2. London.

Everything went smoothly on our journey to London and by 10.30 we were strolling down a surprisingly quiet Oxford Street. There were a few items on our shopping list which were easily found and purchased. A very pleasant lunch was taken at An Italian bistro close to Covenant Garden.

For the evening we had booked tickets to see comedienne Kerry Godliman at the Soho theatre and we were not disappointed. Her act is primarily that of a frazzled mother and housewife and is stand up comedy at its best. 

A long and busy day meant that it was not a late night!

We had a couple of hours to kill the next morning (Friday), so we had a very pleasant stroll around Hyde Park watching innumerable squirrels foraging for winter stores.  

The journey to Heathrow and the check in process was all very straightforward and after a very small delay we were boarding the flight and on our way to Tokyo, via a two hour stopover in Doha.

We are scheduled to arrive in Tokyo on Saturday evening, local time. Unfortunately, the weather forecast for our couple of days in the Japanese capital is dire, but we will do as much as we can!

This blog entry is therefore coming to you courtesy of Qatar Airways and their inflight wifi system at 41,000 feet somewhere over Germany.