Thursday, Aug 5, plane lands at Gatwick Airport, London. A quick pass through customs, a long wait for baggage and Tom and I are reunited! It had been a long day, starting Wednesday morning dashing off to the airport and boarding plane to take off by 7:25a.m. an uneventful flight to Charlotte, NC to spend 8+ hours in the airport followed by a long overnight flight to London, ironically landing at 7:25a.m. the next day.
Our accommodations are at Unity of United Kingdom, Maidenhead, England. This old house was built in 1896 or so and has been owned and occupied for the past 30-40 years by the Unity folks here in UK. Kimerie Mapletoft (isn’t that a wonderful British name?) is the director and together with Tom has arranged the classes and workshops he will present during our stay.
As you can see, the house is a grand, old, three-story brick place and our apartment is at the top. (see me waving at you?) Hauling the suitcase up the stairs is quite a chore and after what seemed like an endless flight of stairs, I realize there are even more stairs to manage. We quickly learn to plan well before leaving the apartment so as to avoid additional trips back up to get the missing items.
All settled in, Tom and I walk down to The Pond House, a local sports pub for a traditional British dinner, glass of Fosters and a football match (soccer to us). It’s Liverpool vs. some other team--no one knows who they are and it makes no difference because everyone is rooting for Liverpool. After all, they gave us the Beatles didn’t they?
As you can see, the house is a grand, old, three-story brick place and our apartment is at the top. (see me waving at you?) Hauling the suitcase up the stairs is quite a chore and after what seemed like an endless flight of stairs, I realize there are even more stairs to manage. We quickly learn to plan well before leaving the apartment so as to avoid additional trips back up to get the missing items.
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