alrighty then, ive been having a great time in london so far...so much in fact that ive neglected to keep updating my blog....sorry. anywho well ill start from the beginning then...in case you didnt already know because i never told you the flight here was my first flight ever on a commercial aircraft. i thought this was an important point because there is no better way to test your brass than jump on a plane that will cover half of the united states and all of the atlantic ocean. i wasnt really surprised by the flight because i had quite a few people preparing me for the flight. nonetheless, nothing anyone says can prepare you for the tiny seats, the constant drone of the engines, the terrible food, and in flight entertainment that teases you by showing half of a movie and then restarting it right when its getting good. however watching the sun come up from that little bubble window was the highlight of my flight since i was unable to sleep at all during the 7and 1/2 hour flight.
we landed in london's heathrow international at about 11 monday morning which is about 4 am at home and i hadnt slept since the previous night...we hit the ground running and loaded onto coaches bound for windsor castle. upon arrival i was excited to get off the coach and stretch my legs and more importantly breathe some fresh air, because 7+ hours of recycled air had taken its toll on me. windsor was interesting because the castle there is actually one of the primary residence of the royal family most of the time more often than buckingham palace. after roaming around windsor for a couple hours we loaded back onto the coaches and headed for the center of london. along the way we got to see the place where the magna carta was signed and where elton john lives at least sometimes does. we arrived back at the royal national hotel a little after 5 pm and headed up to our rooms which i have pictures of and you will be impressed trust me...after a short reception dinner is was time for a pint and bed...i went to bed at about 11 pm here which would be about 4pm at home so i had been up for a lil over 32 hours phew what a day...
