My Unusual Eurostar Plus Train Experience - Delays Leaving The Netherlands / Goodbye To Amsterdam
Eurostar Plus Amsterdam To London
Transcript
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Today's adventure begins
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as the recording of this. It is
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Wednesday, June 25th,
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2025. I'm looking over here at the
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Amsterdam station train station while
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we'll be departing well crossing my
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fingers hopefully
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departing today and heading out of the
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Netherlands, ending this leg of my
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international travels.
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The Netherlands coming to an end and I
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am heading back over to London for a
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little while, the greater London area.
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Over the next series of days, we'll be
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doing London and things outside of the
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greater London area. But that's if
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myself and my bags can even get over to
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England tonight cuz there are some major
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train delays. Got some notifications
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upon awakening earlier. I just checked
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out of my hotel, the Luxer, I believe it
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was called, which is just right behind
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me down the alleyway.
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And I'll see where the day leads. See
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what happens. All in all, had a really
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enjoyable experience here in this
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country. Now, when I go back over to
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England, you kind of using that as a
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jump point. I'm going to have a few days
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there before
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1st of July, give or take a day.
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We'll be heading to another country
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which will be my July country. Trying to
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stick with the game plan of one new
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country a month this year.
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So, that's kind of how I'm doing it.
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into next year, I'll probably change
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things up and maybe I'll do more than
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one country a month or a few countries a
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month next year or maybe even skip
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months where I don't go to countries.
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But this year, this is my first first
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real year of international travel. So,
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trying to do it right and knock out at
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least 12 countries, one per month this
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year. January, I did two, but keeping up
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with the average of one per month.
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That's what I'm doing. Welcome everyone.
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Adam the Woo here. So, yes, just to
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reiterate, not going home yet.
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There are direct flights from MCO to
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London and London back to MCO Orlando
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International. So that in for future
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reference will be kind of a a spot where
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I'll be having, you know, layovers for
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other countries. There's a lot of
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countries on this side of the world. I'm
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not going home yet. Finishing up the
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rest of this month of June over over in
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England and then starting off in July,
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another country. I'm inviting you to
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join me. Today's a travel day though
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again
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if it happens if it happens. A lot of
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cancellations, delays,
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the whole system. Something happened. I
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got a notification. I'll show you the
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notification. I got my got on my phone
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this morning. But we'll see if my train
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takes off, goes through the canal,
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through the waterway, and then pops back
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up over. I'm inviting you to join me.
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It's good to have you here. Thanks for
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watching.
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Join me,
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shall we? Oh, nice.
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It is currently 12:15,
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15 minutes afternoon,
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and the bells are ringing dramatically.
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My hotel was gracious enough to let me
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have a late checkout. It was going to be
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11 and I said there was a getting a
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little bit of a late start. They said,
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"Oh, just stay till noon." So grateful
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for that.
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Train supposed to leave I think at 1:30
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or 150 or 1:40.
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So when I saw this, I was like, "Oh,
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this day could not go as I am thinking
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it was going to go." So, I got that at
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8:40 this morning. So, about 3 and 1/2
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hours ago, received this and was like,
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"Oh, well, just got to roll with the
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punches. See what happens." Due to cable
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theft, our trains are subject to delays.
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We strongly advise against traveling
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today. Well, see what happens. Those
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bells are just non-stop. Nonstop, I
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should say. 9145
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is the train number I'm on. 9145.
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Of course, the 25th of June is when I'm
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filming this.
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And as of now, this particular train, no
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delays. Let's uh click on this bad boy.
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Amsterdam central to Rottenam, Brussels.
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Lelay, Euro. Well, Little Europe,
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London, St. Pancress
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arriving at 657. Wow. 1657
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almost 1,700 hours. It should be almost
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5:00 p.m.
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Think there's a time change, too.
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Due to cable car theft near LA, Europe
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are trains to and from London are likely
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subject to severe delays and last minute
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cancellations. We advise to cancel or
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postpone your trip.
