I made a good stay by having a free bus ride to newport, which i left again by th 1.45 train. The journey was uneventful. The Bedford seems to have everything for comfory even in a back fourth floor room - which should be ncie and quiet If doors and windows do currattle in the high winds. I have just dropped is at the 9.00 to write this before going to the dome to registed

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