The Browns first met Paddington on a railway station - Paddington Station, in fact. He had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru with nothing but a suitcase, a half empty jar of marmalade and a label that read "Please look after this bear. Thank you." The family soon found that Paddington was a very unusual bear. Ordinary things - like having a bath or going to the seaside - become quite extraordinary, when a bear called Paddington is involved.