I just got into Joy's house about five minutes ago. I explored a little bit, but there's not much to explore - England houses are small! Or, if you prefer, compact. This house reminds me a bit of the condos at Whistler with the way that the stairs are laid out.
Travelling went well. I was really lucky - I got a window seat on both flights. The first one to Chicago was about four hours, most of which I slept through. I had only gotten about two hours of sleep the night before so it was pertty easy to doze off.
The best flight was the one to Manchester. The plane was really, really nice. There were tv screens on the back of each seat (called an "entertainment unit") and it had a variety of things to do with it. I couldn't figure it out, though, but the brochure in the front of the seat made it look pretty cool. And the dinner on the flight was amazing - lasagna, but really, really good lasagna. I hadn't eaten anything but M&Ms the whole day which probably made it taste even better. I read a little bit but slept through most of the flight. And that's probably why I'm wide awake right now. One thing was odd, though - they kept offering me hot towels, and I don't know why or what I was supposed to do with it. But I graciously accepted and pretended that I knew what I was doing. I also had two seats to myself because the plane wasn't nerely full. And being somewhat flexible really helps when trying to find a comfortable sleeping position.
When I got to the airport the first thing I did was brush my teeth. Then I got in line for the "other passports" immigration officer. I was the last person through, which made it easy to find my luggage at the caracell. It also gave me the oppertunity to chat with one of the security guards about the importance of brushing your teeth. I couldn't understand what he was saying half the time, though.
And looking oustide, it's snowing. It's about -3 out right now; the air reminds me of Toronto. I want to go out for a walk but I'm afraid of getting lost. I think I might go have a shower and try to get the feeling of airport out of me.
This place is so weird. Being in the car was very odd. Everything was backwards. And I was in the front passenger's seat, which should have been the driver's seat.
Anyways, I'm off to explore. This is so exciting.
posted by Lisa @ 1:21 AM
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