gordon.ramsay.heathrow

0500 alarm rang, arise and shine

0530 off to schiphol

0600 arrived P1

0620 cleared passport control

0645 boarded the aircraft

0720 off to heathrow

0730 arrived

0800 cleared the passport control

0810 purchased coach ticket, coffee break

0820 boarded the coach bound for your destination

0900 arrived the city train station

0920 hopped on to the free shuttle to office

0945 arrived meeting room

1000 greet and meet and meeting, meeting **yawn*

1300 phone interview with client

1330 quick salad lunch

1400 more meeting @.@

1600 finally over ^^

1630 shutter to train station

1645 coach to heathrow

1800 cleared the custom control

now the excitement starts....

it must be ages since you last landed at heathrow, you dislike the long passport control queue where you have to queue with all tourists arriving at nearly the same time in the morning. you opt for london city airport if you have the choice as you are normally the odd one not with the european passport in the flight, hence it's swift and it's right in the city. 

 but you arrived heathrow finding the airport has been revamped, duty free shopping really interesting and huge, you hardly browse a section of it.

 beautiful dress, they are plenty, pretty pricey too!

 colorful textiles ^^

the queen is celebrate her 60 years next week, so there are plenty of merchandised items to commemorate the occasion 

you ate at gordon ramsay **plane food**. you never been to his restaurant before but the food here is quite at par with your expectation. 

you ordered a chicken caesar salad with chicken. it came in a presentation that totally out of your imagination. it's clean and sleek. it's the first time you eat caesar salad this way. yum and green, best wash down with Chardonnay. the price is not really expensive, typical airport dining price tag, but you find it refreshing to discover such gourmet at the airport other than the fast food and sandwich joints.

it's been a tiring day but well worth the effort. it's the last day of the financial year of your company and you were excited with a deal that is closing today (hopefully).  your weeks and months ahead will be full with traveling. let's hope you can cope with it...