Just a quick post to let everybody know we made it to London safely, if not slightly jet-lagged. The flight didn't feel long at all-- After dinner and 2 movies (Due Date and 127 Hours), I wasn't even able to finish an episode of Family Guy before the Captain announced our descent into Heathrow. We made it through customs relatively painlessly and arrived in baggage claim just in time to see our bags come out the conveyor belt. After a 25 minute ride on London's underground (which was ridiculously packed, being AM rush hour), we arrived in Paddington Station, which is less than a block from Paddington's Pride, our hostel. We dropped our bags off and immediately headed out (it was only 9:30am at this point).
Paddington's Pride is in a great location, walking distance to several beautiful city parks. In our 7.3 mile loop, we made it to Hyde Park, Kensington Palace, Green Park, Buckingham Palace, and St. James' Park. By then, we had reached check-in time at Paddington's Pride, so we took a tube back, got our assigned bed in the 6-bed room, and discovered our free Wi-Fi. As I type this last sentence, we are getting ready to head out to a highly recommended Japanese restaurant near Regent's Park, a well-deserved meal after a full day of walking (on no sleep, too). I'll try to post once more before we head to Ireland.
"I refer to jet-lag as jet-psychosis"
--Spalding Gray
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