Europe 2.1 - London, Wimbledon, Stonehenge, Bath








Things got off to an interesting start at LAX, where the check-in line was slow and we missed the flight to Gatwick (via Dallas). We thought the next available flight might not be available for several days, but the check-in lady was nice enough to put us on a direct flight to Heathrow on the same evening, thus losing only 3-4 hours. We ended up on the same flight as my co-worker.

The gloomy weather upon arrival at Heathrow was depressing...overcast with slight drizzle...typical English weather! Stayed 1 night at Hyatt and checked out Oxford St. shopping, then stayed the rest of the week in Wimbledon with Mike and Grace. It was great to catch up with them...Mike and I go way back to high school (about 16 years ago...so half my life time!). I ate a lot of cornish pastries, which are not commonly available in the US.

Highlights include hop-on/hop-off of the typical tourist attractions around London, checking out Harrod's, the day trip to Stonehenge (amazing and mystic location, the first structures were erected at 3,000 BC) and Bath (nice getaway from London, with Roman Baths, Bath Abbey and Georgian architecture). Tip for Bath though - DON'T get sucked in to try the Sally Lunn's bread. It's a total rip and not worth 7 pounds.

Heathrow and Gatwick airports were covered with unusually thick fog which resulted in MAJOR flight cancellations and delays. We were concerned that our flights to Athens and Prague would be affected, but thankfully no problems were encountered.

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Anonymous said…
That first photo is outrageous. It looks like I am eating crap. I request it be removed!
1/09/2007 8:33 PM
Chinese RooBoy said…
Airfare to UK...$500
Oyster at Borough Market...£2.00
Grace's reaction...priceless
1/10/2007 6:48 AM
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