Hello From London!
Jul 31st, 2008, 04:59 AM
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Hello From London!
Hello, Fodorites.
Arrived in London at the crack of dawn this morning on a USAir flight from DC through Philly (WAY less painful than the last time I took this route - I think the Philadelphia airport has made some improvements).
No delays getting through Immigration at the airport.Took the Tube from Heathrow to St.Pancras, which was incredibly painless. Signs were good, tickets were 4 pounds apiece, there was plenty of space in the cars for luggage, and we were here in just under an hour.
Had a pub lunch at O'Neills Irish Bar a block from the station. My son had a decent "steak burger" with chips and salad; I had a very filling but oversalted "Irish crockpot": a bed of scallion mashed potatoes topped with a grilled chicken fillet, mushrooms, and melted Irish Cheddar. Neither one of us could finish. The bill, including a pint of Caffrey's, came to 12.50 pounds.
Temperature is about 75 F, overcast. The St. Pancras station is teeming with people of all nationalities, including a middle-aged man carrying an enormous stuffed zebra around on his shoulder. There is free internet access at Le Pain Quotidien, where I'm enjoying an iced latte, and they have just announced that check-in is now available for our Eurostar to Paris, which leaves in an hour and a half.
Tonight, Paris. Tomorrow, St-Cirq.
Happy travles, all.
Arrived in London at the crack of dawn this morning on a USAir flight from DC through Philly (WAY less painful than the last time I took this route - I think the Philadelphia airport has made some improvements).
No delays getting through Immigration at the airport.Took the Tube from Heathrow to St.Pancras, which was incredibly painless. Signs were good, tickets were 4 pounds apiece, there was plenty of space in the cars for luggage, and we were here in just under an hour.
Had a pub lunch at O'Neills Irish Bar a block from the station. My son had a decent "steak burger" with chips and salad; I had a very filling but oversalted "Irish crockpot": a bed of scallion mashed potatoes topped with a grilled chicken fillet, mushrooms, and melted Irish Cheddar. Neither one of us could finish. The bill, including a pint of Caffrey's, came to 12.50 pounds.
Temperature is about 75 F, overcast. The St. Pancras station is teeming with people of all nationalities, including a middle-aged man carrying an enormous stuffed zebra around on his shoulder. There is free internet access at Le Pain Quotidien, where I'm enjoying an iced latte, and they have just announced that check-in is now available for our Eurostar to Paris, which leaves in an hour and a half.
Tonight, Paris. Tomorrow, St-Cirq.
Happy travles, all.
Jul 31st, 2008, 05:16 AM
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Thanks, bilbo: We just walked by it an hour ago, but we're kind of jetlagged, and even with just our 21" rollaboards and small carryon, sightseeing seems like a bit of a chore right now. For a variety of reasons I had to bring my heavy (9 lbs) laptop on this trip, and it's weighing me down a bit.
Jul 31st, 2008, 10:10 AM
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Wish I were there.
(I've never seen an enormous stuffed sebra - but once saw a guy with a stuffed moose head - including giant antlers - try to get on the Broadway local at rush hour. The conductor removed him.)
(I've never seen an enormous stuffed sebra - but once saw a guy with a stuffed moose head - including giant antlers - try to get on the Broadway local at rush hour. The conductor removed him.)
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