Silversea Water Cooler: Welcome! Part Five

[beaujolais]

6 hours ago, jpalbny said:

Made it to Boston with time to spare, and took off after a small delay waiting for planes to land in front of us.

 

In the air now with an on-time ETA. See you on the other side of the pond!

 

 

See that you landed at LHR at 07.19 am

 

Welcome to London and have a great Christmas

[jpalbny]

50 minutes ago, beaujolais said:

 

 

See that you landed at LHR at 07.19 am

 

Welcome to London and have a great Christmas

 

Thank you for the warm welcome! 

 

After a very pleasant stop in the arrivals lounge in T3, we are on the tube to our hotel. It was much easier to use the older Piccadilly line because we're staying in Covent Garden. So we will have to wait until another time to see the new Elizabeth line.

[Daveywavey70]

16 minutes ago, jpalbny said:

 

Thank you for the warm welcome! 

 

After a very pleasant stop in the arrivals lounge in T3, we are on the tube to our hotel. It was much easier to use the older Piccadilly line because we're staying in Covent Garden. So we will have to wait until another time to see the new Elizabeth line.

Welcome to the UK JP. Have a wonderful time.

[mysty]

Greetings Coolers!

 

Today's funny.....

 

 

Have a great safe fun day all!

[spinnaker2]

Have fun JP!!!!

Merry Christmas!

[Lois R]

Good morning from 25 degree North Florida...........I realize that is warmer than many parts of the country but it is still cold😮.

 

JP, glad you both made it without any issues. Hope you have a very fun weekend😀

[TLCOhio]

13 minutes ago, Lois R said:

Good morning from 25 degree North Florida...........I realize that is warmer than many parts of the country but it is still cold😮.

JP, glad you both made it without any issues. Hope you have a very fun weekend😀

 

Sorry, Lois, to hear about the COLD hitting northern Florida.  Today for us in Central Ohio, the good news is that our high will be all of 10F.  But winds are still very high, making the wind chill not too comfortable.  But, we are doing much better than Buffalo and some other northern areas.  

 

Glad that JP and Chris made it safely to London.  Look forward to seeing pix's and reading details from your adventures there.  

 

Have a funny below that is not too much about Christmas, but might bring memories from the "good old days"??  No, that is not my picture from younger days. 

 

THANKS!  Enjoy!  Terry in Ohio

 

[TLCOhio]

From the London/UK Daily Mail this morning, below was their major headline and graphic.  Does this summarize the crazy weather here now in the USA?

 

Full story at:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11571729/United-States-freezing-Christmas-bomb-cyclone-leaves-FedEx-warning-presents-delayed.html

 

THANKS!  Enjoy!  Terry in Ohio

 

[mysty]

[QueSeraSera]

5 hours ago, TLCOhio said:

From the London/UK Daily Mail this morning, below was their major headline and graphic.  Does this summarize the crazy weather here now in the USA?

It implied to me that the Daily Mail might consider us Americans to be living in hell (when "hell freezes over").    Although I am ignorant about UK newspapers, I think I prefer the London Times' coverage of our current awful weather:

 

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bomb-cyclone-us-weather-storm-snow-ice-freeze-travel-chaos-0pxjkl965

 

 

 

[Daveywavey70]

9 minutes ago, QueSeraSera said:

It implied to me that the Daily Mail might consider us Americans to be living in hell (when "hell freezes over").    Although I am ignorant about UK newspapers, I think I prefer the London Times' coverage of our current awful weather:

 

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bomb-cyclone-us-weather-storm-snow-ice-freeze-travel-chaos-0pxjkl965

 

 

 

The Daily Mail AKA The Daily Whail is only fit for cutting into squares and hanging from a nail in the facility at the end of the garden. I Wouldn’t be too offended by anything they have to say.

[Daveywavey70]

Wishing all of my Cooler friends a wonderful Christmas full of joy and happiness and amazing adventures for 2023.

 

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[mysty]

9 minutes ago, Daveywavey70 said:

Wishing all of my Cooler friends a wonderful Christmas full of joy and happiness and amazing adventures for 2023.

 

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You lads really clean up beautifully!  Best wishes to you both! 🥰

[Daveywavey70]

5 minutes ago, mysty said:

 

You lads really clean up beautifully!  Best wishes to you both! 🥰

We do try M. Wishing you and Mr M the most wonderful Christmas xxx

[TrulyBlonde]

51 minutes ago, Daveywavey70 said:

We do try M. Wishing you and Mr M the most wonderful Christmas xxx

I did notice the Louboutin''s ;-). Perfect Christmas attire. I remember them from a prior post. 

[Daveywavey70]

42 minutes ago, TrulyBlonde said:

I did notice the Louboutin''s ;-). Perfect Christmas attire. I remember them from a prior post. 

I Intend to get my moneys worth. 😁👞🥳 Merry Christmas to you. I Hope the weather isn’t too unkind to you over there xxx

[drron29]

Well the weather for our Christmas Day is a mild 30C - 86F. But here in Bangkok it’s a lovely day with very little humidity.

I hope those having extreme weather will get a respite soon.

A Merry Christmas to you all.

[mysty]

Greetings Coolers!

 

Today's funny.....

 

 

Have a great safe fun day all!  Savour the magic of the season!

[Lirio]

Flying to New Zealand today. 

[jpalbny]

Happy Christmas from London! Out wandering and enjoying the sights.

 

HMS Belfast looks lonely without Cloud or Wind tied up alongside. 

 

[mysty]

51 minutes ago, Lirio said:

Flying to New Zealand today. 

 

Safe travels Lirio!  Have a great trip!

[Lois R]

Good morning and hope all of you have a wonderful day.

 

DW, that is a beautiful photo!

[Daveywavey70]

And to you Lois and thank you. I Rarely appear in photos. 

[jpalbny]

Christmas Eve Day in London. 

 

We landed a little past 7AM and hit the Virgin arrivals lounge for some strong coffee and a light breakfast. The kind waiter insisted that we have a glass of champagne. Or three...

 

Found the Piccadilly line and rode to Covent Garden. A few minutes to the hotel where we dropped off our bags and headed out to explore!

 

Nice building across from our hotel.

 

 

And the Christmas tree in Covent Garden. 

 

 

Across the Waterloo bridge.

 

 

To the Southbank Markets. Festive decorations. 

 

 

And blue skies!

 

 

We strolled to Westminster.

 

 

And stopped for the classic shot.

 

 

From here we meandered to Trafalgar Square for the Christmas tree there.

 

 

Back through the markets at Leicester Square and then returned to Covent Garden. Even the pup was dressed for the season. 

 

 

We took the tube to Hyde Park for the Winter Wonderland. And stopped in the Bavarian Village for a snack.

 

 

Back to Covent Garden for our hotel. Saw a friend on the way.

 

 

Our room was ready so time for a shower and a little rest before dinner. 

[Mr Luxury]

15 hours ago, Daveywavey70 said:

The Daily Mail AKA The Daily Whail is only fit for cutting into squares and hanging from a nail in the facility at the end of the garden. I Wouldn’t be too offended by anything they have to say.

DW,

I prefer the Sun