For some reason the flight down to London is delayed by four hours. This might be down to fog but no one seems sure what the reason is. Angus is supposed to see his ' eye man ' but by the time I make it to central London he's had to head off to speak at a surgeons seminar in Monaco. We shall try to get together again in a month. The next time we'll go down the day before.
From the aircraft we get great views of Buckingham Palace and The City. The flight down, once it finally gets airborne, manages to cover the distance from Edinburgh to Heathrow in 39 minutes. This we think must be some form of record. There is an American gentleman who is not at all happy at being delayed and loudly declares that this sort of thing never happens on United. He also informs the staff that he's got a level of frequent flier membership that's so elevated the airline holds the flight for him if he's ever delayed. The lounge staff take this with a theatrical deference that he takes to be genuine.
'The Font' discovers a Scottish perfumier.
'The Font' also discovers that Mary Quant is still going and has an outlet with a 1970's era Carnaby Street feel to it. This Swedish farmstead look must be popular with a younger generation.
Peach yoghurts were one of the joys of living in France. In the UK when you do find them they're of the low fat variety with that unusual and unappealing metallic taste. The local supermarket in London has the real thing but the thought of getting them through airport security stops me from buying everything they have to offer. If you ask anyone in London if they ship to Scotland you are met with a look that says " the difficult we can do but the impossible we can't ".
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Hari OM
My cousin is very fond of Jorum (St Stephen St, Stockbridge). She calls it Edinburgh's answer to L'Occitane. Big claim. Asthma prevents me from entering such places.
As for decent yoghurt: I have visited Knockraich Farm Shop a couple of times and their dairy products are delish. A pleasant drive - but product is stocked by Waitrose all over Scotland. Another artisan maker is Rora Dairy. Product is in Morrison's (and other stores I think). Of course, they stick to Scottish fruits, too. If you insist on peach, there's Rowan Glen... but that's more big business than artisan, so created for shelf-life... tasty though! YAM xx
Jorum in Scots means "a jar" or container, usually in considerable quantity.
The last time I flew United from Washington National airport (DCA) to Chicago, we were delayed 6 or 7 hours, so yes it does happen. The switch to turn off the windshield defroster had failed, and they had to fly in a replacement part.
I racked up more than a million miles on United over the years, and there were actually a few bumps along the way whatever this guy says. Maybe Americans abroad are feeling a little defensive and acting out in weird ways? We had lunch in Cannes today and two (I thought) American women were seated two tables away. When the waiter asked them where they were from, it emerged that one was actually Canadian. I had a (thankfully overcome) urge to go over and ask them how how they were getting along.
Your photos of London from the sky are great.
What an amazing birds-eye view of London! I reserve window seats as often as possible for this very reason and at night taking photos of the sunset from the sky gets some really beautiful photos, too.
I hate to break it to the American "gentleman" but United's on-time record generally runs behind that of Delta and Alaska, and given the pressure to meet schedule, holding an airplane for a single passenger is a fairy tale. Thanks for the aerial photo of London.
Amazing photos of London from the plane.
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