After a long and exhausting plane ride to Heathrow, we finally arrive at St. Pancras Train Station for our voyage to Derbyshire and the Peak District.  St. Pancras has been thouroughly redone (for a cool $100 million)  and is magnificent as the new departure point for the Eurostar.  Many delightful and interesting shops line the interior of the station .  I particularly loved the rustic cheese and produce market that reminded me of Oxbow in Napa.  There, the delighted shopkeep was thrilled that I knew what Stichelton Cheese was.  Having only read of it, this attempt to return to Stilton’s roots via unpasteurized milk was an exciting find.  The flavors are far more complex than Stilton…More earthy, sweet, with a complicated finish that left a distinct taste of the pasture on one’s tongue.  I was blown away.  As eventuallly the jetlag overtook us, we settled in for a plate of creamy, welcoming scrambled eggs, English mushrooms, and whole grain toast washed down with bracing latte.  This was going to be a perfect trip…

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