When we got to DFW airport we were told that we were at the wrong airport. Yes you read that right. We were suppose to be at Love Field, but our ticket said DFW. So we purchased a ticket from DFW to Houston for our connection (only a small fee). Then we checked in our bags, except none of them except ONE made it through. The other three were over the weight limit and had to be "reorganized" and put into a new bag (that we got to purchase from Continental Airlines of course). We then unpacked this bag and that bag to redistribute the weight. The new bag contained a mix of belongings including all of Ben's graphic novels, some clothing, a few toiletries and one cowboy boot. Yes, just one boot because that's all that would fit.
Once that was settled we made it to our flight and flew to Houston for our London connection. We arrived in Houston with time to spare. We left Houston around 3:50 p.m. and our flight arrived in London at 6:55 a.m. We watched the sunrise while flying in the clouds, it was quite beautiful. Once we landed we had to go through customs, which took about an hour. If you ever want to feel homesick in your first hour in a new country...just go through customs (on the visiting side) and then look across the way to those who belong to that country and how quickly they zip through the line.
After that we picked up our bags (yes all of them actually made it), which were neatly sitting there just waiting for us. Then we found a taxi to take us to the hotel. The taxi drivers poked fun at us for having such heavy bags saying a bunch of british phrases that were lost on both me and Ben.
We arrived at our hotel around 9:00 a.m, but our room wasn't ready yet. So we waited in a cramped hallway for 30 minutes before going to our room and crashing. Neither of us slept on the plane. But before we could sleep we (as in Ben) had to take our bags to our room, which was on the 5th floor and there was no elevator (but this is common for most hotels in Europe). So to future travelers...travel light!
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| Ben at Center Court |
We slept for only two hours, not wanting to get too off schedule. We then went to Wimbledon to see the Tennis Museum and courts. For those who may not know...Ben is a VERY big fan of tennis, especially Wimbledon. We really enjoyed visiting, Ben got to see Center Court, where the final match is played and the museum was both modern and interesting even for a non-tennis fan like me. We then went to a pub/restaurant called the Dog & Fox for dinner. We then made our way back to our hotel by foot and tube, glad to have survived our first day in London.
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