
Sept 13
London Day 5
Today everyone that went to Manchester: Mel, Lori, Mich and Min, is due to arrive in London. I am to meet the owner of the flat at 3pm to get the keys to the flat and then go meet the girls at Euston Station. I slept pretty late, guess the drinks to forget the travel fiasco did a proper job because I slept like a rock. Lazed about for the most part until time to go meet the guy. Now getting there is interesting due to tube being shut down. So I find a bus that takes me right up to the place. I hang around outside for a while, but don't see anyone. I go to the door and the doorman lets me in. I ask about the guy and the doorman knows zip. Then he checks and says there is a key for the place and gives it to me. Doesn't ask for any ID or even for a name. OK I fell safe now. I go to the flat and it is a beauty. Nice and big. Much beter than I expected. Not a direct view of the river, but you can see the London Eye and Houses of Parliament for the window. There is some kind of river celebration planned for that day and we should have an awesome view of the fireworks from our balcony. I sitting on the sofa watching TV when the door opens and a lady walks in. I freak out. OMG the doorman gave me the key to the wrong flat! No it was just the maid, coming to pick up the things she had drying in the dryer.
Went to meet everyone at Euston. Their train was on time. My first time to meet Min. She's as cute as a bug. I tell them of the fucked up tube shutdowns and then we head out to the flat. They were all pretty tired between the concert and traveling. So after a division of rooms, Lori, Min and I went to get some groceries, but this being London the store was closed when we got there, so we had to go to Victoria Station to get food. I was too tired to go get my stuff and decided to leave it til morning.
We watched the fireworks from the flat.