We've arrived.
It took us 27 hours from wake-up to hotel bed, but we did it.
We woke up at 3:30am, PST. My lovely sister took us to the airport at 4:00am. Security was done by 5:00am. Our first flight to Chicago left at 6:30am.
After boarding and leaving the gate, it was announced we would need to wait an hour for take-off. No bother, we were having a good old giddy time on the plane.
We landed only 30 minutes late, and spent the afternoon with Isabella's grandparents in Oak Park, Illinois. It was a nice visit with Japanese food and fresh-made brownies (which we got to take on our next flight, thanks Grandma Judy).
Once we hit O'Hare, it was clear that our fashion and style needs had to take a backseat to our shoulder's needs. We threw down and got us some lovely black sporty backpacks to hold all our carryon. Much better situated, we boarded our plane for London Heathrow, taking off on-time at 6:12pm CST.
Many hours and movies later, we arrived exhausted and hungry but otherwise unscathed in London. After Customs, the idea of taking the Tube to the hotel was horrifying. We grabbed a taxi instead.
The hotel had guaranteed early check-in, but as these things are known to go, the room was not ready. It was now 10:15am GMT. Poor little Isabella was a mess, and the hotel let us eat in the breakfast buffet though it had been cleared already. The concierge took pity on us and kept checking on the room since all we could do was sit in the lobby.
Finally, we got our room, took our showers and went to bed. With the 8 hour time difference things were confusing, but we felt much better after our rest.
Dinner was a very nice authentic Italian Pizza Margharita, Ceasar Salad and Calamari Fritti. We also head out to Marks & Spencers for some snacks for later.
I had no idea we were in the land of the latest sunset I'd ever seen. Turns out, sunrise was around 4:35am and sunset was around 10:30pm.
What a world!
It took us 27 hours from wake-up to hotel bed, but we did it.
We woke up at 3:30am, PST. My lovely sister took us to the airport at 4:00am. Security was done by 5:00am. Our first flight to Chicago left at 6:30am.
After boarding and leaving the gate, it was announced we would need to wait an hour for take-off. No bother, we were having a good old giddy time on the plane.
We landed only 30 minutes late, and spent the afternoon with Isabella's grandparents in Oak Park, Illinois. It was a nice visit with Japanese food and fresh-made brownies (which we got to take on our next flight, thanks Grandma Judy).
Once we hit O'Hare, it was clear that our fashion and style needs had to take a backseat to our shoulder's needs. We threw down and got us some lovely black sporty backpacks to hold all our carryon. Much better situated, we boarded our plane for London Heathrow, taking off on-time at 6:12pm CST.
Many hours and movies later, we arrived exhausted and hungry but otherwise unscathed in London. After Customs, the idea of taking the Tube to the hotel was horrifying. We grabbed a taxi instead.
The hotel had guaranteed early check-in, but as these things are known to go, the room was not ready. It was now 10:15am GMT. Poor little Isabella was a mess, and the hotel let us eat in the breakfast buffet though it had been cleared already. The concierge took pity on us and kept checking on the room since all we could do was sit in the lobby.
Finally, we got our room, took our showers and went to bed. With the 8 hour time difference things were confusing, but we felt much better after our rest.
Dinner was a very nice authentic Italian Pizza Margharita, Ceasar Salad and Calamari Fritti. We also head out to Marks & Spencers for some snacks for later.
I had no idea we were in the land of the latest sunset I'd ever seen. Turns out, sunrise was around 4:35am and sunset was around 10:30pm.
What a world!
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