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And not counting today, again, whatever
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happens happens today. But once I'm over
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back in England, that'll give me about 5
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days
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doing other things. And again, I'll be
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taking trains and other well basically
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trains I going to say other modes of
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transportation, but probably trains to
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other areas of the country to do things
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I haven't done before over there before
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departing
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into into the July country.
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Amsterdam central two A's.
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That's Bavar B.
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There's a lot of red up here.
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The red says
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cancelled due to signal failure. Damage
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to railway bridge. Damage to railway
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bridge.
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See what this one over here says. Damage
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to railway bridge. damage to an overhead
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wire.
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Now below where it says that
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looks like mine is okay. Mine is the
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1:40 p.m. London St. Pancress
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International Euro Style London depart
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from UK terminal Euro style EST
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9145.
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But right above it damaged overhead wire
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and it looks like there is some serious
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damage to some bridges.
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damage to railway bridge other ones. I'm
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going to go through customs again. We'll
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show my passport
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as well. They recommend getting here
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an hour before the train leaves. I got
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here way before that.
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See how this goes. These are some good
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words right here. On time. This guy
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right here, he's like posting on his
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social media on his phone right there or
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he's looking up directions on how to
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get some get some Oh, it is on time. I
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mean, I saw it on the board, but just to
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confirm by human voice. There we go.
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That's where I'm going right there.
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Big Ben. Look, kids. Big Ben.
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All right, that was a little bit of a
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process. Took a little while. Had to
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wait about a half hour before getting my
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bags checked. Not only this one, but
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also my backpack that I have on as well.
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Almost like you're going through the
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airport. And then after you get done
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with that, it's interesting because when
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I went from the UK over to the
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Netherlands, all I had to do is show the
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passport. Did not, from what I recall, I
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don't think I had like a thorough bag
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check like it like almost like an
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airport style, but going back over you
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do. And then also you have to show your
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passport twice. Once leaving the
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Netherlands, you have to check with an
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officer at a checkpoint and then you
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walk across a line that is the the line
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going to the UK. They check your
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passport at the UK. They stamp it for
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the Netherlands and then they check it
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going to the UK. So, it was like a it
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was a little bit more of a process going
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back over to where I'm going than where
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I came from.
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There's a coffee shop over here. Might
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grab a cup of coffee before heading on.
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Head over to London. Now, looking in
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there, it looks as if they do have large
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cups of coffee, so that'll work for me.
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Stash is the name of the place.
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I don't know what those are, but they
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look pretty interesting. Like little
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like uh fluffy treats. I'm only getting
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a coffee, but I don't think I've ever
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seen anything quite like that before.
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All right. Piping hot. Very piping hot
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caffeinated beverage achieved. Got the
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stash, the Euro Star
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from Amsterdam,
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the Netherlands to London, England.
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Cheers. This is really warm. Really
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warm. I'm having to like tread lightly
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holding it because the if I hold near
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the middle, it's warm. In some ways, I
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think it would probably be more
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efficient and quicker
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to get here a few minutes before
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boarding than early like I did because
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now behind me there's no one going
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through the checkpoints. You could just
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walk right up, go right through 2-minute
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wait. I think I boarded in like 10
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minutes, but then you're taking a chance
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at your run late. So, I'm in. Train's
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supposed to leave in 1 minute. No
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boarding has happened yet. So 13:40
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hours would be 1:40 p.m. It is
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1:39 at the moment. There's been no
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announcement and no boarding has started
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happening yet. I am not taking this as a
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good sign. In fact, this says
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1440 hours now. That's been pushed up an
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hour. So maybe the delay is an hour.
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Delayed and also that you would have to
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step out of Brussels to do the security
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check over again. We are absolutely
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sorry for the inconvenience. We have
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course and we're trying our best to sort
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this by the cafe. So, thank you.
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I'm not sure what they just said
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something about the cafe. So, they said
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it's going to be a half hour late even
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though this is showing an hour delay.
