Day 2: Still no British Zombies

To start with I have to issue a formal apology to my traveling buddy Glenn. Sorry I'm having fun at your expense. I know that you hate it. It's just my nature bro.

Got to bed late last night. Just overtired I guess. This traveling thing looks way easier when David is doing it.

First thing I do after waking up is look out my window to see if the sky came back. Seriously. I'm beginning to become a bit concerned. I have not seen the sky in two days. Sure there is this gray thing where the sky used to be, but it ain't the sky. The sky I know, the one my kids draw, is blue. I didn't notice a transition from blue to gray when we flew in. There has to be one. I'll try to pay attention on the way home. Also, no sun. There are plants and trees but no sun. It's just dark and then darker. How does that work? What would it be like to live your whole life without ever seeing the sun? Maybe I'll ask someone just that. I may be the first person some of these people ever meet who has actually seen the sun.

There is an office building across the street from our hotel and it's fun to watch the locals work. I spent a few minutes waving at them this morning hoping to wish them a "Good 'morrow Guv 'nuh." I have yet to get one to wave back to me. I can also see the London Eye from my window. If it the sky ever comes back I'll try and get a picture of it.

After catching up on some much needed sleep we walked out of the hotel to find a car waiting for us.



Walking past the Ferrari we were treated to some good olde fashion liquid sunshine. Now I felt like a true Londoner. We walked the whole morning carrying our hotel branded umbrellas as we basked in the London rain. It was very Marry Poppins.

Then it was into the tubes for us. I have a picture from of one of the elevators in the tubes. It's crazy steep. They should have belays and rappelling equipment for you as you ride this thing. The pictures don't do the tube justice. This is truly one of those things where you "have to be there" to take it all in. It's a whole sensory experience. The look, the sound, the smell...



Note the final destination for this train... I know, I'm an 8th grader. What can I say.



Jouney to the Center of the Earth...



Side note here. We were lookin' lost today and a nice old man on his bike came to our rescue. (We were in the train station and this dude is on his bike. These are the things that I love the most. Strange and wonderful things can be seen in London.) This is the second time that we have been helped out by men on their bikes. We tried to get help a few times since we've been here. We've been ignored each and every time. Even when we are trying to get peoples attention. They seem unwilling to help. It's weird. But, two guys on bikes have helped us when we have needed it the most. So my new theory is that all men on bikes in London are Saints/prophets. When we need help they are always there. God save the men on bikes.

Farnborough was awesome again. The giant friggin' Airbus was getting ready to take off when arrived. That thing is massive, and, for as colossal as it is, it's very graceful. Glenn compared it to whale. Couldn't agree more. Check out the video.






Here are the Royal Airforce Darts firing up their afterburners.



When these and the other jets here take to the sky you might as well not bother trying to hold a conversation with anyone. Even when inside the booths it's crazy loud. Loud enough that you will not be heard. These aircraft are all that can be heard, so no matter where you are there is this deafening sound of jet engines. How do these companies make any deals here?

Next up for your view pleasure: A walk through our booths at Farnborough.





I'll post the walk through of the GE booth later. It's too large to wait for.

Like the title says. No zombies here. Movies like 28 Days Later and Shaun of the Dead are totally full of crap. Dang.

Were heading out for dinner. I'll post some of todays photos tonight before I turn in.