Sleep is good.

Wow, it's nice to have a good nights sleep.

So, the flight yesterday was pretty cool. Every seat had its own movie screen, with all sorts of good stuff playing, plus a cool GPS thingy that showed you exactly where the plane was. Made it kinda fun to watch outside the window and watch for the cities as you went over. If that little brat hadn't been crying the entire time the plane was in the sky, I probably would have slept just dandy. Especially after that huge meal they fed us. Pasta, salad, all kinds of stuff.

When I landed, I had to go through "passport control", which had the longest line I've seen outside of disneyland. The line went through a barrage of switchback thingies, and then down the hall as far as you could see. After going through that, I thought that customs was going to be a real pain. Instead, it was a long hallway/room lined with tables and a few customs agents... doing nothing. Everyone just walked through the hallways and on out.

I had four hours after my flight landed before everyone else landed, which turned out to be a good thing because it took my awhile to get my bearings and figure out how to get from terminal 4, where I landed, to terminal 3, where they landed. Plus, I had some time to take a much-needed nap on a bench, and woke up just as they arrived.

Our driver showed up just as they came out of the terminal, and he loaded us and our bags in. Paul almost got in the driver's seat, thinking it was the passenger's, and we all thought that was funny. The drive to the hotel was crazy, our first experience of London driving. There is no other word for it other than "insange". The rules of the road seem to all be optional, with all the cars, bikes, and pedestrians drifting in and out of lanes, running through stops, etc, etc.

Once we got situated in our hotel, we took a walk around the neighborhood to get our bearings and figure out where things are at. We ate at a very busy, authentic Italian place. It was quite good, and different.

Since nobody was able to sleep on the flight, we all went back and went to bed. Even though we were all very excited, we all slept very well.

Net access from our hotel is rediculously expensive, so I'm having to use it at a local shop. This means that I often won't be able to post pictures when I post, or maybe at all. It also means that posts will be infrequent. But, I hope to be able to keep a bit of a log.