Monday, April 11, 2011

I made it!!

I'm in London!!! I am exhausted and disgusting...seriously, can you explain to me how one gets so gross sitting on an airplane?? I mean you don't actually do anything but sit there. I showered right before I left for the airport and I got off the plane looking like this:

My flight landed at Heathrow Airport at 12:40pm, after a terrifying experience in Customs ("Why do you like the UK? Where do you work? Why would a company give you two months off? Where did you find your B&b? Do you know any UK Citizens?), I finally made it onto the tube. My B;b/host home is about a 5 minute walk from the tube station...if you are an idiot then it's about a 20 minute walk...so after my 20 minute walk to the b&b (which, note to self: shoes that will be super comfortable on the plane, not going to be super comfortable when walking miles...)I arrived to find no one home. I called to check if I was at the right address only to find out that my host had broken down in the middle of the highway...like the actual middle of the highway. Terrifying!! She was kind enough to make arrangements for me to wait at her brother's house, only two blocks away. A few games of Angry Birds later I was greeted by  his girlfriend Elsa and taken back to my B&b and all was well!  I spent the evening chatting with my hosts Ahman and her husband Bruce...seriously the most amazing people ever.  Tomorrow I am going with Ahman to watch a taping of Loose Women (which is the UK version of the View) and then Ahman is getting me a ticket to another show taping for Friday.  In addition to her awesome TV show hookup, Ahman is giving me the full Londoner experience.  She has offered to ride the bus with me through the trendy neighborhoods in London that the tourists never see and take me to Chinatown! I LOVE IT!!!!  The house is fantastic, the hosts are great, I am very happy with my first Airbnb.com home.  And now, since I haven't slept in about 30 hours, I am off to bed!!
Hopefully, I will get some pictures tomorrow morning!
Love you all!!
~Cynthia

2 comments:

Colleen Oakes said...

Hooray! You are safe!! That sounds like quite the adventure. Did you panic when they weren't home? I would have had a total meltdown. I'm sorry to hear that you have changed into an old scary woman. My condolences. I miss you already and I can't wait to hear about your adventures. Be careful on the buses please. Love you!

Anonymous said...

Hi Honey,

I liked your blog! Mostly I'm glad your safe and happy. Sounds like you'll have grat adventures. Lots of love and kisses.
Mom