From London with Love

Hello all! I'm in London now! 2-6 Inverness Terrace to be exact. At the Hyde Park Hostel, a bit shabby place, but what do you expect for £11.50 per night for a 12-bedded dorm... ah the life of an unemployed ex-student. I got here with no problems, beyond nervousness which prevented much needed sleep on the plane, but other than that all was well. I arrived at Heathrow a little after 7am and after circling the airport a bit, we landed. I then found the Heathrow Express, picked up my pre-purchased e-ticket from the machine, got on, got to Paddington Station and queued up for a taxi. That was the more hairy part of the trip as the driver didn't seem to know where I wanted to go, so after turning onto Inverness Terrace and having a slight discussion of the house/street number of the hostel, I saw a place called "Hyde Park Inn" and in my excitement and desire to be done traveling I told the driver to stop, paid him and was only at 58 Inverness Terr., so I then walked the last leg of trip to house #2 - 6, where my hostel lay. Now that I'm here, I think I'd rather be at the Inn. I arrived an hour before check-in so now I'm biding my time at the internet cafe -- which by the way is misleading as there is no cafe to be had here, though there is internet, however I could really use a cup of joe right now -- anyways, I'm here tying away and waiting for check-in so that I can finally be settled, then I might try to find a bit of lunch and perhaps a shower and then off to explore the city (or at least this neighborhood of it). So keep you posted. The good news for now is that I'm here! Until later...