Day 2 - Today was exciting to land at London's Heathrow airport and have our friend R pick us up! What a joy! We collected our luggage (yay - no lost luggage!) and processed through customs without issue. As soon as we exited the secured area R was there to greet us. How wonderful! We learned that a person pays £15 pounds to park for 45 minutes at Heathrow. And if you choose to drop somebody off at the airport you will be charged £5 - without ever parking. Clever way to earn revenue at the airport!
London has beautiful weather this week - we are currently enjoying 27 Celsius. The drive to our amazing lodging tonight was beautiful and green with so many mature trees. We have a view of Windsor Castle across the meadow! Our close proximity to Windsor Castle inspired us to pay a visit. While the Royal family is not staying at Windsor Castle, the public is allowed to visit (for an admission fee) from Thursday to Monday. The Castle and gardens are stunning! Many areas did not allow photos inside, but outside those restrictions did not exist! It is amazing to have watched so many Royal events on TV - weddings and funerals - and now see the premises up close!
Windsor Castle beautiful gardens and buildings!
We then returned to our guest suite for the night and had a wonderful tranquil walk through the gardens.
A refreshing treat after our walk in the heat this afternoon, was a family swim in the pool
We then enjoyed dinner at the restaurant with R and his father and our family of four. It was really tasty food and even more wonderful company. Jet lag is catching up with all of us - we slept two to three hours on the plane and it has been a busy day. We are getting onto London time zone by going to bed at 10:30 pm. Pictures can be added tomorrow!
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