I had a wonderful day traveling with my son Oliver. He is in university and is on Winter Break visiting us in Tashkent. Thankfully, St. Norbert College does not begin until January 27 so he is still staying with us. When I asked him if he wanted to come to London with me, he jumped at the chance. He is a huge Premier League Football fan and it has always been a dream of his to visit the city. He is planning to visit some of the famous football stadiums including my favorite team, Fulham FC, and Chelsea.
It was so pleasurable to hang out with him for the day. It is strange to be with him in airports as an adult. We were remembering all those years of traveling together when he was a child. I don’t need to carry his passport and he is not hanging off my carry-on on the way to the gate. 🙂
The flight from Tashkent to Istanbul was five hours. We were delayed in boarding the flight because the computers were down at Turkish Airlines. The gate desk employee had to write the information on the boarding pass. It reminded me of flying in the early 1990s when all of the boarding passes were like that. Oliver recommended a stop at Shake Shack, the US burger chain while we were waiting for our connecting flight in Istanbul. It was a good call. The burger and shake really hit the spot! I fly a lot through Istanbul and am familiar with all the restaurants and shops. They charge excessive prices which is unfair.
Overall a great day with my son! Sneaking in a precious few days with him as he was on his way to independence was special.
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