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We went to the hotel restaurant for dinner. The fish and chips were calling my name although I should have asked to skip the traditional mushy peas as I knew I didn’t care for them based on past travels to London. I’ve enjoyed fish and chips on past visits and this dinner did not disappoint. That was definitely one of the biggest pieces of fish I’ve had for fish n chips. My husband got a pizza with different types of meat. He said it was okay but had too much tomato sauce and not enough meat and cheese. He would not order it again. He said the chorizo promised as a pizza ingredient on the menu was missing. Service was excellent. The waiter let is know a 10% service charge was automatically added to the bill but could be removed if requested. We were happy it was added and know this is typical.
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Trip Advisor “restaurants nearby” function claimed a German bar called Stein Garten was open. Thankfully, they said they could now serve food when we got there at 4pm. ordered a salad and schnitzel which came with chicken and pork schnitzel plus fries and red cabbage. It was good but I would not order it again. The salad was excellent. It was all too much food snd I feel bad with how much food we left behind and wasted. My husband ordered a frankfurter with fries and Sauer kraut. He said it was good. We found a local store for snacks before checking out the medieval walls around the city called Bargate. We then struggled to stay awake. A shower made us feel so much better.
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We left LHR at about 1:30pm and got to our hotel in Southampton about 3:00pm. It was such a gorgeous day weather wise with sunny skies and a temperature of 74 degrees. After checking in, we were focused on finding food at an odd time after lunch but before dinner. We tried going to Duke of Wellington and they were open for drinks but they said they didn’t serve food until 6pm. It looked like a good place and had good reviews so that was disappointing.
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You weren’t rude at all! Congrats on being called a magical unicorn. You have such an upbeat and positive yet funny personality to share here at CC and I can only imagine how you brighten the day for many others especially those you see in person. We have some favorite places, too, and look forward to discovering some locations that may require a future visit.
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When we decided to fly in a day earlier than we originally planned, we debated spending the first and possibly the second night in London to have time to explore in the area. After reading about Southampton, we decided it was a better idea to spend all three nights there before the cruise. Since I spent a few days in London many years ago to see the main tourists areas, I don’t feel like I missed anything. We considered using the National Express bus from LHR to a stop near the hotel, but the 2 hour gap to wait for a bus if our flight was delayed has us reconsider this plan. We decided to use a car service instead. Someone the CC forum for British Island travels recommended BlackBerry Cars. We had a great experience as the driver was professional, on time and drove safely. We do recommend them. I’ll share more about the hotel with photos after we check out on Sunday.
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We are in London. The flight was only a few minutes late. It was a peaceful and quiet flight. I got about an hour of sleep and feel fine now while my husband got about 3 hours of sleep. It was about a 12 minute walk using escalators and walkways to get from the plane to passport control automated scanners. The machine scanned our passports and did facial recognition and then the gate opened. Our bags were ready about 10 minutes later and we walked out the exit in terminal 2 with no customs checks.
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It was a busy day doing last minute errands, tasks and packing. I had some eggs for breakfast but skipped lunch as I wasn’t hungry. The Airline lounge has plenty of hot and cold food options. I picked chicken piccata, mashed potatoes and grilled zucchini. The chicken was delicious and the zucchini tasted fresh and was perfectly prepared. My husband got a Chipotle chicken sandwich with cheese on the side. He really likes cheese. He said it was good.
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We each checked one large suitcase which was so easy to check as there were no lines. My suitcase is 16 pounds heavier than it was for a 7 day warm weather cruise on Breakaway almost a month ago. I packed a lot of layers for Iceland and more toiletries for the additional week of travel. My husband’s suitcase is 5 pounds heavier. My husband tries to help me with my bag since he is a wonderful husband but I try to be Army tough by handling it myself and don’t want him to deal with the consequences of my over packing issues. As the day and time were off peak for travel, there was hardly a line in TSA Pre check. We are waiting in an airline lounge as we got here earlier than we normally do for flights. First drinks were a white blend for my husband and a red blend for me.
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Thank you so much! I get so hooked on the Live reviews that I know how boring it is when they end. I have been on a boat (not a cruise ship) in the Norwegian fjords and I think the height of the mountains on both sides and the color of the water makes it one of the most beautiful places in the world. I hope you will get to see the Norwegian fjords in person someday, too.
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Today is travel day! We are mostly packed and have a few last minute errands to run before we leave to catch our night flight to London. We will stay in Southampton for 3 nights before embarking on the Prima on Sunday. I created a 20 page document with photos and fun facts for our 9 year old granddaughter to follow along on our cruise to include information about each country and port locations. She recently cruised with us on the Breakaway last month with her auntie (our daughter) and auntie's boyfriend. This was our granddaughter's fourth cruise with us and she thinks it is very "rude" of us to go on another cruise without her. My husband asked for a copy of the 20 page document so he would know where we are going and what we are doing! Ha ha!
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