I tell ya, we got a great discount on this trip. Three people took the flight, three people, stayed at the hotel, three people ate at restaurants and took tours, and we consistently got a 1/3 discount! We just kept the third safely hidden inside Mindy's tummy, and smuggled it with us everywhere we went...
You can time flights from Toronto to England such that you leave in the evening and arrive in the morning - saving a night's hotel. With Mindy being pregnant and more easily tired than usual, we did the opposite: we flew out of Toronto in the morning and arrived in London in the evening. Mindy slept like a baby on the plane (so, presumably, did the baby) and when we arrived in London we went to the hotel and promptly fell asleep. (This may be Mindy's favourite day of traveling ever - at least in terms of sleep!)
As we made our way to the plane in Toronto, I was hoping our luggage and catering was already loaded:
Took the corner a little fast?
The flight was blissfully uneventful (generally desirable for a flight). About the only noteworthy thing was my feeling of cultural inferiority as Mindy watched the Zookeeper's Wife, about the real-life sacrifices made by a Polish couple to save hundreds of lives in World War Two...while I watched Boss Baby.
Then we were in England! We found our way through the tube to Central London and to our hotel, then headed out for a late (by English time) dinner at this fantastic Turkish restaurant we found around the corner from our restaurant! Dressed for the plane, we were seriously under-dressed for this place, but they didn't seem to mind as they sat us in plain view of the door. Guess they don't get a lot of customers in at 11pm.
Tomorrow will be a busy day with our very own walking tour (designed by us....therefore a little light on historic context) and then a professional walking tour with Sandeman's in the afternoon.
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