{"id":648,"date":"2012-06-06T00:13:15","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T04:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kintailscape.com\/travel\/?p=648"},"modified":"2017-02-17T19:09:40","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T00:09:40","slug":"uk-trip-day-15-traveling-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kintailscape.com\/travel\/?p=648","title":{"rendered":"UK Trip- Day 15: Traveling Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

April 23:<\/h2>\n

I woke up SUPER FREAKIN’ EARLY. I’m sure my roommates hated me for it, but two of them had arrived at something like 3:30am one morning, and that’s just how things go in a hostel. Anyway, I checked out and got my towel deposit back. Then I took the tube to Paddington and the Heathrow Express to the airport. I arrived 3 hours before my flight. Um, yeah. I’m a little paranoid. LOL<\/p>\n

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I turned in my Oyster Card and got 15 pounds back! What a great system! I also converted all my British money back into USD. And I went to the WHSmith for the last time; I’m going to miss that store.<\/p>\n

I sat about reading more of Tipping the Velvet<\/i> and watching the board for the departure gate. Airports like that make me so nervous! All the other flights got gates when they were supposed to, but mine didn’t. Finally, I looked up and saw it announced. I raced over to find that the flight was delayed. I sat around at the gate for a while.<\/p>\n

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We got on board late and sat on the runway for quite some time. We ended up taking off about 50 minutes late due to too much runway traffic. I decided to watch British things on the way to the UK so I watched Hollywood movies on my trip home. I watched the Muppets (and had a hard time not laughing out loud many times and had to hold my hand over my mouth) and the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (American version). Then I just couldn’t stand it and ended up watching Sherlock again. heehee<\/p>\n

There was no one next to me on the plane (an aisle seat as well) and two seats between me and a woman with a toddler who behaved himself for the most part (he and I got on swimmingly near the end and it was hard to say goodbye!). I got some sleep as well and even though there were some bumpy moments, I made it through just fine.<\/p>\n

Customs was a bit of a wait (maybe half an hour) and I cleared through just fine.<\/p>\n

It was bittersweet to be back home but great to hug Mom, who was waiting for me in the airport!<\/p>\n

In all, a simply wonderful trip of a lifetime for me :-)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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