Most of the day was spent in doing the usual round of deck and gym activities. Getting ready to land just after 6 p.m.Now we shift to land based activities. She hated to say goodby to her many onboard friends. She is very sorry the boat trip has ended and it takes a day or so to move on and enjoy getting acquainted with England via Liverpool and London.
She and Libby were met by a representative from American Express who took good care of them. There was a boat train from Liverpool to London. (A forerunner of my experiences 60 years later in the 1990’s of the boat train which carried Irish Ferry passengers from Dublin to Holyhead in Wales. The train went to coastal destinations in northern Wales and and then in a southeast direction to England – finally arriving in London)
The rail trip was enjoyable – pleasing interesting scenery. They arrived in London at midnight and again were met by someone from American Express who guided them to their hotel. Very comfortable spacious room. American Express had 3 letters for them..
google image train for a Cunard liner arriving in Liverpool
By chance I have come across a photo of my mother and her sister Libby on a cruise in 1974 – 40 years on from their Cunard trip to Europe in 1934
St Lucia, 1974 Libby the woman in the white blouse, my mother beside her
(and a third sister, the woman with the white handbag, Alice)
(And that’s me with the 3 little boys)
Liverpool approximately 1907
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