England – Day 01
Headed to the airport earlier to grab some dinner at Root Down. We enjoyed burgers, tacos and the little one went for the mac and cheese.
Once at the gate we had our ”passports verified” since we skipped the check-in counter. After waiting for our boarding group we started our journey to London.
The airplane chairs are decently comfortable and have a very nice built-in headrest. We had a large screen with a very nice movie selection. Got food about an hour after take-off, where we had the option of a curry chicken with rice and creamy pasta. Both were very good.
Enjoyed some movies before trying to sleep.
Once at Heathrow, we quickly got to go through immigration and customs. From here we followed the signs for the Heathrow express train. Very easy to follow and board the train. The ride was about 20 minutes and it dropped us at the Paddington station.
We took a taxi from the station to the hotel and took a well-deserved break.
Once recharged we left our bags at the hotel and went out to get some food. We found a very nice Indian restaurant nearby. Had chicken Tikka Masala, Chana Masala, Naan and rice.
Now with our full bellies, we got a sim card and cash. The sim card included 10 GB of data for 20 GBP.
We walked to the Kensington Gardens park. On the northwest corner, we found the Diana Memorial Playground which has as the main attraction a pirate ship for the kids to play. There were other things for the kids to enjoy as well as a place to get food.
Southeast of the playground there is the Round Pond, where you can see plenty of geese and ducks.
The park had quite a few squirrels running around adding to the beautiful fall scenery with all the trees changing color.
From here we went to Chinatown for dinner with some friends from home that were also visiting London for fall break.
The service was rushed and we basically got kicked out for taking too long after paying.
Chinatown streets are decorated with paper lanterns and have plenty of good restaurant options.
After walking for a while we called a night, found the nearest underground station and went to our hotel.