Hello from London

The time has come to begin our great European adventure part II, Saturday, May 14th has been a long time coming.  As many of you know part I happened about 3 years ago.  We had such a wonderful time, why not try it again.  The flight left from DFW airport around 6:00 pm--British Air.  Settling into our seats, we knew it would be a very long overnight flight.  The movie selection was very good, so we were entertained!  The plan was to watch one, eat dinner and go to sleep.  Not to be, at least for me.  The flight was full, I was in the middle seat and never could get comfortable.  Oh well, I can always sleep later.  Tom had a little better luck.  The flight was smooth and we arrived right on time, collected our bags and headed for immigration.  The line was long but moved rather quickly.

Customs was a breeze--nothing to declare--yet!  We have 2 large bags, 2 small bags, a backpack and a purse-- vagabonds on vacation!   

On to"the tube" enroute to our apartment.  We really struggled with all the bags on the subway and negotiating the stairs.  Young people came to our rescue several times and we were amazed at their willingness to help and were very grateful for their kindness.  After departing the station,  we rolled our bags to the apartment.  (Not realizing it was so far or we would have made other arrangements--next time we will!). We met our landlord, Alvin, and he gave us a quick tour of the apartment and some important info. 

Then we were off to get something to eat and get the lay of the land around us. We opted for a burger, hot dog, chips and a couple of beers in the beer garden at the Blind Beggar around the corner from the apartment.

Back to the apt. for some much needed sleep so we can hit the ground running tomorrow--bag free!!