Thursday dawned grey but dry and we sadly piled our luggage into Gunther and set off for Munich airport.
We were nervous about dropping the car off and what the outcome would be when our car park damage was viewed but were pleasantly surprised when it was deemed “less than 5cm” and therefore not chargeable! The fact that there were about 20 “less than 5cm” scratches didn't seem to matter!
We were slogged for some very expensive diesel but all in all were happy with the outcome.
The girls and I satisfied our shopping urge in the airport duty free whilst the boys read as our BA flight delay was announced. Once airborne, about 40 mins late, we had a pleasant flight and upon landing in Heathrow, boarded the Heathrow express for Paddington station.
Unfortunately, the express was not so express and the advertised 15 mins was more like 40 by the time pulled in. Sam was horrified that we had paid big money for the service we hadn't got!
The next challenge was trying to find a cab that would fit the 5 of us plus luggage. The very officious cab controller informed us that a regular London black cab would suffice and so we spent some time (holding up the whole queue) squeezing into a black cab with hilarious results.
Eventually though, we arrived at our apartment in West Kensington and were met by our landlady Zoe. Quirky but pleasant, she showed us around and then left us to settle in.
By now feeling quite hungry, we trundled off to our local, The Hand and Flower, for a meal and a pint. The kids planned their method of attack for the next day and then we all hit the sack fairly early.
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