Took a long walk last night to combat jet lag and ended up on Carneby Street. No mod sightings but we did find Lush and bought a couple of bath bombs. A hurried walk back to the hotel through sporadic drizzles. A long soak in a hot tub with lavender smelly stuff will put you to sleep. After a 13 hour nap and a hearty breakfast, we’re off to the British museum. We are expecting...
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Monthly Archives: June 2004
Flying British Airways
The flight was surprisingly tolerable. The world traveler plus meant we had slightly fancier, wider seats with more legroom. By the time I’d read the plane magazine, played with the video system and had dinner it was time for “bed”. My back decided to start hurting again {something that started a few days ago} but I managed about four hours plus an hour of dozing and playing with the video gadget. Note to British...
Arrival in London
It is really:00 AM 13:58 but it feels like 05:58 We arrived after a long and uneventful flight. Checked into the hotel and popped next door to the local pub for a pint and bite. Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
More Airport Waiting
1120|200 We arrived at the airport at the crack of 11. No line to check in and we’re pleased to see our bags weigh in at 22 and 28 pounds. Check bags to Heathrow. Giggle madly. We did the required tour of the shops but our heart wasn’t in it. Wait in line at security – about 20 minutes during which I began to suspect that my daypack weighs 30 pounds.
Flying
So our flight is at 1:15 in the afternoon. Since we are on Boone time we arranged for the limo, did I mention the limo, to pick us up at 10:30. Just to make sure we didn’t miss the flight, Nadya started to stir at 4:30. How did I know? Let’s say I was watching to check when she woke up. We both milled about looking for something to do and paced about. 7:30...