More pics from London Day 1...

Sorry, the blog is having some technical difficulties so I had to adds these in a new post.

One more thing, in case you were wondering what Heaven looks like, see the last picture.

London Day 1

After boarding our private motor coach we made the drive from Heathrow airport to the heart of London. All of us were extremely appreciative of not having to drive ourselves as the much different driving styles and laws of England would have assured us an accident or violation of 127 traffic laws before leaving the airport parking area.

From there we moved onto London stopping for lunch across from the famous high-end luxury shopping store, Harrods. After lunch we completed a power tour by bus of the Hyde Park, St. James, Mayfair and  Westminster areas. This included seeing famous sites such as Hyde Park, Big Ben and the government buildings with a quick stop for pictures at Buckingham Palace and the Queen Victoria Memorial.

We then headed to our hotel for check-in and a much needed rest for everyone. It felt like we were up for 2 or 3 days at this point. The group met in the lobby at 7:30 and walked down to the Italian restaurant for dinner.

After dinner we had free time and the group split up for the night, some going back to their rooms for the night and others going out for a walking adventure around London to take in the city. Keep in mind when I say take in London, I mean very small sections as London is absolutely huge! Anyways, a group of 9 of us found this great restaurant for some after dinner delights (pictured below). Our waitress was very welcoming and even gave us 2 free deserts to try. Of course this is on top of what we already ordered. Everyone loved the experience there and it was a great way to end our first day in London. 

Safely in London

After spending almost 15 in airports and airplanes we finally arrived in London around 10:30 AM local time today. The actual flight across the English Channel was very short, probably about 25 minutes at most but we were air delayed for 20 minutes above London due to ground traffic.

The coastlines of northern France and southern England is beautiful from the air. Here are some pictures from the flight. First you'll see outside of Paris, next the France coast, then the England coast and last a birds eye view of London.

Bonjour, Paris!

We are all here safely in Paris but just for the next hour or so. I think only a handful of us were able to sleep on that long flight and we experienced lots of turbulence over the past 8 hours...but everyone is excited to be here!

Next up for us is to jump on our connection flight to London which is where we will be until Monday when we take the train back to Paris.