It’s finally here, Tuesday, April 9, 2019. We are flying from Philadelphia to Tokyo, via London Heathrow, for 17 days in Japan. Cross this one off my bucket list; not that I believe in such things. I believe in travel! We booked this trip in March 2018. I have always been fascinated by Asia, especially […]
MoreFlying from Venice was a breeze, especially in light of what we went through ten days before to get there. Since we could not make a same day connection to Philadelphia, we decided to spend our layover in Richmond Upon Thames, a pleasant suburb of London. We were originally going to stay in Windsor but […]
MoreIts a sunny morning in London at 7:30am. We arrived at Heathrow about an hour ago. The overnight flight from Philadelphia, #66 on British Airways, was pleasant. JoAnn and I both managed to sleep a little bit. We need to be bright and perky for the next leg of our journey, a flight to Venice. […]
MoreWe checked out of the Marriott and took a taxi to Enderby Pier in Greenwich to join the Viking Star. There were porters waiting at the pier to take our luggage, only to have it appear in our room later in the afternoon.
MoreLanded at Heathrow, Terminal 5, right on time. Flight could not have been better. As we left the airport we were greeted by a warm, sunny day with cooling breezes. Our hotel, the London Marriott Hotel, West India Quay, is located in the heart of Canary Wharf. Our room is nice, with an interesting view.
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