Hanging out at London Heathrow

Well, we made the first leg home without incident. The taxi ride to the airport from the hotel was interedsting... Our cab was a Mercedes station wagon , and the driver was really enjoying the lack of traffic that early in the morning. We made it in only a few minutes, with the driver hitting speeds near 170 KM/H (about 110 MPH.) We encountered another mercedes along the way, who pulled into the flow, but we went around them on the outside of a fairly sharp corner, and as soon as we were clear our driver moved to the inside line. It's really quite fascinating the difference in driving styles between the Italians and Americans. I'd hate to be in an average US driver's car when they visited Italy. They just wouldn't stand a chance.

Now we wait for a bit (oh, say 5 hours) until our next flight (the long haul home), wand I plan on picking up a special bottle of spirits to hide in my closet for special occaisions... a 21 year old portwood scotch. Should be quite tasty, don't you think?

Looking forward to being home, and getting some rest from this vacation...

Cheerio!
Stephen