We arrived in London at Gatwick airport, neither one of us had been to this airport before. It cost an extreme amount of money to get into the city. The tube does not run to Gatwick. It was 40 pounds(over $80 Canadian) for a train pass. The pass did include all day tube access. We made our way into the center of the city. We had pre booked a hotel near Paddington station. It was a nice hotel for 60 pounds, which was an absolute steal for London. When we arrived they had no information for our reservation. Thank goodness we got the name of the guy who booked the room and had taken our … [Read more...]
Cold And Expensive London
Arriving In London With Nowhere To Go We got our flight from Capetown back to London. We had left the heat for freezing cold. It was very strange to be sweating one moment and then get off a plane to see your breath the next. We had a long eleven hour flight. It went well though. We saw some really neat views of the Sahara desert below. The sand has all kinds of interesting patterns. We also saw the Niger river meandering along for miles into the distance. Our flight was delayed and we got into Heathrow a bit later than expected at 8pm. We had not pre booked a hotel to stay at. We … [Read more...]
We Arrive In London
This won't be too exciting of an entry since London was basically just a quick stop as an entry point into Africa. Our flight went well from Vancouver to London. It was a red eye flight and unfortunately neither one of us got much sleep, if any at all. We arrived in soggy London at about 1:30 pm and soon made our way to our hotel. We caught the tube to get there. The pace and number of people that get transported on the system is mind boggling. There are thousands of people, all in such a hurry to get where ever they are going. You almost have to risk your life crossing through one of the … [Read more...]