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Is one day in London enough? No but you can get a good taste if you pack a lot in and start early in the morning. London is also really expensive. I stayed at the Club Quarters Trafalgar Square. The only reason I was able to stay in such a great location is because I had CC points to cover the entire cost. Otherwise I would have been looking further out which would add travel time to get to the heart of all the main tourist stops. On that note, I didn't have any trouble navigating the tube the two times I used it. There are signs showing where the line goes and each direction is well labeled. You can use a contactless payment method to tap in and out and there is a daily limit to the amount you will pay. No need to buy a day pass or anything like that. Just use the same payment method every time. Easy peasy. London is really crowded. It's a city of 10 million plus tourists, and there are a lot of tourists. After the quiet of Scotland it was a bit much for me. There are more places in London itself
Elizabeth Line
This stops at Paddington and runs to Heathrow. Very convenient! I would like to visit, however, for me, it would be a good one, two days max and then head out to the countryside. The hotel was in a perfect location and everything was clean and mostly quiet. I really liked the filtered water/ice station on each floor and they used refillable bottles for the soaps and shampoo. London is amazing and should be visited but if you don't like crowds keep the visit short and move on to the quieter villages and towns in the country.
As I learned this morning, the Charing Cross underground does not open until 5:30 so I could have slept another 10 minutes. But that is ok. I got on the first train to rumble through and rode to Paddington Station. I did not see any bears waiting but I did get on the Elizabeth line, which is the newest line just opening in the last year or so. A few stops later I arrived at Heathrow. A very long walk later I arrived at Terminal 2. The airport here does everything very efficiently. Once I printed out my bag tag, I walked up to the bag drop, scanned my boarding pass and
bag tag, and off went my bag. Security is an easy scan of the boarding pass to get in. Bins pop up on a conveyor system and everyone files along in line and is very polite. Once through there is even a nice place to repack your bags but no need to worry about putting your shoes on because you do not have to take them off. And then you are finally in the waiting area where there are tons of shops and cafes. I grabbed breakfast and sat down to wait.
The flight from London to Copenhagen was smooth and just under 2 hours. The gate area in Copenhagen had no food other than a 7 Eleven vending machine. I walked through passport control to try to find somewhere to eat and ended up at a regular 7 Eleven stand because there was nothing else that did not require a lot longer walk. I sat and ate my sandwich until my flight was boarding. Copenhagen to Chicago was a bit over 9 hours. The first meal was some kind of chicken with potatoes that was ok and for breakfast we had a ham and cheese sandwich. It was
a really long flight but mostly smooth.
The worst was waiting for bags. There was some delay with the bus bringing the bags and it took an hour and a half before I finally had my bags and was able to get through customs. A wonderful greeting party of Adelaide and David waited for me and Hera (my foster dog) was super excited to see me when I got home.
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