Traveling to Chester

Today, we travel by train leaving from Haltwhistle to Carlisle.
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We got up and out of the hotel just about checkout time.  The walk to the train station was uneventful.  I keep wondering how long our wheels on the luggage will last.  They have been over lots of brick, cobblestone.

Our train arrives and we are off to the first change in Carlisle.  The next train is fast. The top speed was just over 180 mph.  It is so fast that the train “leans” into curves, but our ride is very smooth.   The displays and announcement are in Welsh first and then in English. Just as we get to Warrington-Bar, which is where we are to change trains to Chester, we discover that the train was canceled for mechanical problems.  The next train arrived in less than an hour so that does not cause us a problem.  Our train arrives and we are off for our last leg of the trip today.  Caer is the original Welsh name for Chester this is a bit confusing with displayed for the next stop.

Our hotel is directly across the road from the train station.  The Queen at Chester Hotel is supposed to be a high-end hotel but we were less than impressed. Our room was very expensive by UK standards, but the room needed painting and the bathroom light over the sink was not working at all. They didn’t get it fixed the 3 nights we were there.

​The hotel does have a restaurant and bar, but we decided to cross to the other corner to a pub/restaurant for dinner.   It was very nice, and we will be back here several times.

We relaxed and watched some TV.  By 10pm, we were getting close to going to sleep. Well, someone in the hall has no idea how to close a door.  They slammed and banged every door they opened and closed.