Ahh, trains

The 'ahh' in the headline is like the 'ahh' in bisto gravy ads, not the 'ahh' in scary moments of life... So, I'm on a train going down south and am struck today by the idiosyncracies of this classic mode of transport. Someone has just started knitting, another is furiously typing on an iphone, and someone else is listening to music. Trains are funny - a bunch of people who don't know each other all sitting in close proximity to one another and trying to avoid everyone else's eye contact. Well, mostly- one guy across the aisle from me started chatting to the knitting person as soon as she got on. As I write this the light is fading. That's another great part of train journeys- the beautiful countryside which you can see (at least for a few seconds) as you zoom by. The light is fading...but holidays are rising on the horizon. Adios