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Back to London
We both arrived back at Heathrow late on the Sunday. John's flight from Turkey was delayed and again it took an eternity to get through Border Control but we both eventually caught the tube to Green Park station which is within a stones throw of the Fox Club where we stayed for 2 weeks on our arrival. It was great to catch up with the staff and …
At the airport
Hi! So I'm at Heathrow and ready to rock. Emotional goodbyes said, queues for luggage done and I'm about to grab some brekki and do some people watching! 18 hours ahead on the plane! All in the name of fun :-) feeling shattered which was my plan in the hope of getting some sleep on the plane, just got to make sure I don't fall asleep in the airport! Ok last post from the UK. Thanks to everyone for all the well wishes :-) means a lot. Lots of love, SP ...
Looks remarkably like home
... of terminals, zones and what- all with thousands of employees and travelers. After disembarking and walking the length of London to get to the Terminal 3 arrivals (ok...it wasn't the length of London, but including customs...it easily took 40 minutes) I probably heard 10 different languages, including various forms of English (we really don't speak the same language at all). This is a real international airport. I got lost. I figured I would and my Mom warned me, ...
Our last days in London
... to eat a late lunch/ early dinner before the Olympics. Eventually we found a nice little pub, just as it was beginning to spit with rain. After a pleasant meal we headed on out where the rain had cleared, wandered around a bit more and then caught the tube to the Stadium.
For our final night of the Olympics we saw the finals of the men’s 400m Hurdles, the women’s 3000m Steeplechase, the ...
Mum's British Bloopers
You can take her out of White Gate, but you can't take the White Gate out of her. Here are a few of mom's finer moments -
At a cafe she tells the barista "No, I don't want any spice in my coffee" when asked if she wanted space left to add milk. The man was indeed puzzled.
At the same place she comes back to the table with a grin stating she just pulled the emergency cord in the loo thinking she was flushing the ...
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