On to London

This morning I was in Germany - now I'm sitting in my flat in London!  Back in April when I was making plane reservations, I was so proud of my small airline flight from Zweibrucken, Germany to London, England that only cost 10 euros (around $15).  Sure there were a few extra fees for bags and online booking, but it was a still a great deal...well, I got to the airport and found out that my bag was 7 kilos too heavy - which only cost me another 105 euros!  Oh well, I still think I did a pretty good job of making for nearly a month in just one suitcase.  I don't think that I could have made it under 30 lbs anyway.

The flight itself was uneventful.  I flew into a smaller London airport (Stanstead) and took the express train into central London.  Shortly after leaving the airport, a voice came over the loudspeaker saying that we were going to be delayed because the train ahead of us was on fire! On the train, I was sitting across from a barrister.  We talked a bit during the wait and he actually does wear the curly wig on days he is in high court.  I was disappointed he didn't have it with him because I would have loved to have taken a picture!  (No views of burning trains either, so no photos today!) We were finally diverted another direction and got there over an hour late.  

I hopped on the tube and made it to Tottenham Court Road and the FSU London Study Centre.  I am living with 2 other girls in the multimedia program in a flat that is on the fourth floor.  It is 59 small, winding steps up to our flat.  Lots of fun with a suitcase!  I had dinner with the other girls from Project LEAD at a Spanish tapas restaurant, then came back and unpacked.  Tomorrow we have several orientations and more time to settle in.