After a very, very long trip my coworkers and I finally arrived in London today around 1 PM local time (so 6 AM back in Edmonton). It was an uneventful trip, which is good, but there was a lot of time wasting going on. It would have been so much better to have been on the direct flight!
It was my first time flying British Airways, and my first time in a Boeing 777. We got bumped up to the middle class section of the plane, so that was good. The flight attendants were really efficient and friendly. And the movie selection rocked! There was Harry Potter (not sure which one, didn’t watch it), Ratatouille, and Transformers. I thought the food packaging was much more intelligent than other flights I’ve been on too, but I could have just been tired/hungry.
We landed about 45 minutes later than planned, after some circling due to the weather conditions and air traffic. Customs was a breeze, and once through we took the tube to the hotel. It was easy enough, but it took quite a long time. We’re in an area of London known as Camden Town. It’s kind of like Whyte Ave on steroids! There are so many people milling about. The first thing I noticed once we got outside was the smell of the air – it reminds me vaguely of Seattle. Our hotel (Holiday Inn) is really nice, so that’s one less thing to worry about.
It was above zero here today, but it was actually quite chilly with the wind (and it rained earlier). We wandered around the markets and stuff for a bit, and went to a little restaurant called Solo for dinner. And then followed that up with a coffee at Caffe Nero. Now I’m back at the hotel, obviously, and feeling very sleepy. It’s amazing how draining a flight can be.
I’m not sure how often I’ll be posting in the evening, as Internet access is actually quite pricey! I’m too cheap to pay $8 CDN for an hour every night, so I’ll probably write offline and post at work 🙂
I’m looking forward to getting to work tomorrow…after I get some sleep tonight, that is.
Photos are here, and I’ll add all new ones to that set too.
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