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They also said we're going to have to
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exit
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at Brussels and have a resecurity
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checkpoint.
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This is on the board. I just took a
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picture of it.
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I'll get there when I get there. the way
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to the platform. Our colleagues on board
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are looking forward to seeing you. We
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wish you a wonderful journey with Euro
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Star. All right, boarding. That's a good
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sign.
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I mean, just being able to board is a
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very good sign. It'll all work out.
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Which you can collect from the US
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colleagues. They are standing at the
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front. Thank you very much. Somebody
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lost their wallet.
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Right. Lift. Elevator. Escalators that
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way. stairs
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this way. Take the stairs.
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All right, coach three,
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seat 44.
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Yeah, there's something kind of
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moderately exciting about
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possibility of things going wrong.
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makes the day a little more thrilling.
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So, I was supposed to depart what 10
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minutes ago. We're boarding now at about
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6 minutes till 2.
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Looking for coach number three, seat 44.
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Oh, look over there. That roof spells
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out something.
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Does it say Amsterdam? I think it might.
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It's tough to tell, but
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it makes sense.
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Walk way down here. Number three, all
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the way at the end.
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Train number 91. I wonder what's going
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to h how that's going to work. Are we
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going have to get on another train to go
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through security again? That would be
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interesting to get off, go through
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security, and then get back in the same
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seat section. This is a direct
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route. Even though there are stops,
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there's no like connections or anything.
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Or at least there wasn't. But who knows
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with the
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with the protocol protocol for all the
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delays and cancellations that are
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happening over the last few days on the
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train stations here. That's got to say
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Amsterdam. E R D A then M over there.
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I think I'm on the last train car. At
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least close to being the last train car.
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All the way at the end of the section
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here.
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All right. A little different than the
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one when I came over here. I had table
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in front of me sitting across from
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someone that was looking back at me.
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Now, this seat, it's kind of nice. I'm
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just facing the back of that seat.
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Have a bag up there. Let me put my
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backpack.
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I also like to have this these little
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areas here which are like little places
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you can book a seat here with like a
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little work area.
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Our train is almost ready for departure.
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Please make sure your luggage does not
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any doors or aisles.
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Any safety instruction can be found at
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the end of each coach and please mind
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the external doors. Thank you.
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All right, we're off.
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Oh, heck yeah.
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Sorry. Sorry.
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London International. My name is
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Alexandra.
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sorts of smoking are strictly forbidden
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on board this train.
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And as you may have noticed, we've had a
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a different
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boarding process today. This has to do
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with the fact that this train came in
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late and we had to make sure we could
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depart as quickly as possible.
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Unfortunately, this results in you
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having to disembark the train in
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Brussels, go through the checks and then
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board the train again to continue your
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journey to
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really limit this as much as possible.
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In spite of everything in this
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situation, I still hope and wish you
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best. All right, we have to get off the
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train in Brussels, go through security
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again, and then get reback on the train
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in the same seats.
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That's different.
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I'm not sure the reasoning for that. No
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one, but I don't know.
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Same train though. See how it sounds
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like
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Ladies and gentlemen, in a few moments,
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we'll arrive in Rotterdam Central.
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Please make sure you occupy your stay as
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other passengers will be joining the
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train and please stay on board train.
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Thank you.
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Do not have to get off here. Get off of
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Brussels, I believe.
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Sala got water alpecially made for your
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star your star. Would you like to try
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this? Sure. Yeah. Try anything
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people to make this train depart
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security checked. Therefore, in
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Brussels, all need to get off the train,
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go to security check again, and then
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board either this or another train uh
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for your continuation of your journey to
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London.
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We know very well this is a very big
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inconvenience and we do apologize for
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this. However, we try to minimize the
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inconvenience as much as possible. The
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once again in Brussels all have to
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depart the disembark the train and board
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again after security check. In spite of
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this I still hope you have a blessed
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journey with us. Thank you.
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All right. Little information going
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across the screen up here.
