On March 18, 2011 Konnie and I headed back to London with my granddaughter Isabelle after she had taken her first solo flight the day before from Phoenix to Denver.  While we missed the Denver to London non-stop that we had had the benefit of on our prior two trips, the connection through Washington Dulles worked fine with an arrival in London about 35 minutes early at Heathrow where Isabelle got her passport stamped for the first time.  Then off to our flat in Knightsbridge.

Since we arrived here at 5:30 am, we cheated and took morning naps before an introductory day under a blazing spring London sun that included walking past the barricaded Libyan Embassy with its heavy security (I skipped pictures there…just in case) and an anti-Qaddafi protest across the street at Hyde Park Corner, a walk through Green Park on the way to Buckingham Palace, to the Parliament building and Westminster Abbey.  After some grocery shopping and a stop at the flat it was dinner at Zayna which features Pakistani and North Indian cuisine.  A lovely London spot that we recommend.

Hopefully everyone will be time zone adjusted on Sunday as we explore more London highlights with Isabelle.