Thursday, August 2, 2007
Wow that was a lot of travelling!
We arrived at the Austin airport at 9:45am, pushed all our travelers through the ticketing and security (only a couple of overweight bags) and got a plane to Cleveland at 11:55. I'll be honest...it was a small plane. But that just means we filled most of it, which was fun.
Cleveland is not a super happy place, if you've never been. Although very busy, it was rather quiet. Everyone decided they needed some food and fanned out around the concourse to nourish themselves. A couple hours later we were back on a plane...this time to London!
After a decidedly easy customs and bag claim process, we were met by our Blue Badge agent 'A'....no she wasn't a secret agent, she just had some issues with her "boy" name Adrianne. She was full of information, a wry sense of British humor, and exeedingly protective of our students.
We drove into London and stopped at Buckingham Palace just in time for the changing of the guard. We managed to get a very nice standing area and were treated to most of the ceremony. 'A' even kicked out some mom with two small children when they tried to infilitrate our sweet standing spot.
We took a walk through Kensington park, had a bit of a picnic lunch, walked through another park (while seeing a TON of historical stuff) and then headed onto the bus for more touring. We stopped again at St. Paul's, we walked by Westminster Abbey, we drove through the West End and Piccadilly. At this point, most of the students were passed out. Those who took the advice and slept on the plane to stay awake were doing ok and most of the chaperones were hanging on by a thread (cat naps dont count right?).
We finished up the bus tour and arrived at Bankside house. Not too shabby. The group unloaded and got in their rooms with time for a freshen up before our dinner. Most students went to bed after dinner though many went on a little walking tour around the Thames giving them a peek at what was to come the next day...an open day in London.
And after my 8 hours of sleep, I'm feeling much more like a human...of course I cant quite speak for everyone in our group, but I imagine the zombies are in the minority.
-Tatum
We arrived at the Austin airport at 9:45am, pushed all our travelers through the ticketing and security (only a couple of overweight bags) and got a plane to Cleveland at 11:55. I'll be honest...it was a small plane. But that just means we filled most of it, which was fun.
Cleveland is not a super happy place, if you've never been. Although very busy, it was rather quiet. Everyone decided they needed some food and fanned out around the concourse to nourish themselves. A couple hours later we were back on a plane...this time to London!
After a decidedly easy customs and bag claim process, we were met by our Blue Badge agent 'A'....no she wasn't a secret agent, she just had some issues with her "boy" name Adrianne. She was full of information, a wry sense of British humor, and exeedingly protective of our students.
We drove into London and stopped at Buckingham Palace just in time for the changing of the guard. We managed to get a very nice standing area and were treated to most of the ceremony. 'A' even kicked out some mom with two small children when they tried to infilitrate our sweet standing spot.
We took a walk through Kensington park, had a bit of a picnic lunch, walked through another park (while seeing a TON of historical stuff) and then headed onto the bus for more touring. We stopped again at St. Paul's, we walked by Westminster Abbey, we drove through the West End and Piccadilly. At this point, most of the students were passed out. Those who took the advice and slept on the plane to stay awake were doing ok and most of the chaperones were hanging on by a thread (cat naps dont count right?).
We finished up the bus tour and arrived at Bankside house. Not too shabby. The group unloaded and got in their rooms with time for a freshen up before our dinner. Most students went to bed after dinner though many went on a little walking tour around the Thames giving them a peek at what was to come the next day...an open day in London.
And after my 8 hours of sleep, I'm feeling much more like a human...of course I cant quite speak for everyone in our group, but I imagine the zombies are in the minority.
-Tatum
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