I fully realise, my Lord br that I have been to Venice br but if you would not mind br please hold your horses. br br I've yet to visit places that br you, in your generosity br have made for us during creation. br But let me tell you first br br about the Rocky Mountaineer, br the Blue Train from Pretoria br to Kapstadt, oops, it is Capetown, br the Indian-Pacific goes br from Perth to Sydney and retour. br br The Orient Express, from London br and here we go again, to Venice, br so I will schedule this one last br and settle in on what is known br as the Transsiberian Railway, br Beijing to Moscow, of all places. br br They say that passengers must take br their living food supply like pigs, br and chickens, turkeys, even geese. br br Those frequent incidents on tracks br that have seen better days and trains, br snow slides and other nice disasters br are to be figured in to any journey. br br With any luck I shall be longer than expected br and then, before you call me home br there still is Venice, and after that? .