The overnight flight to London was smooth, but all in all much shorter than expected. Only 6 hours or so from Ottawa, once you factor in take off, evening meal, breakfast, and landing, it really doesn’t leave much time for sleep. And much to my (M’s) chagrin England doesn’t seemed to have embraced North America’s love of energy drinks.

   

We had about 8 hours to get in to London, explore a little bit, and basically keep ourselves awake before heading back to Heathrow for our overnight flight to Mumbai. T had arranged for us to take a double decker bus tour around London, but surprised everyone with a quick stop at Platform 9 3/4 at King’s Cross Station.

Overall, we didn’t get to see everything we wanted to see (no time for Buckingham Palace for the girls) but did manage to whet our appetite for a longer stopover next time we come through.