A Day in Brussels – No Sprouts, but a Good Friend I slept a good amount. The combination of extreme travel/Tinto-weariness, and strong Belgian beer served me well in terms of slumber. After a shower, and luggage drop at the hotel, I headed north to the Royal Gallery of Saint Hubert. This is a shopping […]
“Paul, have you been to Vienna?” “No.” “You’d love it.” So it was after a conversation in the Kirkcaldy High School staff room, I dragged my roller case, and laptop rucksack through Aberdour. My legs still tingled with the annual Wiston Lodge midge bites, acquired during Tinto Summer School 2026. My eyes were heavy, and […]
My alarm awakened me with a “start” at 7.00am. I showered before taking Metro line 2 to Brussels-South railway station. I had coffee and a cinnamon danish before checking in. I passed without incident through French and UK border control and the “Eurostar” security check. The train left at 9.51am and arrived at 10.43am at […]
The breakfast provided at the hostel was surprisingly good. It was buffet style with toast, ham, cheese, jam, scrambled egg, bacon pieces, and cereal. I helped myself, poured a coffee and enjoyed. To describe the weather using the wonderful Scottish word “driech” would be an understatement. The drizzle seemed to simultaneously hang in the air […]
I slept fairly well on the train. I think. It can be very hard to tell as it feels a lot like you’re wide awake the whole night but at the same time, it all passes and before you know it, 8.00am has arrived. A very polite steward brought a coffee and a breakfast bag […]
Having had the experience of arriving late in the evening, I really had no idea what the outside world looked like. That being the case, I did a workout, and had a shower before venturing out on to the streets of Brussels. The first order of business was to find as venue for breakfast. Thankfully, […]
After a tough year at school, various mad end of term events, Fife Pride, and Tinto Summer School, I found myself on a train heading south. After a short workout and a bath at home, I left Aberdour (AUR) at 8.39am, and arrived at Edinburgh Waverley (EDB) just after 9.13am. With my train to London […]