Porridge At Heathrow
On the way out to Stockholm, I wanted to eat well before I left the UK. The flight left at 11:30, so it was a bit early for lunch, but I was able to get a second breakfast at Gordon Ramsay in Terminal Five. I had porridge for the first time in years and jolly good it was too.
Porridge At Heathrow
Note in the background, the card describing Gordon Ramsay’s onboard picnics. That is a good idea and the manager assured me they can be gluten-free.
Home Run From Stockholm
I’ve just returned from Stockholm, after flying there and taking various trains all the way home.
All of the posts concerning this trip will be tagged Home Run From Stockholm. Clicking the tag below will give them all. Hopefully, in the chronological order if the trip. Although to start with they’ll probably be backwards.
I sarted at Heathrow on Sunday, June the 16th, I flew to Stockholm by British Airways.
My Packing List
I’m off tomorrow on the 11:30 British Airways flight to Stockholm. I’ve booked a hotel for the first two nights and then it’s home on the train by way of Copenhagen, Hamburg, Amsterdam and Brussels, although the route might change, as I want to visit places I’ve not seen before.
I will be travelling light, in fact some would think ultra light and everything will have to go in my Mandarina Duck case.
My Mandarina Duck Case
It fits under the seat in front on the plane, even on a low-space airline, and I carry it in my left hand.
I don’t take much technology with me.
- A Nikon CoolPix S8200
- A spare SD card in my wallet, as I always leave the one I’m using in my computer
- A simple Nokia phone
- A Samsung Tab 2 7 tablet computer
- Charging leads for camera, phone and tab. Why can’t they all have the same charger fitting?
- Three simple Bic pens, as buying single ones is often difficult.
- A small note book.
- My Coaguchek device for testing my INR
- My temperature and humidity meter.
My washbag contains the following.
- A battery electric toothbrush
- A small shoe-horn, courtesy of Agnes B. Where it came from, I don’t know, as neither C or myself bought shoes there. But it’s tiny, so it takes up little space.
- My European plug adapter, as I always lose them and this is the best place to keep it.
- A small pot of Vaseline
- 20% more drugs, than I’ll need for the duration of the holiday
I buy a deodorant and toothpaste in Boots after passing through security at the Airport. That way, I avoid the security game that the great and good insist we play.
Clothes are something like.
- Enough underpants and socks for the trip. usually that’s one per day, as if I run out or get some sort of lurgy, I can buy some more.
- One or two spare shirts, often still in the wrapping, as that way they don’t get so creased in transit.
- A jumper if required.
At this time of year, I generally don’t take a spare pair of trousers or shoes, but I might this time. If I need anything, I’ll buy them. After all, it’s not as if I’m going somewhere where good shops aren’t around.
If I do take a pair of shoes, I make sure I pack them with something like underpants or socks.
Other things I always take include.
- Four or five small packs of tissues.
- Plenty of Sudokus printed from The Times.
- Some EatNakd bars.
- Some reading, which being Sunday, will be the comics from the paper.
- A couple of small city guides for places I’m visiting
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