Off on another adventure with an afternoon flight out of SFO for LHR. This was a very inexpensive freeby using Chase points, 14k, transferred to Virgin Atlantic. I juggled my seat assignment at the last minute so no one would be next to me, resulting a a row of 3 seats. That allowed me to lie down and mostly sleep for the whole trip. As long flights go this was an easy one, and although there is a very long walk to immigration at Heathrow, it is now all done by machine and very fast. Before you arrive you have to get an Eletronic Travel Authorization, so they already know you are coming. Direct train in from the Airport to Bond St. station, walking distance to the Hyatt I’m staying at, also free on Chase points. After showering and regrouping I took the tube over to the London Bridge and Borough market, walked around a bit, stopped in at Evensong at St. Paul’s cathedral and then headed back again by tube to the neighborhood that I am staying in. Found a wine bar with some small plates for dinner, and now just trying to stay up until at least 9:00pm to minimize future jet lag. It is interesting how different in character London is from Paris. Many more modern buildings integrated among older buildings. Also interesting to hear people speaking, assume it is a foreign language and the realize that they are actually speaking English! Transit well sorted with no need to get any kind of pass, just use the Apple Watch and scan Apple Pay on and off! Very practical! Also they have a daily cap, so once you reach about 8.90 you don’t pay more that day. Both of my phones have French SIM cards now and after a few minutes of hooking up and reboot seem to be functioning well.