Our flight was uneventful, thank goodness. Arrived early at Heathrow but had to sit in plane while captain waited for a place to park the plane. As often happens there, we had to get onto a bus to go to terminal. Immigration/customs quick and easy and then we met with the Grand Circle transportation rep. She told us there were originally supposed to be 34 people for the transfer but only 14 of us there. Two had cancelled and the others had rebooked to another airline due to possibility of British Airways strike. No idea why they would bother since our flight was not planned for cancellation even in the event of the strike.
When we arrived at the hotel, we were directed to a comfortable lounge to wait for room cards. The hotel had been full the night before so they had to wait until rooms were cleaned so they could assign them to us. Steve and I waited longer than many others, maybe because they wanted to give us a special corner room with many windows for the view. The day was sunny with clear skies so it was very nice to look out onto the street area. The hotel is alongside Hyde Park, great location for strolling, which we did after our suitcases arrived in the room. Many people were in the park due to the outstanding weather (70s-80s and sunny). The GCT rep told us that when it warms up, Londoners disrobe as much as they can to enjoy it.
There was an Orientation session to inform us about program for Saturday, nothing we were planning to join since we’ve visited London often and just wanted to do our own thing. The session was followed by a buffet dinner, rather uninspired. There were some salad items, but the only main course for us was plain pasta. After dinner, we took a walk, but not too long because we were both tired and had to be up early on Sunday with luggage out at 7AM.
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