16th November 2008
Since I could not sleep last nite, I woke up very early, took some view pix from our room and arrange clothes to be wear that day for every one. Reason for doing so because I have to re pack our luggage and leave the biggest luggage at Royal Cambridge Hotel.
Force everyone to get up, get ready and have some breakfast. After done with the packing, we start to move to check out at 7.30am. At registration counter, we met Hidayah for the first time. Hidayah ask us to wait for breakfast at 8.00am, but we dare not take the risk because we have to be at King Cross stn before 9.30am.
We walked to Paddington stn. At Paddington, the officer incharge help us to get the ticket thru the machine using credit card because the counter is not open yet. And we did not have syillings to buy tickets. The officer than guide us on how to go about to reach to King Cross.
We have to take train to Edgware Stn, then change to another train that will bring us to King Cross. We did not realise that there is another Paddington Stn which link to District line & airport. If we took train from there, then there is no need for us to change train. However, since it is early in the morning and its Sunday, no rush hour for us..
We reach King Cross St Pancrass International Stn appr an hour earlier than promised. Husband called Hairul to inform that we already reach KC stn and will meet him there. Our train to Lille France will be at 9.57 am.While waiting for Hairul, we bought some mineral water, croissants, newspaper etc. We took some pix here and there
Once Hairul arrived, we then proceed for security check & pass the immigration. And there it is..the euro star train..Euro star speed can reach upto app 300kmph. At times when the train pass a tunnel, I can feel the pressure in my ears. I spend all the time to look left and right to appreciate the views. And it is unbelievable when the train goes ito the tunnel which is under the English Channel.
Our journey to Lille will take 2 hours, but since Europe is an hour ahead than London, we have to add 1 hour. We arrive at Gare de Lille at 12.57 Europe time. Hairul inform us that he has to rush for Europcar office before it is close for lunch. The office will open again at 3pm.
Once the train stop, Hairul really rush to Europcar office to arrange for the car(MPV). Unfortunately, he was informed that the car key was transfered to another Europcar office because they were informed that we will arrive later than scheduled time. The other office is situated at the other train station which definitely we cannot manage to get there before it is close for lunch. We still have to wait until 3pm to get the car.
We walked to the other train station which I believe it is for TGV train. It was drizzling that time, windy and very cold...and we are very hungry
Manage to find a kebab restaurant to fill up our tummy and get ourselves warm. 
After finish our kebab, we walked to the Europcar office and wait while Hairul did the arrangement. Finally we got the MPV at 3.20pm. It is a 7 seater MPV which we never see in Malaysia. SEAT AlHambra..yeyyyy 
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