Arrival

Off to a good start

Rebecca and I arrived safely to Heathrow. Our flight was entirely full. Mrs. Heaton greeted us upon our arrival in Hammersmith, and after a bit of chat in the flat’s kitchen, we all went out to see a bit of the neighborhood.

I should mention that the flat is far more spacious than I expected, and will serve me and Rebecca very well during our stay. There is a locked door to the building, and the front door to the flat has no doorknob, but is locked by a regular bolt lock and a skeleton-key lock. Rebecca and I have our own (guest) bedrooms with wardrobes in which to hang our things, and cubbies along the wall to use as additional storage. There is a separate sitting room with its own door, a larger kitchen than expected (including a dishwasher!), a utility room with a washer and dryer, and two full bathrooms (one off the kitchen, the other off the main bedroom). The only hitch so far is that the wireless network is security-enabled, and we don’t have the security key, so I can’t yet post from home.

Mrs. Heaton mentioned that she had never sent a Pegasus scholar to Quadrant Chambers, but that the barrister I will be paired with (at least initially) is a former Pegasus scholar to the United States. Rebecca learned that her chambers, Blackstone Chambers, is based out of a building right in the Inn of Court area, and therefore has no address other than “Blackstone House.”

Overall, the trip is off to a great start.