Today has come.
I had thought I would be nerves or delighted or excited, however, I was pretty calm, as if it was nothing special.
I left home at 6am. My sister, Mamiko, drove me to the station, then got on a train to the airport.
My flight was Cathey Pacific Airline(CX), so I had to transit at Hong Kong.
At Hong Kong Airport, I needed to spend time about 9 hours!
OK, I tried foot Massage, then sent several e-mails to my friends and family from free internet room.
"Hello, I arrived in Hong Kong! Soon I'll be in LONDON!!"
Finally, I left for Heathrow Airport, UK.
It was quite a long flight. Yet, CX was pretty comfortable.
Besides, I got an ice cream, which was quite impressive in long flight.

At 5:55 am, I've got to Heathrow.
First, I went to the Hotel Oliver in Earl's Court by tube.
I had been told it would be difficult to check-in before noon, yet, when I arrived, a frontperson gave me a room.
I took a shower, then went to the city.
It is very cold here, in spite of April.
In Japan, no one wears a sweater, nor jacket, they only wear a shirt.
But, here in London, Jackets are necessary, some are wearing a scarf. (oh my god!)

I confirmed the location of my English school, then went to the Dickens House.
I majored in English literature in university, and I liked reading Dickens.
"David Copperfield" "Great Expectations" "A Tales of Two Cities" ,,,all of them were my favorite!
In his books, every characters are acting lively.
That is the reason why I visited this Dickens House.

Inside the house, there were a lot of his things, books.
I watched a video tape introducing who is Dickens.
He wrote "Oliver Twist" in this house.
Oh, what a historical place I was in !

Still cold outside. I had a hot milk tea in the hotel.

The Dickens House

Sunny day. It was warm during day. (yet, morning was chilly...)
After breakfast at hotel, I went to Charing Cross station to make it sure how to get to Mottingham.
Mottingham is a place to homestay.

Then, I visited Trafalger Sq.
There are a lot of tourists, and much more pigeons.
I felt scared when all the pigeons flew at the sametime.

Trafalger Sq. and pigeons

I looked over a city from bus.
I like London, which is historical, comfortable, calm and lovely.
The bus took me to the Oxford St., BigBen, V&A museum, Covent Garden...

I made a phone call to my host family in the evening.
"Hello, this is Fumiko. I am coming there tomorrow. I will go by train, and can I walk from the station?"
" It's far from the station. I will drive you home. When you get to the station, please call me."
Mr. Bain said so, it sounded very kind.
And surprisingly, he added clearly in JAPANESE.
"Denwa shi te. (call me)"
He seems to be kind, so I am relieved.