Cheers! The long awaited blog from Melinda and Brooke is finally here! We have arrived in London! After less than 24 hours with the McNeil’s, we have been declared their Favoritest Guests Ever (and forever and ever) and no one will ever compare. We won’t bore you with the details, but we’ll briefly tell you about our trip thus far.

Our flight from Newark (shout out to Dirrrty Jerz) to Heathrow on Virgin Atlantic (the best airline ever) was excellent, partly due to the OREO CHEESECAKE we were served for dessert. This was a fantastic start to our carbo-loading vacation! Upon arrival, we went though customs where we were threatened to be “sent back to the States this afternoon� for not knowing Tiffany and Andy’s address and/or phone number. Relieved at the fact that our trip could continue, we went on our merry way to meet the McNeil’s.

We went back to their flat for some delicious breaky made by Andrew McNeil (almond brioche, if you want the recipe we’ll be happy to email it to you) and a shower! Then, we were on our way to Camden Market. It pretty much looked like the East Village- complete with Mohawk wearing Punkers and a giant flea market, which was overwhelmed by the smell of incense. Realizing how overly tired we were, we decided to go to Kensington for tea and scones at The Muffin Man (thanks to Sharon Light’s brother for the suggestion). After a delightful snack, we decided to head home for some celebrating. With the Celebration Light illuminated and matching champagne glasses, we toasted to our trip and our friendship. It’s time for dinner (Tiff is making Chicken Divan- yum) so we’ll write later.