For those living in London, the Eurostar has made weekends in Paris or Brussels, or now even Amsterdam — or vice versa — simple, fast and relatively affordable. In August, a record total of 1 million passengers rode the Eurostar between London and its destinations of Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. For now, the Eurostar shoots back and forth every day, beneath the Channel, catapulting its travelling tribe between the European capitals. “I’ve been riding this train to Brussels for 15 years,” she said sipping coffee on a recent morning across the street from the European Commission building in Brussels. Rahman predicts a flurry of activity, with British officials riding the train to Brussels regularly to negotiate the new, post-divorce links.

Source: bd News24 November 19, 2019 03:22 UTC