London's Calling

Arriving a bit worse for the wear, after my overnight layover and breeze though Copenhagen I wasn't quite sure if I was yet ready for London.   My cheap Ryan Air flight actually dropped me at Stanstead airport, a good hour bus ride outside of town, but connections to the city were easy.  Of course, throwing this trip together on a whim, I had made little plans past where I was going to sleep at night so I opted to take my time, grabbed a spot at the airport Costa, coffee very much required at this point, and tried to figure out what to do the next two days.  Per the recommendation of a travel blog, whose name I've since forgotten, I opted to stay at one of the St. Christopher's Inn hostels, and quite arbitrarily chose the Shepherds Bush location, so after killing a bit of time at the airport I caught a bus into the city, transferred to the metro  and made my way there. 

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