Smashing holiday in London! More soon, long flight – quite zonked. Cheers!
(Look Mom, I can speak British!)
me, in front of parliament
Monthly Archive for February, 2009
The view from the London Eye at sunset was lovely….
the ferris wheel
thames river
eye from above
parliament
liane and me
attempting to punch policeman outside of buckingham palace.
westminister abbey was closed again. (it was also closed the last time i was in london.) fortunately, i was able to get in early monday before my flight. the poets’ corner was my favorite.
black cabbies in front of buckingham palace
gratuitous tourist shot
eye on the thames
liane, raaj, & patella on millennium bridge
I usually ponder my next trip for a while, before I buy a ticket.
About 3 weeks ago, though, a high school friend IM’ed me at work. I was mid work email, so I was ignoring him. 
And then he wrote something like, “I was talking to Liane last night… and we’re thinking of doing a long weekend in London. Flights are cheap. Wanna come?”
My initial reaction, was… are you guys crazy? But, I checked and there was a direct flight from Seattle for $530. We figured out we could get free hotel on Starwood points. The trip would cost about the same (or less) as a weekend to NYC. Four hours later, I had booked my flight.
I fly out to London tonight and am back on Monday. It’s kinda ridiculous – but you’re only young once, right?
London Fast facts:
- 1 British Pound = 1.44 USD
- Weather: low 50s F & partly sunny
- Time: UTC + 0 (noon in Seattle = 8pm in London)