First thing is first. We had to pull out the YL diffuser with some Thieves inside to kill all these circulating germs on the plane. Just yuck!
First leg: RDU to Atlanta.
Our flight from Atlanta to London was aboard one of the new Virgin Atlantic planes. OH MY WORD! It's like a party in the sky. Hands down the nicest plane I have EVER been on and one of the largest, too.
When you boarded the plane they had a full bar in the middle of the plane. Not just a bar but a fancy smacy bar. Then you turned left to go to first class where they had these full bed pods. The area was huge!
Of course we turned right and went to the regular class but it was not like the regular class we are used to. It was better than any first class I've seen on any other airline.
Oh, and the flight attendants. I wanted to bring them home to be nanny's for my children. Really. They were all English and wore the formal red flight attendant wear with their hair up in buns with little hats. SO cute and overly sweet and kind.
Can you tell I LOVE this airline?! One of the best parts of the trip. : )
RaRa and PePaw were so gracious to come up and watch the kids so that I was also able to go over for his graduation. So thankful for their willingness to help! We had such a great trip and GG was able to find some time off work to join us!
On the flight over I was able to present Benjamin with his graduation gift I'd be working on for over a year. Thanks to the internet I was able to get in contact with people who have had an impact on his journey to fulfilling his calling to which God called him many many years ago. From his pastor as a very young child to Dr. Akin who is the president at the Seminary he now works. College professors, faculty, friends-past and present, family...they all joined in to help me write him a book of encouragement, humor, words of wisdom, and congratulations.
We had plenty of time to read through each one in detail on the way over. : )
We made it to London!!
Once in London we took a bus ride to Bristol. We were all so exhausted from the travels that we all snoozed on the bus. : )
One of the first sights we saw when we arrived in Bristol was Bristol University. This is the school that Benjamin received his doctoral degree from and graduation was to take place in the hall on the right.
Inside Bristol Cathedral was breath taking. SO beautiful!
First let me say that the wind in England while we were there was almost unbearable. I told Benjamin I had never felt like the wind was actually going to lift me off the ground but at times I felt it really could!
The picture on the bottom right is the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. It's one of the worlds first, if not the very first, suspension bridge. You can't tell it so much in this picture but it was HUGE and super high. There were several people walking across it but there was no way I was going across that thing. One I'm terrified of heights and two can you imagine how rough the wind has to be on the middle of that thing?
The picture on the bottom left is a lookout that we hiked up to to get a better view of the bridge.
We stayed in a cute bed and breakfast within walking distance to the college called Downs Edge Bed & Breakfast. The people there were so great. If we were to go back we would definitely stay there again.
One day I asked Phillipa how old her home was and she responded with, 'Oh, it's not that old at all. It was built in the early 1900's. We are looking to buy a new home built in the 1600's.'
What the what?! Isn't it crazy that we consider homes here in the states built only 20 years ago, old?
For our first night in Bristol Benjamin said we had to try the Burger Joint. Oh, the food was spot on. Awesome burger!
Since we had flown through the night we were all exhausted by the end of day 1. Early showers and bed times for all of us were certain! : )
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