Thursday, December 13, 2012

10 December 2012: Returning to England

MONDAY
Before heading through the Channel Tunnel we had to go through French, then British border control.
At the British border crossing, I filled out a landing card, they asked me a series of questions, and they took my fingerprints to verify they matched the biometrics I completed as part of the visa application. 
After waiting about an hour, the bus drove onto the shuttle that departed at 4:10am.
When looking through the windows into the tunnel all you really see is a reflection.
The bus pulls in to Victoria Coach Station at 5:30am, a half an hour earlier than expected.
My bus to Bath left from Gate 6.
Head west out of London along the M4.
The line is out the door at the Chippenham post office.
The bus drives pass my house on its way to the bus station.
Walk up through town to drop my backpack off and grab my supplies for class.
On the bus to class, on the other side of the road, there's a bus broken down.
Yesterday was the last day of the Christmas Market, so stalls are being emptied out. New bike rack along Walcot Street.