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4.24.2009

london layover


Royal Oak Station


On the Jubilee line en route from Westminster Station to Paddington Station



The Eye


Big Ben [Note the time. My plane left a little after 11 a.m. Eeek! What was I doing in central London?]


On the Heathrow Express at Paddington Station

Six-hour layover. I cleared customs and left myself enough time to get lost multiple times. I spent more money during my three hours in central London than I did my entire time in Uganda. The only thing I spent money on was transportation - Heathrow Express and Underground. I rode lines east to west, north to south, west to east and south to north. My goal was to see Big Ben, and I had a rough idea how to find him. I walked south (I think?) from King's Cross until I hit the River Thames. Big Ben was on the horizon, almost like a mirage after all my walking and overnight flight. I chased him until I was standing under his hands. Snap. Then back underground to catch the tube (and my flight) home. I didn't even have time for fish and chips.