Europe Trip!

Well we have been back for almost two weeks now, so I think its time to sit down and record the trip...if you know us than you know we LOVE traveling, seriously! Klay plans out the trip, from start to finish, and researches everything we should do and see, as well as reads up on the history so he knows exactly what we are looking at! I love this about him...usually makes for a better trip!

 We got to the airport around 7:30 and our plane departed at 9:30...we always take a red eye so we can "sleep" on the plane before we get there...somehow I always  forget how much I hate being on the plane for this long, not because I'm afraid, but because I don't do well sitting still for that long...I get stir crazy! I always make it though...a small price to pay for the adventure that awaits you! The flight went well this trip and we surprisingly did catch a few hours of sleep. We flew into Heathrow the next morning...a little jet lagged. we got through customs and headed to the tube to drop off our bags at the hotel...did I mention my parents came? No! Well my parents came! Which was awesome! They have never been over seas before...well my dad had, but only through the Navy...so they were with us, and we had four people plus baggage to keep up with. That said I will get on with my story...so we are super excited, mostly because my mom is about to get her first glimpse of the city...we mapped out where to get off, which train to use, etc...well here we are about to change trains on the tube and the tube is super crowded, and we have been pushed to the back...we get to our stop and are trying to get off when there is some difficulty with my moms luggage, Klay being the sweet son-in-law he is reaches down to help...we are now off the train and the doors are closing when Klay realizes he left his backpack, as he turns the doors are shut! Not only a back pack, but the one with our passports, ipad, camera, hotel info, planes tickets, train tickets...pretty much anything that was important!!! UGH! SO we made our way to the help desk, which turned out to be extremely helpful...they had the train checked at every stop, well 30 stops later we get the good news that his backpack was found...praise the Lord! We get on the train and 30 minutes later we get the bag...so this little adventure cut our first day a little short :/ we did get to walk around that evening though and see some good sites.

Park in front of Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace