Who says airplane food is bad?

K so. Here's my attempt to catch up to today so I can start blogging more of my thoughts and not boring "today I did this and this happened and blah".

So up until last ehh Monday-ish, my plan was to fly to Paris on Thursday and get with my host family for the weekend and get to know Paris, etc. Well, all that changed all of a sudden, and I had the opportunity to go to London on Wednesday and spend a couple of days with Shabdha at her apartment then go to Paris via bus on Saturday.  How can I pass that up? I decided formally on Tuesday to fly out on Wednesday (the next day!!) to London, thanks to a flexible schedule and parents who are more spontaneous than I am.

Plane ride to London: unbelievable, in a word.  My airplane food was SO GOOD (I'm talking, four course meal with three different types of wine, lots of cheeses, and the whole nine yards).  I was super awk and took pictures.  Let's see if these show up right:

(I don't have a picture for the first two courses)
1 & 2) Salad and some kind of shrimp appetizer -- red wine
3) Salmon française with roasted asparagus and some kind of pâté -- white wine

4) Dessert: some delicious ice cream dish and a fruit tray with a variety of cheeses -- dessert wine

And for the "light pre-arrival snack," a full breakfast including an omelet, sausages, and a grilled tomato

Dude I was blown away by the airplane food. It was awesomeee. Anyway, I had a little sad to land, needless to say.

So thus my adventures in London commenced.