Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Day 2 of the Spain trip: London layover then Madrid. Part of this day was lost to international travel. Still on our flight from SFO to LHR. Breakfast: English breakfast: sausage, (English?) bacon, tater tots, scrambled eggs, mushrooms; cranberry lemon muffin; fine-diced pineapple and melons. Orange juice, coffee, and tea. Arriving at Heathrow, we were in a holding pattern for a long time due to traffic. We landed then ran to catch our connecting flight. Heathrow was huge and the displays with our flight info said, "please wait." We went to the restroom then returned to find out gate info available and then ran again. I threw away a small bottle of wine left over from dinner because we had to pass another security checkpoint. We arrived at the gate, got in line, waited for other cabin groups to board, and then finally after a long wait we boarded. Then, pushed back from the gate, we waited an aggravating 45 mins before we were in the air. LHR to MAD (London Heathrow to Madrid) on Iberia 3169. Patrick bought water, and we bought no other food or drink. Landed in Madrid. Long line for a taxi. Taxi ride to our Airbnb: 33 euros. We checked in and settled. After a bit of rest and refreshing we walked to a nearby grocery for some fruit and snacks.