Scottie and Tee Arrive

Tee and Scottie Arrive London Heathrow

Chai "Tee" Latte!

Boo's Flat at Folly Bridge

10:00 AM London time (6:00 AM EST), our big 777 touched down at Heathrow airport. After a rather rocky ride in with the wind, the flight attendant announced, "Well, after that smooth landing (sarcasm), welcome to London!" He must be on good terms with the pilot! But we were happy to be back on Terra Firma.

It's a bit chilly and windy, but no rain. Ah the weather -- we'll try and post more interesting news as our trip goes along.

At the airport we had a wonderful brother/sister and father/daughter reunion! Great as well hearing that the Heels had zigged the Zags. As we waited for the bus, Scottie surprised both Boo and Tee with the news that she had brought (smuggled) Bullock's NC BBQ and hushpuppies into the country. They were gone within minutes of arriving at Boo's flat. Yum, yum.

After an hour long bus ride from the airport into Oxford, we got off our bus early to walk through downtown (we will try to earn our calories as we go along) to Boo's flat. Of course, Tee's first question upon landing was if Starbucks was in England, so our first stop off the bus was at one of the two local Starbucks for a little chai tea latte. Apparently there are two Starbucks here in Oxford -- we will probably visit both, though the other is a "fricking zoo" acccording to Boo.

As a point of interest, Oxford University is the oldest English language university in the world. The town of Oxford dates from the 8h century. And, it is beautiful.

Stay tuned!