This year, instead of the traditional Thanksgiving, my parents and I are travelling to London.  There are a few reasons for the trip.  One, my parents found some cheap tickets.   Two, they want to get enough miles to earn Platinum on American again.  Three, they haven’t had an overseas trip this year.  Basically, I was left out of the decision-making process.  Not that it’s a bad thing.  I’m incredibly stoked for this trip.  It’s a little odd not being in Texas to watch the Cowboys and Longhorns, gorge myself with turkey, and drink numerous bottles of wine.  Instead, I’ll be in jolly ol’ England, attending a couple musicals or plays, eating at some nice restaurants, and drinking pints at pubs.
We haven’t done the best job of planning this trip, so we only have a loose itinerary.   We’re staying at the Vanderbilt Hotel, the same hotel we stayed at our last time in London.   The things we want to do are see a couple musicals (Billy Elliot and Spamalot), visit the Tate Modern, do a little shopping, and drink a pint at an old pub. Our restaurant plans are less certain.  I had hoped to convince my parents we should eat at Gordon Ramsay’s flagship restaurant.  No amount of begging could overcome the likely price of $1,000 for three people.  We are eating at a “new” Indian place, called Amaya, holder of 1 Michelin star.  I’ve always heard great things about Indian restaurants in London, so I’m excited to try that one.  The others will have to be decided on once we get to our hotel.  That’s all for now, but I’m going to try to revive the blog with this trip and post updates each day.