Hi all,
I’ve not written quite as much as I’d hoped to. But then I hadn’t taken into account how the days would unfold.
We’ve been up until nearly midnight every night, and we are sleeping later than usual. Right now it’s only 9:30 am here London time… all my Omaha friends are still sound asleep!
So, let me summarize the past few days.
Friday, May 11.
Roger, my manager, drove Scott and I to the airport. Catching our flight went without hitch, and we then spent 3 hours killing time in Minneapolis. Our flight to London boarded without incident of any kind, at 9:40 pm. Scott and I couldn’t sit together as the plane was full. I watched Captain America, ate the absolute WORST meal possible, and fell asleep at about 12:30 am.
Saturday, May 12.
I got about 3 hours of sleep, scrunched between two very sound sleepers! Landing at Heathrow was smooth, and we just about whisked through Customs, and stepped foot legally on English soil.
Martin Brune, my cousin Molly’s husband, met us as we came out of the Customs zone, and drove us the 40 minutes to their home in Mill Hill region of London. After settling in, we (Martin, Scott & I) headed, by train and tube, down to the area around London University, for Bryan’s Stag Party. We enjoyed a beer and a Jagermeister (to the extent one can enjoy Jagermeister) shot, then left Bryan and his buddies to the remainder of their evening. We returned home.
Molly was home, and we sat and chatted into the night, heading off to bed about 11:30.
Sunday, May 13.
Scott and I slept until 10, then got dressed and made our first solo foray into London. You can view our pictures, here.
Returning around 8ish, we chatted again with Molly & Martin, and downloaded pictures. I got a bit tipsy, as my back had been killing and wine was the only muscle relaxant I have… having left my prescription at home!
Monday, May 14.
Again, Scott and I slept until nearly 10:30, and didn’t get into town until 1:20 pm. We spent the entire day in the British Museum viewing especially those areas of interest to Scott in his archaeological pursuits. I was thrilled to tag along and watch his enjoyment!
After dinner at a downtown pub, where I FINALLY got to enjoy a delicious meal of “Fish & Chips”, we joined Molly for a pint at another pub, then met up with Bryan and Elizabeth for an evening of Theatre… a thoroughly enjoyable “Sweeney Todd”. We had hoped to have another pint with them, however poor Bryan was still reeling from his Stag!
We got back home at 11:30 and went straight to bed.
Tuesday, May 15.
And now we begin a new day. No clue what we’ll do. Scott and I spent the morning labelling all of Sunday’s photos, and rearranging them in to their correct order, so go visit them again!
On The Road II 