Ad hoc travel

Youth do it and think nothing of it. So the man and I decided to do the grand tour. Fly in and out of London, with no set itinerary in between. Couple of issues right off the bat to deal with:

• You can only buy BritRail passes when you are outside of the country. We didn’t do so, so no passes. Only point-to-point sales. While annoying, probably better in the long run since we don’t know where we’re going on any given day, how many days we might be traveling, and when we want to go first class vs. standard depending on the length of the train ride.
• Jet lag: I’m right now up at 4 AM. Really awake. 3 hours before anything is open for eating. And I’m hungry.
• Itteh bitteh, even for kitteh, hotel room: No bathtub, no suite. No way to get away from sleeping man who isn’t awake and who shouldn’t be so no reason to wake him. So little room that I already have furniture bruises just from moving from room to bathroom. Thankfully the hotel has a lounge with wireless. That’s definitely a step up from the last time we stayed in the Paddington area. But still will have to stick my leg in the sink from the shower to shave.
  

But good stuff so far:

• Pubs! Pubs are always good.
• Business class makes the transition so much easier! As does wireless once you arrive.
• New Mudd boots are working out wonderfully! Sorry, can’t find a pic, but found them at DSW.
• Sister and Brother-in-Sin using the house for vacation, thereby making us worry-free on the house/cat front.
• Olympics coverage outside of the US means we actually see what other countries are doing.
• Did I mention pubs?