So we arrived in London safe and sound. British Airways was possibly one of the most comfortable flights we have ever been on! The food was very tasty. Pené pasta and vegetables, with a salad, cheese cake, and oh yes tea!.
Our in flight entertainment was not some B-movie that played once, but rather our choice of over 10 different channels of movies, comedy, TV drama, and more. All on our own personal screen in the seat in front of us.
Yes, it was an all together pleasant flight. We landed in London around 11:00 am Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and then made our way through passport control, then on to "baggage reclaim", as its known in the U.K.
There Alletta and I waited for the next two hours. No bags. We asked the information desk, they sent us over to the oversized and damaged baggage desk. Apparently our bags did not make the connection in Chicago. Oh well. To be honest I was unsure how we were going to haul the two 70 lbs. bags plus a 65 lbs. bag with a collapsed bike in it and another bike box that was about a meter and half in length and just under a meter in hight, on our own. Not only would we of had to haul the bags around London- Heathrow International Airport, but would of had to attempt to get them on to a U.K. domestic flight, then into a taxi so we could get to our temporary flat in Edinburgh. I think this was a blessing in disguise.
So now because United Airlines left insufficient time for our connection, we got all of our over weight bags delivered to us in Edinburgh.
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Postlude- The bikes were found and delivered first on the 12th. Our clothing did not arrive until around 6 p.m. on the 14th
2 comments:
Wow, I'm glad the flight went well! That sounds great! Also, it sounds like it really was a blessing in disguise about the heavy stuff not making the trip--that's cheaper than shipping it! :-)
A meter in length? You guys are really fitting in over there :) We are thinking about you and wishing you well from Portland HUGS! Becky
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