Day 3 -- Monday 2.11.08 -- London
Slept in. Needed it bad. Got up, had lunch. Took a nap. Yes, not getting much accomplished. Took tube to High Holbern station. Took a quick walk down to the LSE. Things look pretty much the same, they've dressed up a couple of the doors but go in the halls and its still has the same scruffy look it did ten years ago! Unfortunately our favorite pub, the Three Tuns has been completely upgraded! Oh no! I preferred the old beat up place. Then met my friend Emily who I knew from K-State days. She is a lighting design engineer in London and has been there for several years. Got the update on all the new architecture projects happening in London, which are quite extensive. She worked on the new St. Pancras stations, which is where the Eurostar now comes in to London from Paris and Brussels. Took a walk around a saw all the great west end sites and remembered how vibrant and exciting this city is... Leceister Square, Convent Garden, Picadelli circus. West end is still thriving from what I can see!
Day 4 -- Tuesday 2.12.08 -- London to Dubai
Got up, and packed again. Had to make last minute decisions... what goes to Africa and what gets stowed at Nikki and Richs? (Now I wish I would have left more stuff!) Nikki drove me to Stratford tube and then central line to Holburn, changed to Picadelli line out to Heathrow. Heathrow... I remember why I prefer Gatwick. Miles of tunnels with your backpack. Long waits and then got my Emirates plane to Dubai. Interesting, they had 3-4 business magazines about the Middle East. Things are booming there from what I can see. Emirates is great... 600 channels and something like 50 movies to choose from. Great service and much better than average food. Flight took us over western Europe, then Bulgaria, Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia then over the persian gulf into Dubai. It was crystal clear (but dark) and I could see the cities lining the gulf. Thought: these countries didn't seem so evil from the air! Arrive in Dubai at about 3 a.m. their time
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