Londýn 2016: cestujem (travelling)


Alarm clock is ringing, I am brushing my teeth :-) and packing last things and right on time, there is a taxi waiting, that I called in advance. I am going from Podunajske Biskupice to the bus station Mlynske Nivy. Taxi-driver is being too talkative so I am glad I am finally getting out of the car :-) The price for the ride is 7€.

It is raining a bit outside. Bus station Mlynske Nivy is not very welcoming, it is dirty and there are some strangers wandering about. Therefore, I am better going out to platform 12 and getting some fresh air. There are some fellow travellers coming and we are leaving to Vienna airport Schwechat at exactly 7am.


Ráno budíček, umyť zuby :-) , dobaliť sa a presne načas ma už čaká vopred objednaný taxík. Veziem sa z Podunajských Biskupíc na autobusovú stanicu Mlynské Nivy. Taxikár je až príliš zhovorčivý a tak som rád, keď môžem konečne vystúpiť :-) Cena za taxi 7€.

Vonku slabo prší. Stanica Mlynské Nivy ma príliš nevíta, je špinavá, potuľujú sa po nej rôzne indivíduá a ja sa teda radšej presúvam na čerstvý vzduch na nástupište č. 12. Pomaly sa zbiehajú aj ďalší spolucestujúci a o 7,00, presne načas, odchádzame, smer Viedeňské letisko Schwechat.

I am helping the hour of ride pass by revising some English words on my mobile. I could use them this very day :-)

I am starting to be a bit nervous. Check-in is going very slowly, so after a while they are calling us also to Priority and Bag drop desk. They are giving me a boarding pass and I am leaving for Gate D. Passport check is over and now security check. When they are asking me if I have any electronic devices in my bag I am answering ‘some’. I am laying my bag on the conveyor belt and watching the whole crew that handles my belt burst into laughter when they see the content of my bag on the screen. Unpacking everything and again, ou… :-( At the end, everything is ok and I am repacking my equipment piece by piece to my bag carefully :-)

Hodinku jazdy si krátim na mobile – opakujem si anglické slovíčka. Mohli by sa mi ešte dnes hodiť :-)

Začínam byť trošku nervózny. Check-in im ide veľmi pomaly, a tak nás po nejakom čase volajú aj ku pultom “Priority” a “Bag drop”. Do ruky dostávam barding pass a odchádzam ku Gate D. Pasová kontrola zvládnutá a presúvam sa k bezpečnostnej. Na otázku, či mám v batohu nejaké elektronické zariadenie odpovedám, že nejaké áno. Pokladám batoh na pás a sledujem výbuch smiechu, keď sa obsah môjho batohu zobrazil na monitore. Pobavil som komplet obsluhu môjho turniketu. Všetko vyložiť a ešte raz… Uaaaa :-( Nakoniec je ale všetko ok a ja znova ukladám kúsok po kúsku mojej výbavičky na svoje presné miestečko do batohu :-)

We are taking off with 35 minutes delay. They are giving us “Mozzarella & pesto pasta”, yummy. There is a pretty woman sitting beside me. She is preparing a catalogue of women’s shoes during the whole flight :-)
Odlietame s meškaním 35 minút. Na jedenie dostávame “Mozzarella & pesto pasta”, mňam. Vedľa mňa sedí pekná dáma a celú cestu pripravuje katalóg dámskych topánok :-)

I am napping during the flight and almost without noticing we are suddenly above sun-drenched London. We are landing just fine. I am deplaning and along the piano :-) I am crossing the UK border.
Počas letu pospávam a vlastne ani neviem ako a zrazu sme nad slnkom zaliatym Londýnom. V poriadku pristávame, vystupujem a okolo klavíra :-) prekračujem “UK border”.

Already at home, I have decided that from the airport I will go by tube. The station is right there at the terminal and everything is perfectly marked. Firstly, I am trying to pay for the tube by contactless card from Slovenska sporitelna but it is not working. On the other hand, there is no problem with the mBank card. I am riding for over an hour without troubles, at first taking the Piccadilly line then the Central line to the Stratford. Some tube stations are quite interesting…
Ešte doma som sa rozhodol, že z letiska pôjdem metrom. Stanica je priamo na termináli a všetko je perfektne značené. Skúšam za metro zaplatiť najskôr contactless kartou Slovenskej sporiteľne, tá ale nefunguje. Karta z mBank ale problém nemá. Bez problémov cestujem čosi vyše hodiny najskôr linkou Piccadily a následne Central až na Stratford. Niektoré stanice sú zaujímavé…

At Stratford, I am having coffee and I am founding out that someone has stolen a laptop from a woman standing before me :-(

I am running out of ideas on how to continue in my journey and internet is a no-go. Therefore, I am taking a taxi and the last two kilometres I am driving like a king :-) It was definitely worth the 8£.

Na Stratforde si dávam kafe a dozvedám sa, ako pani predo mnou pred pár minútami okradli o laptop :-(

Došli mi nápady ako pokračovať v ceste :-) a internet mi nechce začať fungovať.
A tak teda nasadám na taxi a posledné 2 km sa veziem ako pán :-) Za 8 libier to určite stálo.

The hotel is another story :-( Anyway, I cannot expect better for what I have paid :-)
However, it is not a complete disaster. Wi-Fi is running so I am staying.
Hotel je už horšia kapitola :-( Je presne taký, aký som si zaplatil :-)
Úplná katastrofa to ale nie je, wifi frčí parádne a tak teda zostávam.

So, two tasks are carried out for today – to get to London and to the hotel. There is only the third left – go to the Aquatics Centre and get an accreditation…

Walking takes up over 30 minutes, but unfortunately I am learning that I have had a chance only until 15:30. Therefore, I am just hanging around and taking photos of the exterior. It looks nice…

I did not accomplish the third mission today…
However, tomorrow is also a day :-)

Dve dnešné misie sú teda splnené – docestovať do Londýna a docestovať do hotela. Tretia ešte zostáva – zájsť do Aquatics centra a dostať akreditáciu…

Prechádzka mi trvá čosi cez 30 minút, bohužiaľ ale zisťujem, že som mal šancu len do 15,30. A tak sa teda motám aspoň okolo a fotím exteriér. Vyzerá to pekne…

Tretia misia zostala teda na dnes nesplnená…
Aj zajtra je deň :-)

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