We Have Arrived!

March 17, 2011

Hey all,

It’s Jen!  Hopefully Mallory will write some posts of her own but right now it seems that I am the one who is more excited about this whole blogging thing.  Anyway, this is our first post.  We wanted to post right before we got on the plane but for some reason the computer wasn’t connecting to the LAX network.

First let me say that I think I am now spoiled….flying business class was amazing and I am not sure I can ever go back to coach…(not really, but kinda).  We each had our own little pods that reclined into a bed, it wasn’t the most comfortable thing but I usually sleep hunched over with my head on the tray table when I fly, so I’m not complaining.  We also got amazing meals (I liked them I don’t think Mallory was all that keen on them) and had our own personal TV.  Now here is where you are all going to get really jealous…I watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1!  Anyways, the flight was pretty smooth and we got into London around 11:30am local time.  As we were landing the pilot informed us that it was 5 degrees and a beautiful day.  Needless to say, I freaked out a bit.  I mean I packed for cold but not that cold.  Mallory was quick to remind me (with a smile of amusement on her face of course) that it was 5 degrees Celsius which converts to about 40 degrees Fahrenheit.  Although I was a bit embarrassed I was definitely relieved.  So once we disembarked, customs was a breeze and I got the first stamp on my passport!!!

We grabbed our bags and hopped on a bus to our hotel.  Luckily, Mallory double checked which bus we were supposed to take because I picked the wrong one.  Anyways, we got to the hotel about 1pm and promptly crashed for about 4 hours.  We puttered about for a bit in the room and then took a walk around the area.  We stopped to eat at an English Pub called The Three Magpies where I ordered a “cheddar cheese and baked beans jacket” (American translation: beans and cheese in a baked potato) and Mallory got a “Tuna mayo” (American translation: tuna sandwich).  So yes we have had our first true English meal!

So now it is about 9pm and we are in our hotel room watching a football game.  Oh by the way, the room’s lights only go on when the hotel key card is in a holder that way the lights can never be on when no one is in the room….these Brits are smart….Americans should take a page out of their book.

So tomorrow Mallory and I go to the hostel where we will be spending the remaining nights of the London portion of our trip.  After that…well, we haven’t decided yet, but we will be sure to keep you posted!

Hope all is well!!!!

Lots of love!

                Jen   

Let me just say that I don’t think I will ever get sick of the accents J Love it!