Space Cadets and Sky High Prices

Delighted to read that the galaxy's first space hotel is on track to open in 2012. The Barcelona based company Galatic Suite (www.galacticsuite.com) is taking initial bookings for three day mini-breaks on their state of the art space hotel. Visitors will be assigned their own pod and issued with a velcro suit with which 'to climb the pod walls' - the irony of that statement may have been lost on the press officer responsible for that release, it's not like there's much to do up there and I guess once you've seen the first half a dozen sunrises occuring on an 80 minute cycle, the novelty must wear off somewhat. Still, for the bargain price of £2.76m it's a must for all those bankers with a big wedge of bonus and nothing to spend it on this winter, though I doubt we'll be seeing this on lastminute.com for some time yet

The other big transport story of the day is Britain's first £1000 rail ticket, as reported in the Daily Mail, Independent, BBC and The Sun meaning the full spectrum of voters and media consumers have been disgusted in equal measure but with varying numbers of syllables and linguistic complexity. Knowing as we do the calibre of Britain's railways, it does beg the question of how this figure has been reached (and justified) not least when one considers that a return Upper Class seat with Virgin Atlantic from London to New York can be purchased for just a couple of hundred pounds more, and that includes free champagne, beauty treatments at the airport lounge plus a chauffeur driven limo at both ends. Still, perhaps the press officer involved in this space odyessy was slightly less of a space cadet than the Galactic Suite's communications guru (though no doubt of the same alumni) when announcing "No-one has actually bought this £1,000 fare but it does exist. Someone wanting a first-class return would be likely to book a saver return in advance and pay £561." Does this include transfers to the Space Centre?

Our very own little space cadet, Singhlette, has been continuing its earth shattering journey. Yesterday, I felt it move for the very first time, a surreal and vaguely nauseating sensation as it somersaulted its way around my uterus and marked its presence quite clearly. It's also beginning to make itself shown more as it pushes its little bottom (or head or whichever other part its moving) into the foreground causing my otherwise only marginally rounded tummy to protrude quite definitely. I feel we have reached a new stage in our relationship and it surprised me as much as £1002 bill for a delayed journey from one deserted rural station to another.