From London, my mom headed back to snowy Canada while I made my way across the city on the tube with my backpack to London City Airport to catch a flight to Amsterdam. I tried to find flights from a closer airport, but the best option was through LCY. I wanted to avoid taking the tube with my backpack, especially in the middle of the day but it was a necessary evil. I know how much people hate people taking the tube with backpacks...and I'm sorry! Its impossible not to be in the way. It's just as miserable of a process for the backpacker as it is for the other people on the train. However, an hour and a half later I was at LCY, belongings still intact. Once in Amsterdam, I wasn't really sure where
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