The flight over to London was much better than I had expected. The last trans-Atlantic flight I took was horrible and I was expecting a similar experience. Mom had packed me lots of food just in case the in-flight fare was inedible, but luckily it was actually quite good! I slept for probably 3-4 hours on the flight into Dublin. During my four hour lay-over I dozed a bit and people-watched. Interestingly, there is no free Wi-Fi in European airports; instead most people were seen to be reading. YES READING! books and newspapers. It was nice.
After my connection to Heathrow, my roommate Lauren and I were miracously able to find eachother in the large airport and we took the Heathrow Express train and then a short cab ride to our flat. We were the last ones to arrive, but were still able to attend a short neighborhood walking tour and visit from our flat supervisor.
Later, a group of us went to a pub called The Globe to get dinner. I opted for a safer dish, Lasagne, since I was way too tired and hungry to risk being disappointed, though I will not leave London without having fish n' chips at a pub. Some of the other girls got burgers and one got fish n' chips. We all felt our meals were a bit different...
Afterwards, I unpacked unwillingly and we all fell asleep, planning to wake up by 10 AM. However, once we all finally awoke, in reality it was past noon!
After my connection to Heathrow, my roommate Lauren and I were miracously able to find eachother in the large airport and we took the Heathrow Express train and then a short cab ride to our flat. We were the last ones to arrive, but were still able to attend a short neighborhood walking tour and visit from our flat supervisor.
Later, a group of us went to a pub called The Globe to get dinner. I opted for a safer dish, Lasagne, since I was way too tired and hungry to risk being disappointed, though I will not leave London without having fish n' chips at a pub. Some of the other girls got burgers and one got fish n' chips. We all felt our meals were a bit different...
Afterwards, I unpacked unwillingly and we all fell asleep, planning to wake up by 10 AM. However, once we all finally awoke, in reality it was past noon!
