On Monday morning we were up fairly early and hooked up to the Hotel network (US$9.95 for 24 hours access, unlimited Mb) to suss out the bus to Fox Hills Mall. Caught the bus no problem, expecting to get breakfast there. Unfortunately nothing in the food hall section appealed and we settled for fruit smoothies. Shops attractive but not tempted to spend. There must have been about 8 shops and stalls selling cell phones and accessories. How many phones does each person need?
On the bus back to hotel before midday and finished packing for 1:00pm checkout. Just missed shuttle to airport and had to wait for half an hour or so. However we still arrived at the Air NZ check-in before the staff. Eventually checked in and then the fun began with the luggage security check. You have to take your bags to the big x-ray machines which are in the public area and wait in line to hand them over. Then another long wait until they appear out of the machine to make sure there are no issues. Eventually we were able to head off to the lounge for a drink and a snack before boarding the 777. Again we had good seats at the front of the Premium Economy section with plenty of leg room to the bulkhead. The first part of the trip was a bit bumpy due to the bad weather over the
Soon it was morning and time for a quick breakfast before we landed at Heathrow. Immigration and bag collection was a bit slow but we eventually headed down to the underground station and caught the standard train to
Went for a walk over the foot bridge to Waterloo Station and picked up pre-booked tickets for the Eurostar to
