London

I was able to get a few hours sleep on the plane inspite of waking up a few times to help the pilot when some turbulents hit. As a result, I was able to stay awake until 1pm London time before jet lag hit me.

I must say that the Andaz hotel in London (a new part of the Hyatt family) is very nice and is right next to the Liverpool St metro station. It is a modern hotel and I don't think I am cool enough to actually be staying here. When you walk into the lobbey (or "Living Room" as they call it)it looks more like a modern art studio instead of a hotel. They don't even have a normal looking registration desk. Instead, they have a nice large table that the people are standing around with laptops. "In theory" I got an incredible deal on the hotel but not I am worried that I might have miss read the amount or it was actually in pounds because all those extras that you normally have to pay for in your room (internet, movies, mini-bar - all organic, by the way, etc) are all included. Too bad this is at the beginning of my trip since Laundry service are included for free too.

Well, I am off to track down some food!
....I'm Back from my food excursion. I went into Liverpool St. station which has a mall type feel to it. I found a tasty salad and sandwich in a "fair trade"/organic food place- complete with a biodegradable paper bag. When I returned to my room, my key didn't open the door. (It is not a normal room card key that you swipe...this one you hold up to the door plate and it opens it.) I went downstairs to see if I had somehow demagnetized it. After they reprogrammed it, I kept it away from my phone (as they suggested) but I still couldn't get my door open. Not wanting to confess to the cool kids in the lobbey that I couldn't figure out how to open my door, I kept trying until I finally held my card correctly, in the right spot, and for the right amount of time. (I think that I will wait until tomorrow morning before I deal with figuring out how to open the door again.) ;)

Pardon me while I increase the volume on the system that my iPhone/iPod is docked in right now and take a sip of my organic apple/strawberry juice from my free mini-bar. Perhaps I should also put on the robe and slippers now too. ;)

And for those who are wondering - Yes, there is a Starbucks around the corner and they have a drink that is supposed to be "white chocolate mocha" but it is called "white caffe mocha". It wasn't as good as my normal version but I guess it will have to suffice. =)