AAAAAGGGGHHHHHH!!! Singapore Airlines best airline of the skies eh? Well if not recording your seat preferences, diet preferences and losing your luggage is good service, then I'll eat my hat.
Arrived at Heathrow at 7:40pm. Managed to get through customes by 8:50pm. Waited at baggage pick-up for 1 hour before having where-with-all to work out that baggage wasn't coming.
Yes, poor Damo has copped it big-time. He didn't get to eat anything worth speaking of on the flight over and has been wearing the same clothes now for 59.3 hours. He smells delightful. We've just been informed that his luggage will arrive at 4pm tomorrow - the same time as our flight to Amsterdam. So we've had to cancel and rebook that and cancel our celebratory degustation at Joel Rubuchon tonight (lest we be frowned upon by Sloanies for wearing sneakers in a Michelin starred restaurant).
All is not entirely lost, however. We have now consumed multiple cocktails in our hotel which we have dubbed Fawlty Towers (Farty Owls). Although it is beautiful and the food and drinks are rather splendid thank you very much it is run by Frenchies who haven't learned that the customer is always right. So we've black-banned room service (but not the bar).
Actually for those who come to Londonia frequently, I would recommend a visit. I had steak tartare last night and it was DELICIOUS (surprisingly) and Damo's vego tomato gnocchi was also excellent. The wines are also really REALLY GOOD. I should know - I've sampled quite a few of them now.
We did a big trot from Kensington Gardens, through Green Square, Buckingham Palace, Houses of Parliament (vive le union revolution!!), Number 10, Nelson's stick and the flying rats, Picadilly Circus. Sampled some fine Jerk Chicken and warm, flat ales. Off to Brick Lane for a drunken curry tonight. So woes are all tempered with a ubiquitous whirlwind tour of the main British landmarks.
Next time we post it will be from Bonging On land. Home of cakes, pancakes and cheese. Mmmm. I'm gonna get me a pair of clogs.
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