London

London Baby!

Our flight from LA went fine, although we arrived late after circling for nearly 45 minutes waiting to land at Heathrow.

We first came to McDonald Hotel, our favourite haunt, to drop our bags, then we went to Marble Arch to visit our bank. Unfortunately it was closed for Sunday but while in the neighbourhood we did some shopping up the Oxford St / Bond St area. Lunch was a Sunday Roast, ahh England!

Helen did most of the spending on clothes and Blu-Rays, I have still spent only £10! Helen also got her 02 SIM so she can use the internet on her iPhone. The shopping was busy for a Sunday afternoon. We caught a bus back to the hotel around 5pm, by which time I was nodding off. The gentle rocking of the bus, and a chance to rest by tired feet, was too much for me.

The weather has been wet and gloomy here in London today and may improve a little only if the weather report is correct.

We watched a little TV before taking an early night, as we'd been awake over 24 hours.

We're up early today, about 5am, after a reasonable sleep.

Today we're hopefully heading to Oxford by train but we have cause for concern. There is a major tube strike today, and many tube stations will be closed causing major disruption. TFL tell us "disruption is likely to most journeys". Specifically the Central, Circle, City and Waterloo lines on full suspension with most others on limited service. We have to get to Paddington Station this morning, traffic and buses are expected to be extremely busy as a result. So wish us luck!