Full of excitement I left Capion at 6.30 am to comfortably park, get to the station and have a coffee before boarding the train. The train was due to leave at 7.46 am. I made good time to the outskirts of Montpellier then................................................ TRAFFIC JAM!
After what seemed twice as long as it was not moving I finally got moving again, it was now going to be tight to get the train. I drove like a c*nt getting tenser with every set of traffic lights. I finally got to the station parking, which could not be further from the station if it tried! Now it was time to run and run I did. I arrived at the platform red faced and breathless to see my train disappearing into the distance.
What to do now, my 37 euros ticket was non exchangeable, do I go home or get a ticket from the next train? I had been looking forward to going for so long and I still had the the return ticket I decided to get the next train. I did not enjoy the journey to Paris the 108 euros I had to pay for the ticket stuck in my throat, well that and the 2.50 euros coffee!
After all that the day could only get better, it did. Wow, most of my dream vehicles all in one place and what a place. The Grand Pallais built for the 1900 Paris fair is stunning Belle Epoque architecture. After a feast of multi-million $$$$$$$ machines such as grand prix winning Bugati, Le Mans Porsches and Brough Superiors ( I'm not worthy!) and the entire collection of Garellis factory racers, god I love those small cc racers and so much more fun to watch 50cc-250cc Grand Prix. What happened to the small cc Grand Prix? it makes the Moto GP and WSB look pants!
Well that was my day, I didn't have time for the sights apart from the Champs Elysees which had even more Chinese and Russians tourists than the last time I was there (10yrs ago) Oh and the train back was 15 minutes late!
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