London, Day 1

We started our trip at the Detroit Airport.  We arrived at 8:30pm and breezed through bag check and security.  I don't think many people travel internationally late on Wednesday evenings.  We had plenty of time to get a bite to eat near the gate.  We loaded a plane (which wasn't completely full - a nice surprise) and took off right on schedule.  The flight was uneventful and seemed short (a mere 7 hours).  Even with the smooth flight, it was not easy to get sleep.  I did see a couple movies I'd been wanting to see!  
Once we landed (11:28am London time), after getting bags, going through security and customs, we tackled the Tube.  The travel advisor told us to get off at South Kensington on the Pickadilli line, which turned out to be the wrong station.  We hiked, with our luggage for 4-5 blocks and finally found the hotel.  Once finding our hotel, we discovered that there was a station conveniently across the street from the hotel.  It didn't seem funny at the time.
After freshening up, we walked around our hotel neighborhood, got a bite to eat, and then took a power nap back at the hotel.  The evening plans included dinner at Brown's Restaurant at Covent Gardens.  We had a three course meal of cauliflower soup, cheese souffle', and salted caramel profiteroles.  After dinner we walked down St. Martin's Lane to the St. Martin's Theater to watch Agatha Christie's "The Mouse Trap", which happens to be the world's longest running play and a London staple.  It has a surprise ending, which we are not allowed to share (the cast made us promise at curtain call).  It was a lovely old theater.  For only having one afternoon in London so far, we sure made the most of it.  Tomorrow will be a full day of sight seeing and museums.  We look forward to sleeping in a bed tonight.

Ah, London!

So many interesting food options at the store down the street from the hotel.

cute church across from the hotel

dessert!