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So, it has
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based on the notification, it's going to
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be 5:40 when I arrive in London. That's
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of course London time. It's an hour time
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difference than when I left Amsterdam.
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So, they just said do not take all your
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personal belongings. So, maybe we leave
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our luggage on here. Just go through and
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show the passports.
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That is Oh, yeah. There has to be a
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reason. I don't know what the reason is,
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but why we're going through again.
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Have to confirm with one of the workers.
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It'd be nice not to have to take the
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luggage off.
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Dear passengers, as mentioned earlier,
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you need to pass a security check once
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more in Brussels. Good news, however,
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you will continue your journey to London
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on this train. Ayur station staff is
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present for your guidance and any
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questions you may have and you will keep
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the same seat as you are in now. We do
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have asked you to please take all your
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personal belongings before getting off
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the train. Thank you. Oh, wait. Take it.
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Oh, it says please do take. Okay.
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Please do take all your personal
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belongings.
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Okay. I misread that. Yeah. Trying to
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wrap my head around the reasoning why
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got to take the bags and have them
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rechecked when you're getting back on
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the same exact train.
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Something I'm missing here.
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Get my passport in case I need it again.
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Might not even be a passport check. It
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might just be a bag check again. Get off
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the train. Get the bags checked. go
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through security, get back on the same
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train, sit back in the same exact seat.
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All right. Going to get off the train
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just to make sure it's just to confirm
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it's going to be the same seat. I'm
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going to bend down the side of this and
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I'm going to tuck it in here.
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So
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where our colleagues
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will take over from us after he come
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back from security.
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We do hope in spite of the inconvenience
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that you had a pleasant journey with us
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from Amsterdam. It has been a pleasure
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to bring you to process today and my
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colleagues will bring you further to
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London. Thank you very much and have a
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lovely continuation of your journey.
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All
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right, I got to go down to the terminal,
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go through it again,
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come back up, and get back on this same
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train.
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What am I missing here? What am I
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missing?
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Something's slipping past my brain on
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why this is necessary. Got to be got to
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be a simple solution.
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Thought I was on an escalator.
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It's not an escalator.
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Just a moving platform that goes down
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that end flight.
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other passengers that are going the same
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place I am.
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It's like a garbage train.
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This is really I'm confused. I mean,
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I've said it already, but I don't
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understand the reasoning behind this to
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go in and then back up.
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Wait
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a minute.
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through bag check again. Then went
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through another checkpoint where they
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stamp the passport. I guess it's just
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got to be a passport control thing more
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than
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But I feel like the delays in the trains
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is why we had to get off the train cuz
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they kept apologizing having to get off
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the train and back off the train. But
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maybe usually when you go from Amsterdam
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to London, you have to do this. So I
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don't really know. It's the first time
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I've ever gone that direction back over
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to the UK. And then I went back through
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two different two different spots. The
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first place stamped the passport going
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out of Brussels and then walked 10 ft to
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another
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checkpoint where they checked the
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passport yet again.
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Facial recognition scanned it. Welcome
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to the UK. And then now I'm passing this
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which is made up of looks like a bunch
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of crushed aluminum cans.
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All right, going back to the exact same
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train I just got off of.
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Now we're all just coralled in this
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room.
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Find the gap.
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Got my travel adapter out. charging my
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phone.
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I think I bring some snacks through now.
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All right, departing now. 5:17.
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Now, there's a time difference. It's an
34:01
hour earlier in London. So, it's 4:17.
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Based on the approximate time arrival
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would be hour and 20 minute ride
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and a portion of the half of that ride,
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well a portion of it will be going
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through a tunnel through the English
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Channel. Gets really dark. You can't
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really see anything, but yeah, it goes
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right through there.
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Dear passengers, good evening and
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welcome to London Express International.
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My name is Kon, my colleague and I and
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my colleague Laur and I train tonight.
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Our train is 1 hour and 25 minutes
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trade. We apologize for this
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inconvenience.
