London was more of a family affair.After Istanbul,took flight to London.I was actually gonna leave earlier to London,but during that time was when the London Metro bombing occured,I stayed on a bit in Istanbul until all the kiosk subsided abit. In London,I met up with a cousin of mine Mimi which I havent met for 15 years,so you can imagine that ...

At 1:30pm we landed, deplaned and the Boeing 747-400 was quickly refueled and reloaded with anxious passengers and supplies. Soon it was airborne again heading back to Phoenix where it will appear low in the Mesa sky about 5pm. This jet remains constantly airborne, except for the two hours each day that it refuels on the tarmac in both Phoenix ...

Here, things started coming together. Braden and I met up at Heathrow. Nancy, who had arrived in Manchester somewhat earlier, took the train to York, where we will all get together on Friday. To while away the hours in this time zone until we can go to sleep and start a new wake/sleep cycle, Braden and I dropped our packs at the Comfor...

Today, I decided to go to Harrod's, because I'd read in one of my guide books that they have a branch of a nail salon there, and I really need to do something about my nails. I bought red nail polish at Boots, which I applied a few days ago, but is already chipping and looking rather tacky. Unfortunately, I didn't take into account that it was a...

Yesterday was quite the day. Ania took us for the grand tour of Central London. The financial district (Bank Station area) and the area surrounding the river were real cool; we saw the Tower of London, London Tower Bridge, the Tate Modern, Big Ben, Parliment-- the list goes on! The Tate was pretty good; in comparison to the Los Angeles County Mu...

After sipping my last pint of Strongbow - the true amber nectar and the choice of 14 year old chavs on park benches all across Britain - for many months at Stansted, it was into the plane to be whisked away to Eastern Europe. Maximum refreshment, minimum effort.

We meet up with Kate again before our flight home. We spent a couple of nights around here with the four of us. London was very expensive!!