We flew from Portugal to London where we are spending a couple of days. Today we didn’t do a lot because it took a long time to clear customs at Heathrow. The plane that landed just before us was from Pakistan, and as you can imagine the UK Customs was extra vigilant checking documentation. Interestingly behind us in the long line was a young man from Islamabad, Pakistan. It was his first trip to the UK and he is starting college here tomorrow. He was very worried about getting through passport control. We spent a lot of time talking to him and at the end I asked him if we were the first Americans he had ever met. He said yes. I am sure we left a good impression on him. I am sorry I didn’t exchange email addresses with him.
After checking into our hotel we darted to the Tate Modern which we had always wanted to visit. They have a huge photography show based upon hidden cameras. Now that everyone has a camera on their cell phone, there are lots of pictures of people being taken without their permission. It was a very interesting exhibit.
A journey across the Thames on the Millennium Pedestrian Bridge brought us to St. Paul’s Cathedral, the 2nd biggest in the world. Rather then visit another church, we had a drink and looked through the bar window at it!
From there we went to Trishna, the London branch of our favorite Mumbai restaurant. It was good but NOT like being in Mumbai. We missed the Bombay Duck! (which is a fish).
Tomorrow is a day dedicated to shopping to in London!
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