No, Heathrow hasn't opened a waterslide. We just noticed that we've traversed a lot of tubing to arrive here at our Star Alliance Lounge. The first walk was several hundred meters in the tube connecting the Hilton to the terminal. We then made our way down in the elevator and walked along another tube to the Heathrow Express and rode to the stop for terminals 1, 2, and 3.
We then tubed another 300 meters to terminal 1. In a few minutes we're going to board another tube and spend today flying LHR-ORD-PDX-SEA. That would be London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare to Portland to Seattle. A long day but a lot more miles in the bank - and we actually enjoyed our walk.
Kathy and Brian
Two retired educators alternating joyfully between seeing the world and enjoying our eight grandchildren (in order of birth), Jake, Avery, Taegan, Lily, Peyton, Riley, Blane, and Jace.
Kathy and Brian met in the clarinet section of the University of California (Santa Barbara) Symphony Orchestra several decades ago.
Brian's Western Canadian roots and Kathy's Colorado ties resulted in their making beautiful music together along with producing a cross-border crop of descendants.
Kathy spent a year studying in Vienna at the Institute for European Studies and the University of Vienna.
Brian started the school band program in Hope, British Columbia, and later became the high school's vice-principal for 6 years and subsequently principal for 15 years before retiring in 2001.
Kathy, in between raising our three children, taught kindergarten and first grade, middle school, and high school - mathematics, computer studies, ESL, and her first love, band, before retiring in 2001.
We enjoy sharing our travel experiences and providing the odd travel tip to friends, relatives, and visitors.