Landed in London

I am absolutely not kidding when I tell you that I landed at Heathrow airport this morning at 5:30. Yes, in the morning. Wow.... You would think the entire world wouldn't be awake at that hour, and really there were only two customs officers on duty at immigration! But as I moved further and further through the airport and towards the Underground, more people appeared and I began to have hope that trains would at least be running by the time I needed one. Indeed they did, and I arrived not long after 7:30 at Liza and Nick's house in Wandsworth. Liza is a friend of mine from college and after I visited her here in London last summer, I knew if I was going to be traveling through London this summer I had to make time to see her and her fiance Nick.

So, upon arrival I promptly fell into "my" bed - we had such a good time together last summer when I visited that I stayed the night and experienced the fluffy, feathery goodness of the spare room - and took a much needed nap as I got virtually no sleep on the plane...all the excitement, I suppose.... After breakfast and tea, I took a shower in the amazing, glorious shower Liza and Nick have in their flat (see photo - AMAZING SHOWER)....it was difficult to turn off the water and get out....

We walked to Putney for a pub lunch and a walk through some shops where I looked for a replacement pair of jeans since the ones I wore on the plane over decided to pick this morning to split because they're old (no, not because they don't fit - because they wore out!). Didn't find any, but found a Starbuck's where they wouldn't accept my cash because it was too old (no joke - Nick told me that they change the logos on the bills every 5 years or so to discourage forgery). When Mom and Dad came for a for a visit earlier this semester, they brought some British currency that they hadn't used on their last trip. Uh, apparently I can get it changed at a bank, but come on! It's CASH!! Ok, whatever...I got my coffee so I was happy....

Now we're back at the flat for a rest and will prepare for a night of fun where we drink red wine and eat homemade pizza - could it get any better?! More tomorrow maybe....although Liza and Nick have the day off (it's a Bank Holiday) so we may be out on the town having fun....

Love from London!