We headed to the airport at noon and had to wait a few hours before British Airways opened up a counter for us to check in. It is always interesting to see how other people deal with the queues. There was jostling, cutting and walkway blocking, enough to last a year. Then it was a easy walk to the lounge where we sat for another couple of hours. We never had to go through immigration, as the airlines tell Canada that we have left. The flight was just a little delayed and we landed a half hour late due to a holding pattern over Heathrow. Sitting in 2A and 3A we watched movies and had a brief celebrity sighting. 1A was occupied by a sleeping Australian actress, Cate Blanchette. We landed a bit before 7AM and breezed through immigration. US Citizens can now use the electronic kiosks. With our bags in hand we made it to the Sofitel Hotel by 7:30. We selected an early check in but had to wait till 9:30 until a room became available. Then we got a four hour catch up nap. We have a rule, not more than one international leg per day. With possible delays and weather, it is not advisable to try to book too much in a single day. As such we are staying overnight in Heathrow and then traveling to Cork Ireland tomorrow.
Heading over downtown Toronto
Etobicoke is along here, to wards the top of the picture
Oh the strolling we did along these shorelines
Humber river and the Humber Bay Park
You can see the little municipal airport on Toronto Island
Toronto and Toronto Island
The sun started setting soon after take off
The St Laurence Seaway
Sunset looking good
More rivers and lakes
With a great sunset behind
Soon it will be dark
Smoke from wildfires must be adding to the color
Very pretty
Looking back to the wing
Goodnight world
A good morning sunrise
My only picture of Cate Blanchete
The clouds keeping the sun at bay
Bridges across the Thames
The Thames River
Downtown London
British Airways planes
A very busy airport
Sitting in the lobby of the Sofitel after our breakfast
A bit out of place, this mesh woman reaches for the sky
