Trans-atlantic flight and London

I arrived at the boarding area 4 minutes before pre-boarding began. My mother and I had arrived early in San Francisco in order to sqeeze in some lovely wanders through both Golden Gate Park and Ghiradelli Square. We didn't quite figure on how long it would take to get to the airport. It all worked beautifully though, and I am now even further convinced that Spokane has the silliest security system, seeing as I basically walked through SFO. My bag weighed 23.8 kg, which translates to more than the 50 lbs I had mentally converted the limit too. I'm not sure if the baggage people were being nice, or if the limit was 24 kg. Either way, it was no problem.
I watched Mamma Mia on the plane, and tried to sleep as much as possible. I was the only one in my little ABC row... which was cool.
We arrived in London airspace around 10:30 GMT (cuz I'm in the same country as Greenwich, how crazy is that?), but didn't land until 11:05. They had already turned off the in-flight entertainment system, but I was plenty entertained by trying to piece together all the holes in the fog into one cohesive city.
kyle-your favorite song ever-live your life, just came on the radio in this cafe. haha. win. (ok, you kinda win because I just used your vocabulary). also, get facebook already.
all- I took the express train to paddington station, and then the circle/court/yellow line to Westminster, where I've been wandering. I sat in on a debate in the House of Commons about Britain's future involvement in Iraq. I really like the parliamentary system. There were also shouting protestors outside (no, mother and everyone else, I didn't join them), and I saw one get arrested while another video-taped and shouted at the top of his lungs. I love how freaking old all these buildings are. I also realized that those historical books that I get every year from Aunt Tracy have taught me a lot about UK history. Between those (think Phillipa Gregory), the Roberts' and AcaDec, I recognized most all of the names/sculptures/paintings. I also walked along the Thames a bit, possibly humming the song about a girl named nell from A Knights Tale (aww... heath...)
Currently I'm in Trafalger Square for a bit, and then I'll wander back to Westminster Abbey/Chapel, and then I'll hop back on the underground, and catch my train to Heathrow in plenty of time.
Next stop, CAPE TOWN!