A voyage up on the Titanic.

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A Voyage Up On The Titanic

        We pulled up at the docks, luckily finding a parking space next to the gangplank. The place was a hive of activity as a result of all the cargo being loaded and unloaded. The ship was far bigger than I had imaged yet she was beautiful. All gleaming black and white with polished wood highlighting her decks. I was still high after all the excitement of the wedding however I could not fail to be impressed by my husband’s choice of honeymoon. What is more he had arranged for my parents to wave us off and therefore there were familiar faces in the crowd as we boarded and prepared to sail. The titanic dwarfed the surrounding boats and, consequently on the upper deck we had an aerial view of the dockland as we drifted away from dry land. We watched until land was just a dot in the distance finally turning to go and find our compartment to unpack and change ready for dinner.

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        To begin with every movement of the ship felt as though it would knock us off balance still we soon found our sea legs as we explored the ship, giving us an appetite for dinner. We found the dining room (finally it was dinner time) and a waiter showed us to a table for two. There were lots of valuable pictures on the walls for example one of Claude Monet’s favourite and famous paintings. Also there were candles and pretty tablecloths on each table. The food was just as good as the sight of the dining room. For dinner, I had roast beef, chips and ...

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