London!
Well, my brother and I kicked off our trip to India with a stop in London. The journey started well when American Airlines upgraded both of us to business class for our 777 ride to London (Platinum status rocks!). Then, we arrived at one of my (now) fav hotel in London, the Renaissance Chancery Court . I was please that my last usage of my Marriott Gold status got us an upgrade to the "Addington Suite". A damn nice room! We spent the day on London Eye, a quick river cruise, visits to Harrods, and tons of other stores, and generally walking around. The highlight must have been hanging out in Covent Garden, which was just a couple blocks from the hotel. We went back at 5pm, (after landing at 6am), and instead of going out for an ultra nice XMAS Eve dinner, we keeled over for 5 hours or so, and ended up ordering room service (which was excellent!). Now, we're hanging out in the BA Terraces Lounge in Terminal 4, waiting for our flight to Kolkatta (or Calcutta). After a decandent day in London, I'm not quite ready to adjust India life, we'll see how it goes. Updates and pix to follow, IF I can get online from India. Otherwise, I'll be MIA for quite a while, coming home Jan 11.