London, Day 1
Erik and I made it to London safely. Our travel was made a little easier because we got economic plus seats which had more leg room. Still Erik could not sleep on the plane the entire time, not even with his new foam travel pillow from Brookstone. I, on the other hand, slept three quarters of the time. Not well, but I felt rested when I woke up. I watched The Terminal and read my InStyle magazine. To my surprise, I did not need to use the restroom throughout the entire flight.
When we arrived at Heathrow, we went through the customs quickly and Erik actually saw his college friend who was also traveling. My aunt picked us up and drove us to her flat. She actually scared Erik with her aggressive driving. Hahaha... I told him that he drives the same way. Erik fell dead asleep after eating lunch, fish and chips (they were huge and we could only eat half of our portions), and didn't wake up for almost five hours. Ben had come home from school so we chatted a bit and then ate chinese take away for dinner. Then he went straight back to bed.
Apparently the housing cost in London is getting so high that some people are even taking out one hundred year mortagages! The girl who lives above my aunt is going to be renting her flat out for three hundred pounds a week while she travels for a few months. Crazy!
I did spot several Starbuck's here but I refuse to go to them while I travel. Instead I will go to as many local cafes. Although I love Starbuck's coffee, I'd rather drink coffee I can't get in southern California when I travel even if it's not as good.
Ben is up doing his homework. He is very cute and on the quiet side. He is already taller than my aunt. He seem pretty well rounded: likes soccer or football as they call it here, art, plays piano, part of the chess club and a club that cracks codes.
Erik and I made it to London safely. Our travel was made a little easier because we got economic plus seats which had more leg room. Still Erik could not sleep on the plane the entire time, not even with his new foam travel pillow from Brookstone. I, on the other hand, slept three quarters of the time. Not well, but I felt rested when I woke up. I watched The Terminal and read my InStyle magazine. To my surprise, I did not need to use the restroom throughout the entire flight.
When we arrived at Heathrow, we went through the customs quickly and Erik actually saw his college friend who was also traveling. My aunt picked us up and drove us to her flat. She actually scared Erik with her aggressive driving. Hahaha... I told him that he drives the same way. Erik fell dead asleep after eating lunch, fish and chips (they were huge and we could only eat half of our portions), and didn't wake up for almost five hours. Ben had come home from school so we chatted a bit and then ate chinese take away for dinner. Then he went straight back to bed.
Apparently the housing cost in London is getting so high that some people are even taking out one hundred year mortagages! The girl who lives above my aunt is going to be renting her flat out for three hundred pounds a week while she travels for a few months. Crazy!
I did spot several Starbuck's here but I refuse to go to them while I travel. Instead I will go to as many local cafes. Although I love Starbuck's coffee, I'd rather drink coffee I can't get in southern California when I travel even if it's not as good.
Ben is up doing his homework. He is very cute and on the quiet side. He is already taller than my aunt. He seem pretty well rounded: likes soccer or football as they call it here, art, plays piano, part of the chess club and a club that cracks codes.
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