That passes, we get through everything and queue one last time at the head of the air bridge. No plane at the other end but we can see our luggage on a trolley on the tarmac, fortunately the rain seems to have stopped.. At last..a bus! We cross the tarmac get on the plane and fly off into the clouds.
The last few weeks have been quite a journey. The first couple of weeks seem quite frivolous when I look back on the second part of the tour. I've probably already said that travelling through recent war zones can be very hard emotionally. Travelling with, and meeting people who have lived through the wars in the countries involved gives one various perspectives on the history. I don't claim to have become an expert overnight, the history is too complex for that. You would have to do some serious study before coming to grips with the scope and scale of the multiple conflicts.
We carry that experience with us to London where we land in mild cloudy weather and take our time getting sorted at the airport, coffee? Tick. Oyster card to get round on public transport? Tick. Found the train? Tick... London here we come.
It is with great pleasure that we find our hotel is just a block away from Paddington station. Very handy. It is with less delight that we find the size of our double room is akin to a cabin on the Southern Aurora (train with very small overnight cabins). Ah well, we didn't book the most expensive room in London and Airbnb was going to cost more too. [Suffice to say that we were able to move on our request the next morning into a twin room. It is still small but no more climbing over each other to pass the foot of the bed]
Can't wait to start seeing things so we go to Piccadilly and walk from there, Trafalgar Square, Whitehall, Pall Mall. Not quite all the Monopoly board, but a good start.
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