More About Today

We flew to London on the 26th out of LAX on Virgin-Atlantic. Upper-class flight, which is part of being able "to do it the right way." The only way to fly - a very nice lounge to wait in, champagne before take-off, a full service bar, menu options way beyond beef or chicken, complimentary spa treatments, a seat that folds into a bed (with linens). Wow.

After we landed at 11:30am on the 27th, a driver picked us up and took us to the apartment we had rented. We checked in, made ourselves at home, and headed out to find an internet cafe. The rest of the day was taken up with a walk to Harrod's (which was closed) and a trip to the supermarket to get supplies. We managed to stay up until 9pm, which was an achievement considering the jet-lag and the time difference.

Didn't sleep too well, but enough. Got up and headed out to Harrod's again. Open today and pretty crowded on the ground floor. We wandered all over the store, up to the 5th floor and down again. Bought a Harrod's bear for my sister and a couple of pieces of chocolate. If you ever go to Harrod's, the ground floor is so much more crowded than the upper floors, but the service sucked on all of them.

After that bit of shopping (did you know you can buy fossilized dinosaur eggs at Harrod's?), we hit the bus tour. It started off pretty well, but we had to switch lines at the Marble Arch and ended up on the top of the new bus, in the open air. The view was great, saw St Paul's Cathedral, the London Eye, Big Ben, etc, but we nearly froze to death. Made it to the Tower of London and got off. Toured around inside, saw the crown jewels, took some pictures, bought a magnet (I always buy a magnet), then headed back to the bus stop. We bought some art from a couple of street vendors and got into the line, where we started to freeze to death again. Did I mention the high today was 4 (Celsius)? After a couple of minutes of icy cold wind giving us freezer burn, we hit the tube station and rode back home. Warm, nice, comfy... Tried to have dinner in a pub but there weren't any tables, so we hit another restaurant. Not great, but ok. Walked home and downloaded my photos. My husband helped me set up this blog and that was my day.

And by the way, I had a Mocha Mudslide Espresso bar this morning for breakfast.