Full Fun Day in London

We slept well last night and made it to breakfast. No blood pudding or beans for us! We had omelets, waffles and fruit.

Scotland Yard's Crime Museum, also known as Black Museum, is no longer open to the public. We were disappointed; however, we found another option.

We walked to Hatton Cross and took the Piccadilly Line to St. Pancras. We hung at Starbuck's for a bit and then took the Thameslink to Mill Hill Broadway, and jumped on the 303 bus to Colindale. There, we spent hours at the RAF (Royal Air Force) Museum. Our journey there was interesting, too.

While waiting for the bus, two ladies were fighting (verbally). One lady was getting ready to light a cigarette and the other lady asked her to please light up on the other side of her. She didn't want the wind blowing the smoke in her face. The lady refused. That was a decent five minutes worth of entertainment.

Here is the woman who was mad at the other lady who lit up a cigarette at the bus stop.

Once on the bus, a lady decided to take it upon herself to help us know exactly when to get off the bus for the RAF Museum. She sat herself right down by Dax and talked non-stop. Not only did she do that, but she got off the bus and walked with us, all the while still talking. She is 67 years old, disabled, divorced, and has 5 grown kids. She also added, "I bleached my own hair. I wasn't going to go and pay someone so they could line their own pockets. I did it myself and lined my own." She allowed me to take her picture and share it with my friends. She told us her name is Zoey, but then told us that it is not her real name because she didn't want us to know what it really was. So, here's Zoey. Oh, she also asked me if the movie about the yellow brick road was real. Bless her heart.

Here is a photo of Zoey plopped down by Dax. The lady in the background is the one who lit her cigarette and let the smoke blow on the other woman.

The Royal Air Force Museum was wonderful. Isaiah was able to sit in a Spitfire and have someone explain to him one-on-one all the controls and stuff (throttle, rudder pedals, flying,
yaw and roll, how to bail out because they had to destroy the plane--two buttons at the same time, turn over and let gravity pull you out, firing). Pretty amazing to be able to experience that first hand. He loved it. The Supermarine Spitfire is one of the prettiest girls at the dance. The other one is the PF 51 Mustang. I'm pretty sure Dax and Isaiah looked at and talked about every single thing in that place.

Dax has never met a stranger on any form of public transportation.

Hanging out at St. Pancras/Kings Crossing after our delicious dinner at Prezzo.

Exhausted, but Happy!

I believe, the last we posted, we were still in Newark waiting for our flight to London on Virgin Atlantic. We departed around 10 p.m. yesterday and got to London safely today, May 29th. For the record, Emirates Airlines is still our all time favorite. Virgin Atlantic, well, no thank you. The service was great, but the space was horrible. At least the lady with the dog was not on our flight. No issues with passport control, gathering luggage, or customs. Smooth sailing.


We had our traditional toasted ham and mature cheddar croissants at the Caffe' Nero (in the airport). Dax enjoyed real coffee, and we had a wonderful visit with 2 couples (from England) who had just returned from holiday in Vegas and Key West.

Our wait for the Hoppa Bus (H-9) at stop #12.

 Met another lovely couple who just returned from holiday in Nashville.

Love the Hoppa Bus with lots of room for our luggage. 

On the Hoppa Bus with Isaiah being stubborn for a decent picture. And, yet again, met another kind couple from California. They were on their honeymoon and have had to deal with the British Airway fiasco. Their words, "Never, fly British Airways. They will do nothing to help you." They had to get a hotel, buy new luggage and clothes, wait two days to leave and still hope they can get their other luggage and all belongings back. They were originally scheduled to go to Italy 2 days ago. They have missed that part of their honeymoon. They were in good spirits and will have lots of stories to share about their adventure. Glad we didn't have to experience British Airways. 

We were awake for over 30 hours. It's our tradition to order Herbie's Pizza after our showers. This time we added some BBQ wings. Perfect! 

Showered, full,  and knocked out for a two hour nap. No problems sleeping!

After a nap and some down time, we ordered some food from the hotel bar.

The tuna melt and slaw were delicious, burger was decent, onion rings were great. 

The nachos, however,  we will not order again. 

These two, my world, love them. Still. 

Attempting to Leave America

We were up until after midnight finishing the itinerary and packing. 

Thank you to our dear neighbor, Jim, for taking us (and our 9 bags), to the airport this morning. 

Flights from KC to Chicago and from Chicago to Newark went smoothly without a hitch. No "great" stories other than the lady with the dog on BOTH flights who would not shut up. There should be an automatic seat shocker if a passenger's volume reaches a certain decibel level. I was a good girl and didn't get her thrown off the plane. Her dog was fine, she was not.

Took the AirTrain from regular terminal to international terminal. It is always entertaining to travel with Isaiah and Dax. Seriously, they are non-stop. We passed the time by watching 3 movies, eating over-priced food, and noticing/predicting the actions of every culture.

Fairly uneventful day so far and I'm good with that. 

We don't leave Newark until 10 p.m. tonight. Whew! Hoping for a good flight to London.