TRIP TO ENGLAND

I would lie if I would say that I wasn't worried a bit about my trip in the Eurostar because the day before it got stuck in the tunnel ! Now can you imagine sitting in a huge tube with tons of water, ships and ferry boats above you and that for 6 h !! I think it must have been awful. But my trip went very smooth and I arrived safely and in time to take my train to Eastbourne.

The train was fully packed I just could get a seat but people were standing everywhere. It was quite surprising. And then I noticed that most of them were dressed in a funny way. A lot of punks with hedgehog like hairdoes in red, pink or green, safety needles in some noses, I thought I would be on another planet ! In front of me sat a middle aged man with a 14 month pregnant belly, green hairs and rings on every finger. His ears were full of earings and in his nose he had a ring. After a while I got used to his outfit, but he was sleeping with his mouth wide open so that I could admire all the holes he had in his teeth and almost look through him and out of the other end. I listened to the conversations and finally found out that there was a Gay parade in Brighton and that's why so many funky and funny people were on the train. They all were in a very good mood, laughed and sung and it was very loud in the train.

In Eastbourne I got out and looked for my friends. Nobody there ! What should I do now ? I couldn't get my friend on the phone because I had saved a wrong number. I didn't even know their address ! I called Mr. Gattino, who went mad because it seems that events like this are typical for me. I told him to stop his nice comments and better call my friend and tell them that I am outside the station. That's what he did. And finally they showed up, they had been waiting at the other end of the station. Mr. Gattino worried about his little wife called again to see if they had found me and if I hadn't been kidnapped. He also complained that running to pick up the phone he had fallen over a rug and hurt his back. That was the start of my holidays.

The afternoon was then very nice they took me to a garden party where I admired a huge buffet with enough food for a whole army. We had a lot of fun there and some men even more after a while they had red faces and talked and laughed more and more. The beer and wine was sooo refreshing !

On sunday we did some sightseeing and had lunch in a very old Pub, just overlooking the blue sea.

I feel very much home with them, I have 4 cats to my disposal and the computer is just in my room ! The only thing which I can complain about is the english keyboard with which I am fighting, because I am used to a french one.