Monday, July 23, 2012

Sunny Skies in London

Our flight arrived at Heathrow, only to find a basically empty airport. No lines, no crowds. Going through immigrations took no more than 5 minutes. ´Brad´ our driver was waiting for us just outside and whisked us off the the Premier Inn at Wembley, my home for the next 3 weeks. Shanty, our faithful engineering boss has arranged that Brad drive us around, so we can stay off the tube (kind of ironic really).

I am traveling with 2 other coworkers (others to follow later); Ken and Haihong. After a 3hr nap, Ken and I headed straight down to London Bridge for a pint at our favorite pub, The Market Porter at the Borough Market. Honestly, I´ve never seen London so quiet. We spent most of the afternoon, taking in the sights around the Thames and London Bridge before heading back up to Wembley for diner. Ken when to his in laws place at Cannons Park and I headed to the ASDA market to buy some provisions. In bed by 11.
This is the view of Wembley Station, across the street from my hotel.