Although I don't mind flying, being in one spot for more than 4 hours is not really my thing.  But alas, my flight to London is a direct flight lasting a good 8.5 hours.  Good thing it was a redeye, so I just spent much of it sleeping.  When I couldn't sleep, I tried to watch the feature onboard movie, 'Vantage Point'.  The plane was completely packed so I was really glad when we finally touched down so I could stretch my legs. 

After quickly collecting my checked travelpack, I took a bus transfer from Gatwick airport to Heathrow airport since my connecting flight leaves from there tommorow.  I checked into a hotel for the night to enjoy a hot meal and shower, eagerly awaiting flying to Lisbon.  All in all, a succesful first day.  The weather today was perfect, not too hot, not too cold.  The same can't be said of Lisbon however, as it looks to be +30 or more for the next fews days there.  Now I'm just dealing with the time zone change.  Oh well, who needs sleep?