I have a theory (well, more of a superstition) that, on every holiday, one thing must go wrong. The plane will leave late. I'll forget my toothbrush. It's preferable that the thing that goes wrong is small and inconsequential as, when it's happened, it means that everything else on my holiday must go right, so having it happen allows an internal sigh of relief.
I think my holiday thing has already happened - I went to see J off at King's Cross St Pancras and noticed they have a new Rituals shop. Years ago, Mum gave me a present of their keemun lime tea, and I've been craving it ever since so I took the opportunity to buy some. Rather stupidly, in the course of some Phileas Fogg style send-off drinks, I then took the opportunity to lose the bag with the tea and my mp3 player in it. Clever, but hopefully that's my thing done.
I'm packed now, and ready to go to Heathrow for the first leg of my journey. My library fines are paid, so I shouldn't have my results withheld, I have my passport, visa, clothes, shoes, an array of reading material - and I think I'm all ready to roll!
Tonight, my journey starts off rather inauspiciously with the Tube to Heathrow and a night at the Jury's Inn. Tomorrow morning, it's Heathrow Terminal ... let me check that ... 2, and a 6am departure to Vienna.
Russia, here I come!
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Did you get another music player? Had i been fully awake on Saturday I would have offered you my spare Nano..
My,the very thought of passengers on the Trans Siberian Railway NOT suffering 'Biology' or 'Deepeer Shade Of Blue' at vol.11 saddens me.;)
Hope you're on your way safely.
-J
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