London

Yesterday August 29, 2011 me, Christie and Stef took a flight to London. At the airport in Calgary we said our last goodbyes, by far the worst goodbyes, the goodbyes we had been dreading for months. While our families watched us walk through the security gates, butterflies fluttered in our stomachs. Here we were taking the first steps to a long anticipated adventure. Once inside the gates we sat down for a couple of stiff drinks and cried a bit more. Being the silly girls we are we had to be called for our flight because we thought the 915 meant boarding time, not gate close time. Oops! Well we made it on the flight and me an stef took a sleeping pill. Christie has some fun by herself flipping through the many options on the flight screen and had a great time watching movies. We got dinner (chicken and potatoes) and lunch (ham sandwich) and 3 mini bottles of wine. Overall, a great flight experience. Once in London we waited forever at the boarder crosses (had no problem getting across, Thank GOD!) then waited forever for our luggage. O well thats the way it goes. So with the three of us with backpacks in hand made our first decision. How to get to the hostel. We decided to take a cab, 75 pounds later and a trippy ride....this whole driving on the opposite side of the road it weird. We made it! The hostel people are very friendly and accomdating. We got a four bedroom room, with a shower and bath and so far it is just the three of us in the room. Kudos to stef for the padlock because sure enough there is a locker in the room. So we brushed our teeth, combed our hair, and went walking down the streets of London. It is a cloudly overcast day in london, which I wouldn't have expected any different. Right now we are at a sidewalk cafe having americana and relaxing. Overall, amazing first day. Ciao