Day one in London is drawing to a close.  All the traveling went very smoothly.  The British Airways staff are very polite, and even though I only managed to squeak in two hours of sleep during the overnight flight, all in all it wasn't unpleasant.  The upgrade to World Traveler Plus was totally worth it!  Check out these happy librarians!

After a quick nap at the hotel (the lovely Flemings Mayfair right around the corner from a certain famous palace) it was time for a walk around town.  Across Green Park then the de rigueur selfie in front of the palace itself.

A lovely stroll through St. James' Park revealed numerous very British flora and fauna.

I even caught a little pomp and circumstance at the House Guards Parade.

A jaunt through Travalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus was followed by a lovely dinner at Jamie Oliver's Diner, then it was back to the hotel for another nap before stealing out to a nearby Starbucks (free wifi!) to update this blog.  Tomorrow, a double-decker bus tour, tea somwhere fancy, and hopefully a night at the (sold out) opera, if the concierge at the hotel is as good as they say he is.

Cheers!