Day 15 (May 22): London and flying back home

Today I have a little time in the morning to explore London before I head back home.

This morning my roommates 6am wake up call woke me up and I never really got back to sleep.   I laid in bed for a while and finally got up, took a shower and headed out to the Contiki Basement to check in for my flight home.   I ran into Jenny and Caitlin who were off to the London Eye.  They inspired me, I abandoned my plan to take the underground to Heathrow with Chris after checkout,  but I did call Chris and invite him to go on the Eye with me, but he declined.  So off I went to the London Eye for a ride, with a quick stop in Trafalgar Square to buy a last minute gift.  Being back in Trafalgar Square brought back memories of how I had been afraid when I got here two weeks ago.  I'm so not intimidated by this city now! 

London Eye Pod	Houses of Parliament	The Thames

So I took my 11:00 flight on the London Eye, the view was great, but the ride was so long.  Ok, the ride was only 30 minutes but it was so lonely doing it by myself, after 13 days with 47 people, being by myself sucked!  After my ride I headed back to the Imperial Hotel to pick up my luggage and then left for the airport at 1:00.  I took the wrong branch of the Piccadilly Line of the Underground, fortunately I realized before it was too late.  I had lunch at the airport and tried to spend my last few pounds before heading home.  It was tough saying goodbye to London as the plane took off, knowing it was the real end of my trip.  I tried to watch Ray on the flight home, but found it too slow in the beginning and my ability to concentrate hampered by the lack of sleep over the past two weeks.   In the end I watched the Incredibles which cheered me up a bit.  The best news of the day was that my flight got in early, hey, if I'm not with my tour, I might as well be home!  .