Just a short note to let you all know that we arrived safely in the London area. It's pretty cold here (literally freezing), but we are settled into our cozy hotel in Croydon, fifteen minutes by rail from Victoria Station in London. Our hotel is called the Jurys Inn, a name that still makes me giggle, and it is much nicer than I expected. We have a "penthouse" room on the 12th floor overlooking other high rise hotels about a block from the East Croydon rail station. It's pretty sweet.
Our plans are to visit London on Saturday (Dec 30) to see the indoor things like the British Library, the British Museum, and on Monday (January 1) to see all the outdoor things we are interested in like peeking at Buckingham Palace and walking along the Thames. Sunday night, we will enjoy Croydon and watch any fireworks from our penthouse on New Year's Eve; maybe watch the ball drop in Times Square. Then, on January 2, 2018, we fly Norwegian Air back to the United States, landing in Denver in the middle of winter (who's stupid idea was that, anyway?). The next day, it will be on to Phoenix, AZ to stay with my parents and celebrate my Mom's birthday. From there, we hope to find a nice apartment and stay a few months in the lovely Arizona winter warmth.
More to come, with photos from the British Museum, the British Library, and all the Harry Potter that we can stand in London.
