London to Barcelona 2018

Travel, London and Cruise Departure - Day 1-3

Linda and I began our trip on August 28, 2018. Our travels first took us to London via JFK aiport. We had not been to London in more than 30 years. We spent one day wandering around near our hotel which was located almost next to The Tower of London. London continues to be a very ineresting and fun city. Since we were last there many new buildings have been constructed and it's interesting how they blend into the older parts of the city. It's always tough adjusting to time when traveling west to east. We arrived at Heathrow airport about 6:30 in the morning. Our luggage was quick to show up on the carousel. And when we emerged from customs our driver was waiting to take us into the city. We were at our hotel by 8:30 and believe it or not our room was ready to occupy. After a refreshing shower and a some fresh fruit we ventured out onto the streets of London. Time did not permit us to visit many things but we sure enjoyed our wanderings in the area nearest our hotel - The Tower of London, Tower Bridge and the area around St. Katharines Dock. We also covered many streets on both sides of the Thames between the Tower Bridge and London Bridge. When we stayed in London in 1987 it was in the Kensington area. The hotel this time was near the heart of London. It was a fun 24 hours. On Thursday, we took a bus to Southampton to board the Azamara Pursuit for our 11 day cruise to Barcelona.