Hello from England!

[eredien]

I am in England now. I wish I could have fallen asleep on the plane, but I'm here and just took a walk around Pinner, the district where my friends live. It's beautiful! I kept turning the corner and breaking into a spontaneous grin at the mere fact I was in England.

We came into London at about 5 am and did a holding pattern over Heathrow for about an hour--which gave me ample opportunity to examine the street patterns, which were convienently lit up just for me; we also passed over the Thames and St. Paul's Cathedral, which looks impressive even from 15,000 feet.

I hope that this link will take you to the picture gallery where I will be posting pictures from my trip. So far it has only a picture of the house where I am staying, but that will give you some idea of the atmosphere.

More tomorrow when I am better rested; I am trying to beat my sinus cold into submission.

Another post with contact information will follow; it will be friends-only because I don't feel comfortable with broadcasting their phone number over the internet. If anyone else wants it please drop me an email.

Comments

[fangtsu.livejournal.com]

Success! The gallery is up. I hope your trip is good.

[breimh.livejournal.com]

*snugs* I'm glad you've arrived safely. If you do get to see them, hug Tal, Rai and Sigridir for me.

I hope everything you get to do keeps you smiling.

[daisho.livejournal.com]

Bonjour, et bienvenu a... oh, wait, that's France. Hello, and welcome to the festive season in Britain! :) While some of London is pretty scruffy, I'm glad to hear you've found parts of it you can appreciate. St Paul's is certainly impressive, and there's plenty more architecture worth seeing, as well as the usual museums, galleries and plazas. I'm sure your hosts will have some recommendations for you.

I'd also suggest a trip to our Cambridge if you get the chance, as it's only an hour on the train and you can later tell folks in Massachusetts you've seen the original. ;) You might recall that I studied there, so if you fancy some company on the trip, I can show you a few interesting spots. There's been interest from the mailing list folks about meeting up, too. I'll e-mail you about that in the next couple of days.

In the meantime, I hope you manage to shift that cold. Sounds like the ol' Freshers' Flu one gets after the adrenaline from busy preparations wears off. <:)

[lotusbiosm.livejournal.com]

Hurrah for St. Paul's! If you've not had the chance before, totally go to the top. It's fun. And take a ride on the London Eye, just for kicks. And the Tower!
OK, sorry, I just really liked London. All the joy of Europe, but everyone speaks English! What's not to love? ;)
Glad to hear you got there in one piece, as that is the proper number of pieces to be in.

[batshua]

Yay England! Have fun while you're there and come home safe.