Woo Hoo! We arrived in London. That was a looooong flight. I read a whole book, saw a movie, and slept a little bit. I was actually quite envious of the people that seemed to be sleeping like a baby for hours. How in the world can they possibly be comfortable? Their seats must recline more than mine, or something like that (sleeping pills is probably more like it).
We took a cab to our hotel. Our taxi driver was the sweetest grandpa with such a strong cockney accent I sometimes had a difficult time understanding him. Once he found out that this was my first time in London, he turned our ride into a tour. So sweet. I love the cabs here; they are so cute, roomy, and comfy.
I think what has surprised us the most is the weather. All the reports said it would be in the 60s, but there must be a heckuva wind chill because it is bitter freezing. My cheeks were numb in no time at all.
Because we arrived in the morning, we were at our hotel by 10:00 a.m. - too early to check in, so they stowed our stuff for us and had us go up to the Executive Lounge for breakfast, which was perfect because we were pretty hungry. Then we hit the town - even though we were exhausted from the long flight, and really feeling the need to freshen up.
The hotel is right on the Thames, just across from Big Ben and Parliament, and the London Eye (ferris wheel) is just outside our window.
Standing on Westminster Bridge. Cute taxi driving by! Parliament is in the background.
On Westminster Bridge. This was taken on our way back to the hotel, after walking for a couple of hours. A Canadian on a bike snapped the shot for us.
Had to get a picture of the classic red phone booth! John was a zombie at this point. If he sat down, he would have been asleep instantly.
This angle is from the front of our hotel.
This is taken from our room - that is part of the Eye.
We went back to the hotel about 1:30 and they had our room ready for us early - which was so perfect! It gave us time to take a nap before Matt and Kim were scheduled to arrive! We slept for a good three hours. Much needed after practically going for three days straight.
Matt and Kim! All the way from Japan - How cool is that?
We went to dinner, then to the theatre and saw "Spamalot."
Aaahhh . . . back to the hotel where the bed was turned down, chocolates on the pillow, and comfy slippers awaiting my tired feet.
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