Jefferson Road — Kildare Gardens
With a 10:15 flight, we were able to leave at a reasonable hour. And parking at the airport makes things even easier. We were at the gate very early and able to have a coffee and pastry before boarding.
Flight on United was neither bad nor good. The usual cramped seat, but the free movies over wifi on the iPad worked pretty well. And dinner was an oddity: sitting toward the back, all the meat dishes were gone (god help them if some vegetarian has to eat meat). One of the options left was a tharka dhal!
We landed for the first time ever at Heathrow Terminal Two. Damned British engineers: we walked for more than a mile and a half from the gate, though customs, and on to the Heathrow Express. and this was in a redesigned terminal! The wheelless thing proved hard for sue, since her day pack was heavy with presents.
The express was on time, and before we knew it we were looking for the new cab rank at Paddington, which had been moved to the other side of the station. Our black cab driver knew the way to Kildare Gardens, and we were knocking on Andrew and Lucy’s door by 10:30.
Andrew stayed up with us until midnight, with a nice bottle of red wine. We were asleep by 1 and slept very well indeed!