Bri and I had a layover in London for about nine hours. Our flight from Barcelona to London was amazingly smooth. We took the Heathrow Express into Central London.
We were both hungry so we stopped at a McDonalds (How American) and walked for a bit to see some sights. We had initially said because we were so tired, that we did not want to rush and see any landmarks. So we spent some time just walking and bombing around. We then changed our minds and hopped on a bus that took us south.
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| I wonder where we are... |
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| We finally figured out that the flags are for the Olympics. So pretty! |
The bus dropped us off near Parliament Square, where we were able to see Westminster Abbey and St Margaret's Church, the Middlesex Guildhall (home of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom), Government Offices Great George Street serving HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs, and Portcullis House. We also saw the London Eye and the Clock Tower.
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| Parliament Square |
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Parliament Square
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| St. Margaret's |
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| More St. Margaret's |
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| Westminster Abbey! |
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| Parliament |
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| The back of Parliament |
We managed to make it back to the airport on time to get our carry-on bags from Left Luggage. Heathrow then refused to tell us which gate we were supposed to fly out of until about twenty minutes before our flight. We then had to rush to the tram and make it to our gate with about ten minutes to spare. Our flight home was not quite as smooth as our previous flight but not the worst flight I have been on. The British guy next to me was lovely conversation for the seven hour flight. Dinner was great; Bri slept through most of dinner and the entire flight. My luggage was the last one off the baggage claim conveyor belt; that is, after it started working again. Over an after our flight landed, we finally were able to see our families and head home.
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