Here are some of the photos from the previous days.

Yes, you can have dinner with a companion while you cross the Atlantic at 35,000 feet (at least, on Virgin Upper Class you can):

Breakfast in bed …

I didn’t spend much time trying to get a perfect shot of the seats … but this one gives you somewhat of an overview:

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Well, I’m back, just a few minutes later. Apparently there was a time change last night (in the US, too? Or only Europe? I’m not sure) … and I was unaware. So I was nealy an hour early for breakfast, rather than late. That means I can download some photos and fill in the Saturday details.

We (we being Linda - a book editor - and her husband Mike) got up for breakfast in the hotel. As I mentioned earlier, the “traditional breakfast” is a meatfest. So Linda asks for her breakfast without meat, and it arrives: eggs, tomato, beans … and a sausage. I’m not sure if they (a) don’t consider sausage meat here, or (b) figured she meant remove all the meat EXCEPT for the one sausage, or (c) couldn’t fathom a breakfast without meat, and therefore left the sausage as some kind of protest. It shall forever remain a mystery.

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On Saturday we went into London, then returned to Saint Hill for an amazing dinner. I’m now late for breakfast (Sunday AM), but I’ll get the details up soon.