Day 21

Washington-London

Our last day in Washington found us all very weary and we unanimously decided not to sightsee again today but to rest around the hotel, do a bit of laundry and do some last minute shopping at the shopping centres across the road from our hotel.  I think it was a wise choice as we were all fairly "flat" from all the walking we have done in Washington over the last week. We received a late check-out at our hotel which was extremely
handy, went shopping but didn't purchase anything and then set out by Metro train and bus to Dulles Airport.

We had an uneventful and speedy trip to the airport together with speedy security checks etc.  We can now say with certainty that LA Airport is the only airport that we have experienced lengthy and inexperienced security "hold-ups" as everywhere that we have travelled during this trip we have not experienced any problems or delays with checking in or with security.  I think in future you may even try to fly into San Francisco just to avoid the security delays in LA!

We had a lovely visit to the British Airways "Club" in Washington as we were flying with BA to London. BA Clubs are always fantastically stocked with wonderful food unlike Qantas and American Airlines who seem to serve more processed food rather than freshly made sandwiches etc.  We really pigged out on the food and then boarded our flight. Luckily had 6 seats between us to share so we were able to spread out and settle in
for a good sleep! All in all, a very good flight, we arrived 5 minutes early even though we had circled London for nearly 20 minutes. Only complaint was a bumpy landing but everything else wonderful!