We are in London!! 1 day late

Haha... ok, so we are finally in London, Alhamd... however we got here 1 day late. So as you read on the last blog, we were having serious weight issues with our bags. Since we were spending 1 night in London, all our bags that we checked in from LA would come out in London. That means that if we pay for overweight bags or 1 extra bag, either or, we would not only have to pay in LA but would also have to pay in London. Double the charge....crazy! Also, since we are flying with Gulf Air from London, they charge some ridiculous amount, between 10-17 sterling pounds per kilo. That means 20-34 dollars per kilo. That means we would have to pay nearly 500$. Thats nuts!!! So what we decided to do was postpone our flight from LA, leave on Monday instead of Sunday, that way our bags would not come out when we landed in London. So, it worked out much better. And the good thing was, that when we took off from LA, we got some really nice porter at the airport, and we didnt even have to pay for the overweight bags. Alhamd!!!!

So after all that drama, we are finally in London. And since we decided to stay an extra day in LA, it messed everyones plans here in London, cause they had planned to pick us up and host us for one night. So when we finally landed in London, there was no one to pick us up... LOL... we had a 10 hour layover, so definitely enough time to come out of the airport and go somewhere. And since we already have our boarding pass and no baggage to tag along, we were pretty much free. So we thought we would catch a train to go to Nargis Kapuri, a restaurant that serves East African Cuisine. By the way if you didnt know, Sabiha and I are East African..lol... However, we checked their website from LA and they are closed on Tuesdays!!!! What!! LOL!! how funny is that...lol.. so that plan was cancelled. Luckily, our cousin said to come to his house by taxi or bus or train. So we finally landed in London, and no trains are running, they are all on strike. hahaha... how funny... so we did what anyone Londoner would do, we caught the bus. And boy that was a treat. It took us 2 hours to get home.... lol. We got here at 4pm and our flight is at 1030. But as i mentioned, we already have our boarding passes, so we just have to be at the airport by 9, IA. Phew.... long couple of days!!!

On a side note, before we left LA, on sunday I had my last volleyball practice and LA Union gave Sabiha and I a very nice gift. We pray to Allah SWT to bless all of them and iA give them more then they ask for. Thank you very much LA Union!!

OK, so we dont know what our internet status will be in Damascus, so until we figure that out, this might be our last blog for a few days. However, you never know, so stay tuned!!!!!