We left our house a little before noon on Monday the 21st. We got dropped off at the BART station and rode BART all the way to SFO. By the time we got off the train and into the terminal we were checking in three hours before our flight. We grabbed some food, got through security and found our gate with over two hours before our flight. Needless to say we did a lot of sitting even before we got on to the plane. The gate was empty when we got there but filled up quick; we doubt there was an empty seat on the plane. We sat next to a mom and her kid in the middle of the plane and despite bringing books and knitting we both jumped on the movie list. We watched "How to Train Your Dragon" (super cute) and "The Book of Eli" (also good). Then Bree settled in to sleep but Mike stayed up to watch "From Paris With Love" (he says "Travolta is bad ass!") and "The Ghost Writer." Bree got a few hours of sleep but Mike didn't get any.
After we landed we had to go through border control and get our bags. We ended up pacing the airport looking for a "pay as you go" phone. One place was out of stock but swore there was a vending machine elsewhere that we couldn't find and even a rental place was out. We gave up and went on the Tube to Hammersmith them a bus down to the Wandsworth area of London. Maggie met with us there and took us to her house. We've rinsed, changed and eaten a little so we feel a little more human. But we're going to be up for more than 24 hours by the time we get to bed.
Tomorrow we are on a day-bus trip to see Stonehenge, Bath and Windsor Castle!
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