles? I've never seen that before.

Yes.  For some reasons I can't fathom.  It was decided that when they built the tunnel, it would not be for driving through.  You have to drive onto a train and sit like a stuffed parrot for 40 minutes or so.  I am sure there are longer tunnels in the world that one can drive through.  The infrastructure on the Channel Tunnel is immense, mainly because of the bloody trains….

I thought it was to stop the driving on the wrong side of the road confusion. I often (sometimes) dream about arranging an 'every body all out, now on 3, you go left, I go right, we criss-cross and hey, we're now on the other side of the road'.

[Snowy]

(safe and happy travels, most importantly!!!). Am sure Seul will show you a stellar time.

[Giles]

Seul is hiding….

[Megatron1505]

Follow the smell of raw bacon.

[Giles]

I can happily report that I did a few Trippels and some Orval last night.  My starter for dinner was pigs cheek, I knew Seul would approve… :o :o

[Seul]

I unfortunately shan't be doing any black witchery, ancient rites or pagan idolatry with the beastly Padmores as I am not under the spell of the moon. I have to work.

Also: Orval and pig cheeks? Totally making do for things I don't…

[Giles]

The bloody restaurant had run out of the Trippels I was after, it was Orval or Stella….

[Seul]

Tough choice…

[Megatron1505]

Not if you're from the UK, Stella is not even a choice…..ever. I would rather drink just about anything other than Stella.