Half the adventure is always how you get there. With us, the journey started with Jason taking the luggage with him to London 2 days before we were set to leave.
After picking the kids up from school, we rushed home, changed clothes and ate a snack. The taxi arrived an hour later to take us to the train station (only a mile or so away, but I'm not walking that with 3 kids tired from school). The ticket machine wouldn't take my card -that chip and pin thing all over again-and the attendant only works until 1:30, so I purchased some permits to travel and got on the train. No attendant on the train either.
We arrived in London an hour and 15 later in the midst of rush hour. Broken ticket machines must be common as there were several agents waiting to sell you the right ticket to exit. We had a quick bite at Burger King and set off to find the right tube line to Victoria Station. Jason called and said he was stuck in traffic, but should be at the airport when we get there.
Without too much trouble, we found our line. We made it with just 5 minutes to spare for the Gatwick Express. Jason met us as we departed the train. If your flight leaves before noon, you can check in yourself and luggage the night before between 8-10 pm. This is supposed to save time, although we were told to still be at the airport 2 hours before departure; which meant we would be back at 4:30 am.
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