Heathrow is a far, far quieter place, though much busier than any other airport in the UK - which is either a good thing or very disconcerting depending on how you look at it, with a 3rd wave of the dreaded Covid all but guaranteed to hit these shores in a couple of months at most.
GWR to Paddington, 2 of us in the carriage I was in; parked up beside the Heathrow Express - only me in my compartment, the others were up the other end of the train for the 15 mins jaunt.
Terminal 2 is huge, and with T3 and T4 shut, there's a few folks milling about but many many gaps. And the walk to the hotel - not a soul. An empty corridor where you could hear a pin drop.
Now installed in my room. Three hours after leaving Bath via central London - that's pretty good.
The dinner menu means you phone down, they give you a time and then you collect it for munching in the room.
Limited menu for me, and I'm starving. Should have picked up stuff before leaving Paddington, but here I am!
So soup - it's asparagus (leave the roll), Caesar salad with chicken on top then a cheese plate, leave the biscuits and a ½ bottle of wine to make it palatable. Have cashews with me and other bits as I know the breakfast to Paris tomorrow on the 0615 Air France connector will be a croissant or 12....
I'm hopeful at Paris in the lounge, there'll be something...if not, my diet is going to go well
Hope all's well with all of you
