Barely Made It!

Though a brief flight, flying into Chicago was beautiful. I couldn't have asked for better weather, a window seat, and the best view of the city at sunset. Everything went smoothly. I found the next gate to my connecting flight which left in 1 hour. After sitting for only 20 minutes in the waiting room, talking on the phone to a friend, my next flight was already boarding. Wow, I thought, I'll be there before I know it! Yeah, I spoke too soon.

The flight was packed. Two seats next to each window and five seats in the middle. Luckily, I had a window seat. After sitting on the plane for only about a half hour, we began to pull away from the gate. Finally! Not even five minutes later, stopping midway in the middle of the road, the pilot came on over the intercom and announced that he saw sparks from the left engine (go figure that's what side of the plane I'm sitting on) and we will have to be pulled back into the gate for further inspection. I guess on the bright side we didn't blow up, but now we had to wait. After sitting for another half hour, the pilot announced we will be able to leave tonight, but not for another 45 minutes minimum.

Finally, the engine was fixed (whatever was wrong with it) and we were on our way. The seats were uncomfortable, I couldn't sleep, and the girl sitting next to me was busy doing physics homework for what seemed like the entire flight. Needless to say, it was a very long and boring flight that never seemed to end.

After landing in London, the weather is nice, partly cloudy with highs in the lower 60s. I grabbed my bag and off I went to find my hostel. It wasn't hard to find and looks nice. Now I'm trying to find Trafalgar Square where I'm meeting a friend for dinner. I've gotten a little lost, but I don't mind. People watching and looking at all the shops is fun and interesting. I figured that I should update this today, because tomorrow will be busy filling my day with tourist shenanigans and whatnot. After London, I'll probably head to Paris and France for a few days to see what there is to explore!! More to come!!