Day 1--The Journey There

Our first flight was on British Airways to London Heathrow, on a 747, but departing at 10:15 PM.  So we tried to get a bit of a nap during the day, and set out to the airport about 7PM.  Since we were confirmed in Business Class (BC), we went to the "Flagship Lounge" (for BC travelers).  They had an OK spread for food, and a lot of alcohol options.  Theresa helped herself to a glass of champagne, and Bill tried a couple of Scotches and a Rye Bourbon, and we raided the buffet.  After that and a rousing game of Euchre, it was time to board.

Our seats.  Notice the weird little flip down foot rest.

We have flown BC before, even on the upper deck of a 747, but not on BA.  We liked that the arrangement allowed us to face each other and talk.  But that meant Theresa faced aft, and had to climb over the legs of the guy behind Bill.  But she also had privacy and Bill, well, sort of hanging out in the aisle.  But he had a good view of the cockpit before departure.  The flight was fine, and after a short movie and a very bouncy dinner (lots of turbulence for the first 2 hours, and drinks were going everywhere), we both got a little sleep.

Bill's View of the Flight Deck from his seat.

Bill's other view (note that Theresa was not two-fisting drinks
 for the whole flight!)

Arriving in LHR, we found our way from Terminal 5 to the bus to Terminal 3.  We just missed the first bus, but the next was not even a minute later...and we were the only two on it!!  (So, kind of a private bus.)  Theresa opted to go sit in the back alone, leaving Bill with the bags.  Wow.  :-O  We continued to the BA lounge in Terminal 3, to begin our 4 hour layover.

Theresa promptly got a Cornish Ale, and then headed for a shower.  Bill got some hot food for lunch and drank Theresa's ale.  It was kind of nice to sit and get our own (hot) food, but otherwise veg, since 2-4 hours of sleep left us fuzzy-minded. 

We boarded our flight to Prague, and it was nice.  BA's idea of BC in Europe is basically a coach triple with the middle seat blocked.  But they served a decent cold lunch, and Bill managed two beers, a coffee, and sparkling water in the 2 hour flight.  It was interesting seeing the Flight Attendants running up and down the aisle trying to finish the meal service in time.

Exiting through Immigration, we used our best two words in Czech, "Ahoy" for hello, and "De-kwee" for thanks!  The "police" (immigration officer) seemed amused, but agreed we said it right.  We checked into our Hilton for the week, and look forward to a good night's sleep!!