Courtyard by Marriott London Gatwick Airport Hotel
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Leaving on a Jet Plane
Gatwick Airport at long last. I have waited for the moment for a very long time. I have to say Gatwick is much more civilized than Heathrow.
So what lies ahead? I have no idea. This is my first venture into the America's and the New World. Its going to be exciting for sure, but I don't speak any Spanish, so getting around should be quite …
Our last day here
... after 7.00pm, we went down and got our dinner as Premier Inns don’t have room service.
After dinner we watched some TV then at 7.45pm I took Emma for a bath. I had my shower afterwards while Matt dressed Emma. I gave my hair a quick dry then fed Emma and put her to bed. Now I have to pack some clothes for us into our carry-on bags for the next few days and after that we’ll go to bed as we have an early morning tomorrow. ...
The Old City
... Why are you always yelling? Why do you all walk the same?"
We managed to find room in the budget for a show, and Wicked was top of the list. It was absolutely fabulous. The sets, dances, costumes, music, acting, even the nuances of character development. I never realised a stage show could be quite so ... huge. At the end I just wanted to watch it all again.
And finally we had a great time meeting up with ...
Betty and Phil weren't home.
... hoardings up all over London, as well as odd little pedestrian diversions that create single-file traffic on the busy sidewalks. It's chaotic, but the city is prettying itself up for the 2012 Olympics next year. There are also all sorts of Tube closures, but that hasn't affected us yet (knock wood).
So we Tubed to Green Park and walked down right in front of Buckingham Palace and around to the visitors' entrance for the Summer Opening of the State Rooms. This is one ...
Vers la grande ville - GRANDE ville!
... espace soit utilisé. J'ai adoré la visite.
On part par la suite visiter le Eton College, juste à côté... Quelque 15-20 minutes de marche plus tard, on trouve. Malheureusement, il n'est que 12h45 et la visite est à 14h... on veut aller voir Wimbledon et on décide donc de repartir. Ce n'est pas très grave.
Dans le train, on se rend cependant compte que nous n'aurons pas vraiment le temps d'aller à Wimbledon, ...