Delighted!
What a wonderful trip we had! As you know, I had planned everything myself and was a little concerned that everything would go smoothly... it did! Not a single hitch! We hired a car service to take us to the airport, as that was going to be more economical than driving ourselves and paying for parking (for almost 3 weeks!) What a luxury! All travel went smoothly. I do wish to comment that the exclusion of food on long airline flights is quite annoying. I always pack snacks, but still.... An internet acquaintance offered to meet us at Heathrow and guide us through the subway system to our hotel. WHAT a gift! It was so comforting to know that especially in our befuddled jet-lagged state, someone was going to take our hands and guide us through something we had no experience with! Sally was so accommodating and taught us how very easy it is to navigate around London. And we loved our hotel. It was a pub/restaurant with rooms - very old, but nicely updated and the food was