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If you have some problem with your
35:04
connection in London St. Press, please
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do not hesitate to apply to the train
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managers
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as they will confirm an hour and 25
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minute delay. Thank you for your
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attention when it's all said and done.
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Not that bad. Not bad at all. All the
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staff wish you a pleasure.
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Okay. Update.
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It's going to be a 2hour 2-hour train
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ride because it is arriving now at 6:27,
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not 5:27. Just got this alert 2 minutes
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ago.
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The current time zone I'm in.
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It's 5:32
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now on the train.
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It's 4:32
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in London and it arrives at 6:27.
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But you know what? It's on its way. So,
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can't complain about that.
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All right. It does come with a meal.
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Such a good This is the Euroar.
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Euroastar Plus was the ticket I got.
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They offered wine, coffee, but I just
36:29
got another water. Yes, we can. They
36:31
also got like a chicken dish.
36:34
There you go. This is like a little
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green bean, potato.
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Got a egg in there.
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This is some sort of like little dessert
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treat.
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Nothing too nothing too major, but
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little something.
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Don't ever ever confuse us with
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uncultured butter.
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This butter is about his culture,
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I guess.
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It's a really big chunk of bread to go
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with this. Like the chunk of bread is
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almost as big as the the dish.
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This looks like some kind of a chocolate
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item.
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Maybe some nuts in there.
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Little cup of coffee. Well, tiny cup of
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coffee. It's a sample cup.
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Help me wash down that little little
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small meal.
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And it was marshmallows that were in
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there. Some marshmallows and chocolate
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in that little dessert.
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This will wash that down nicely.
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This
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Should be going
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English soon.
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All right. Going through the water right
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now.
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Nothing but darkness
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outside the windows. We're in a tunnel.
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Heat.
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delay due to disruption
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central station
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for your kindness and your patience and
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your understanding.
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Please take advantage that you have all
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your personal items with you. Exit is
39:33
towards the front of the train.
39:36
Catch you accepted. Please take care. I
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made it.
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I've said this before. I'll say it
39:46
again.
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I really wish the US had really fast,
39:52
efficient, quick trains
39:55
like they do in other countries. I mean,
39:57
they have trains in the US, but
40:00
nothing like this.
40:09
Well, not in as many places anyway. Just
40:09
seems more efficient and better here.
40:42
Yeah, even with the really weird delay
40:42
thing with the having to access go
40:45
through security again, come back and
40:46
sit in the exact same seat I was already
40:48
sitting in. That was strange. I still
40:50
don't understand the reasoning for that.
40:52
Even with all that, this is still such
40:55
an efficient, quick, smooth, relaxing,
40:58
great way to travel.
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Goodbye seat. You served me well.
41:31
44,
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which is, you know, honestly,
41:38
that's an appropriate seat because Plus
41:40
44, Mark Hoppus' other band other than
41:43
Blink182, was named after the plus 44
41:46
that you typed in when you are calling
41:49
to the UK.
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All right, I'm in London. Well, the
42:09
greater London area for a few days. Not
42:11
that there's very much left in the month
42:13
left, but thank you. Thank you.
42:18
Mind the gap. Mind the gap.
42:25
I'm doing London area stuff, but I am
42:25
going to venture out farther
42:28
than just London itself.
42:37
There's King's Cross and there's St.
42:37
Pancress. They're side by side. Of
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course, King's Cross is the one made
42:42
famous in Harry Potter.
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This is the end of the line for these
43:01
trains.
43:04
See how they go here? They stop here and
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they turn around and go back the other
43:07
way.
43:09
A lot of people are trying to catch
43:11
their connecting trains. I'm not. This
43:14
is the final point for me, but I know a
43:17
lot of people are stressed out with the
43:19
hour and 30 minute delay.
43:25
So, I'll let them go ahead and do their
43:25
thing.
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And that's going to do it for today.
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Thanks for watching. I'll see you in the
43:58
next video.
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The vlog
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