Cheerio from London

The day started early with the alarm set to ring at 5:30am...but like normal when I have to get up early, I slept fitfully and woke up by 5...just as well, there is always more last minute things to do before you leave than you think...I set off at 6 for, as my mom calls it "downtown Paris", and boarded the Eurostar train for London at 7am...the ride was pleasant with lots of grass, rolling hills, and picturesque villages along the way, not to mention the ride under the English Channel :) I arrived safely in London at 9 to find out that there have been power failures on the underground lines and that the stations are closed...not yet sure what is going on. This is my first vacation on my own, just a single woman out discovering Europe.