Well….I arrived in London, UK early this morning (6:25am) and decided to take the longer route from Heathrow by taking the Underground instead of the Express Train to Central London. A 50 minute journey vs. 20 minutes, I think. My hotel is two blocks from Holborn station on the Picadilly Line, which connects you to Heathrow. I was surprised to see how busy some stations were for a Sunday morning, but this is London.
After picking up my luggage, it felt like I was walking for ages by the time I got to the underground at Heathrow. All my past trips took me outside of London either to Wales or Milton Keynes (last trip), which required the use of a rental car. It was definitely different flying into a destination which did not require me to rent a car because who really needs one in London and second, I am a 10 minute walk from my customer.
The hotel is great…I don’t have a room yet, but that doesn’t matter because I took the time this morning to have breakfast, grab a coffee and relax. Right now, I am going to tour the city for a bit and figure out what it is I want to see. I have a few options which I will look up after posting this blog and then I will head out and see what the city has to offer for part of the day.
However, as this is a business trip, I will have to do some prep work before I visit the customer site tomorrow. What does this mean, my being a tourist in this city will be short-lived, but at least I will get a taste for the city before retiring for the evening. If I like what I see, I may end up coming back for vacation next time around.
Well….that is enough blogging for one morning. I will try to post some pictures on my site once I get some….hopefully, some that include me to prove I am actually in London.
So long….
Paul
