To fly from Lisbon is always more expensive than departing from London or any other central European city. Portuguese peripheral location destroys my compulsive tourist pockets.
The first seen from sea but also the last ones seen from land. At least he have the best weather of all Europe!
Of course that buying the plane ticket to Greece so close to the date, it got cheaper to go for a indirect flight trough Luton, London.
For those who travel a lot, Luton’ airport is already a common transfer place as well to sleep over night before catching next flight.
But how many of you already spent the first day of holidays in the town of Luton? Very few…
We check in the Red Lion Lodge, pub, restaurant and inn. Problems with the reservation made on the web sent me and Pedro to share a small bad in the first day of holidays. Real together like a couple! Haha
The funny, small cozy rooms all in wood with a old wood noisy floor. And of course, we had black tea waiting for us on the room.
After a lot of discussion we were “compensated” with a free English breakfast. Wow! What a breakfast! I really recommend the fried bread slices! So healthy food!
The first seen from sea but also the last ones seen from land. At least he have the best weather of all Europe!
Of course that buying the plane ticket to Greece so close to the date, it got cheaper to go for a indirect flight trough Luton, London.
For those who travel a lot, Luton’ airport is already a common transfer place as well to sleep over night before catching next flight.
But how many of you already spent the first day of holidays in the town of Luton? Very few…
We check in the Red Lion Lodge, pub, restaurant and inn. Problems with the reservation made on the web sent me and Pedro to share a small bad in the first day of holidays. Real together like a couple! Haha
The funny, small cozy rooms all in wood with a old wood noisy floor. And of course, we had black tea waiting for us on the room.
After a lot of discussion we were “compensated” with a free English breakfast. Wow! What a breakfast! I really recommend the fried bread slices! So healthy food!
Waiting till the flight of 16h we went for a walk in town. There was several small street concerts trough town centre. Hundreds of people walking around, all under a weak wet drizzle.
I get far from Pedro to take some photos and when I come back searching him in the crowd; he is chatting with a tall man with Indian roots, strong voice.
This dialog took place:
Stranger – “Do you believe in God?”
Pedro – “yes!”
Stranger – “Do you believe in Jesus then?”
Pedro – “yes also!”
Stranger – “Does He help you?”
Stranger – “Do you feel like born again?”
I don’t remember much more from the bizarre conversation, but we were explained that local Catholic Church organized musical and cultural events to call people into prayer. Concerts, some people chatting and spreading the Word and even … A MEGA BARBACUE! FREE! And blessed!
When we said goodbye to the “stranger” we got a paper coupon to get a free burger, being fried in that moment in a gas grill under rain.
The XL size of the waiting line made us quit, but it worth for the atmosphere and for the songs being played, a mix of POP and church songs all over centre.
No doubts that, nowadays, a city from London’ suburbs must have a big polish emigrants community, due the big number of last years emigration.
One can hear polish language everywhere on airport and in Luton town. But still I was surprised by the stores with polish delicatessen! Incredible how emigrant communities move so quickly. From the bread, passing trough the sausages and vodka and finishing in Jogobela yogurts, everything is there.
And so it finished our first and last rainy day of vacations and with below 30 degrees temperatures. And we went to Greece.
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