London, September 1st, Day 1

Well we are here finally!!! The flight here was long and uneventful (British Airways is very nice FYI) and both of us tried to sleep but I don't think we got much. We landed a bit early and took the Heathrow Express to Paddington Station. There I convinced the ever frugal Jim to just get a cab for the rest of the distance to our hotel as I was so tired and didn't want to hassle with the tube. The total cost from airport to hotel $90!!!! But the good news is that the Hilton let us check in early and we got to sleep. Our first view of London is rather unimpressive. I can see why Mary Poppins loved it here. There is a cool breeze so she would always have flight and her faithful sidekick (Dick Van Dyke) has soooooooooooo mnay chimneys to sweep. I have never seen so many chimneys in my life. And each chimney has at least 5-6 terra cotta flues sticking out above the chimney. A definite business source here! We are off tomorrow to see the Tower of London and some of the other tourist sites. We have encountered few problems, mostly caused by our lack of direction (like walking 30 minutes in the wrong direction only to have to turn around and walk back from whence we came) and making sure that when we cross the street we look left, right, left or vice versa whichever it is. No rain today but our umbrella is handy in our backpack. There is no doubt that Londonites love their clothes as we have seen very many interesting outfits. Too bad this writer doesn't like to shop. Well please don't judge this blog by today's entry. We are excited to begin this new adventure. Print this post