Bath

Getting here - My first train

Taxi to the train station — not going to carry my bags through the Underground!

The rail attendants in London were great! London St. Pancras/ Kings Cross is huge snd crazy! I requested passenger assist (there is an app for that) as I had no idea how easy it would be to get on/off the train with my bags or how far I would have to walk. I am so glad I did that!

While in the Passenger Assist Lounge waiting on the train, I got to visit with two women who were also traveling solo and needing assistance. One is almost blind and the other has so many conditions I can’t remember them all (she told me but wow!) Anyway the Lord gave me an opportunity to encourage both of them as we sat together.

When the time came, they took us out to the train in a motorized cart (as in the airports) and helped me get seated and stow my luggage. Whew! They said they would call ahead to Bath and make sure someone would meet me there.

The trip to Bath is about 90 minutes with only a few stops. This is a heavily traveled route and with some trains canceled and some segments canceled, it was a bit more crowded than usual.

Well at Bath, I got up, went toward my baggage stored in back and waited. No one came. So another passenger grabbed my bags and said “here, I’ll help you” but as we approached the door it locked and off we went.

So I went onto Bristol, the next and last stop on this line. Repeat process at Bristol only this time I knew to stand quickly, get my bags and stand by the door. Another passenger helped me out, again no train attendant to be found. So I went around Bristol, found a rail employee, got sorted out and onto the return train to Bath. Still no one to meet me there, but thanks to the kind passengers I made it. Whew!

Taxi to my hotel in Bath and I was set to go. Hotel here is a more modern chain hotel with a large room and sleek bathroom, lots of tile and glass. Nice here, comfortable and a very good breakfast for 16 GBP.