Entertainment was provided at the station as we all signed in and got our name badges and settled down for the hot wait for the train, which was, of course, slightly late.
When the train arrived, at last, we all boarded - squashed into one 3rd class carriage that had been reserved for us. This is the way to make friends, quickly. At first I was squashed onto the edge of a seat, with my little boy on my knee. By the end of the journey, I had made friends with my Finnish seat companions, they had fallen in love with my little boy & I had bought them all a beer, while they twisted my arm to 'force' me to drink Sangsom & Johnnie Walker Black out of makeshift cups.
The musicians were directly behind us, so we got the best seats in the 'house' without realising it.
Renditions of classics such as
Ain't Misbehavin, Sentimental Journey, Fly Me to the Moon, and
Bye, Bye, Blackbird played fantastically on bass guitar, saxophone, accordion, ukulele (& others) entertained us throughout the 3 hour journey. (Apologies for the blurred quality of next pic)
