Fish and Chips!

Hello from across the pond!

I’m writing from London town after a couple of days of wandering the city.  I still love London, and I’m even got to catch a few things that I missed the last time.

When we first arrived at the airport, we found out that the flight to Raleigh was delayed, so we were transfered to a direct flight (nice) into horrible seats (not so nice).  During this transfer they were trying to pinpoint our luggage and have it moved to your plane.  Unfortunately, that didn’t happen, and when we arrived in the UK, we find that our luggage was still in Raleigh.

So luggageless, we make it into London and wander around the block twice before finding the hotel (my bad, I missed the street sign).  Fortunately, the hotel was nice and clean, if not very big.  Well tiny.  Really tiny.  Really Really tiny.  (Which is why I’m here btw, giving my traveling buddy some needed space while I take an afternoon constitutional/internet break).

We take a nice walk and get to see Kensington Palace, the Albert Memorial, and Big Ben and Parliment.  After a good bit of walking, we get home and call it an evening sleep through dinner.

The next day was a trip through Westminster Abby and the British Mueseum.  Upon getting to the BM,  Jill comments that “we only have 4 hours to see it!”  An hour later, completely full of history from both the Abbey before and one wing of the BM, we decide to declare it an evening, and go back to our tiny room and nap some more.

Later that evening we wake up and grab some fish and chips from Micky’s Fish and Chips, this place right next to the hotel.  On the menu board, I see “Curry Roll” and can’t resist ordering it.  I think they misheard me, and I end up getting a nice big egg roll (I mean a HUGE egg roll).  On the plus side, the fish and chips were quiet filling.

After that we go down towards the south bank and have a nice stroll and see the city at night.  On our way back, there’s a train that’s about to leave and I misread Jills signal to run on to it.  So I hop on turn around, and the doors close on me with Jill on the other side!  Ack!  Luckily someone notice, or my attempt to pry the door open triggered the safety, but we were quickly reunited (though I’m carefuly NOT to jump onto a leaving train now).

Getting tired and this is a bit long winded, so quickly: Tower of London yesterday, more napping, and then a trip to Canary Wharf to see my good friend Calvin.  We had a wonderful evening at dinner (UBON by Nobu), and I was finally able to hand off the two pounds (mines a roll or two) of Gummy Life Savers I had smuggled into the country.

All in all a nice and relaxing trip.  Pictures to follow (I’m not taking nearly as many this time, so no need to worry).

Cheers!