"Airplane travel is nature's way of making you look like your passport photo." - Al Gore
My new rule is, if I cross more than two timezones in one day, I am packing the NyQuill. I got to London on 4 hours of sleep in 48. The first thing I did when checking in was take a nap. I slept about three hours and woke up. That sounds great, right? It was morning and I wouldn't want to sleep away my short time in London.
So, I slept three hours, woke up and had time to take the Tube into Picadilly Circus. I was actually trying to get to the London Eye, but the hotel clerk recommended getting off there, so I did. Then had to walk quite a ways to get to the Thames.
Picadilly Circuis was packed and even with GPS, I had a hard time orienting and figuring out which direction I needed to start out. Once I got headed in the right direction, I came to Trafalgar Square and got turned around again. Multiple streets coming into a huge roundabout,, the center of which was packed with tourists (those darn tourists always getting in the way!), it took a while to figure out which one I needed to be on.
I finally found the Thames and the London Eye, only to find that there was a Tube stop right there on the corner. Thats what I get for taking advice from a local, even if they are in the hospitality business!
It was getting late so I didn't have time to go further up to the Tower Bridge, but I got a few shots down river of Big Ben and Parliament. Besides, I was still tired and looking for some more, much needed, rest. So, back on the Tube to the hotel.
Had dinner and I was exhausted so I headed upstairs and to bed. Another three hours and I was wide awake again. 1 am! I never did get back to sleep. We were up and off to catch a train to Scotland in the morning and I sleep about as well on trains as I do on planes - not at all.
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