The goal for Friday was Bletchley Park, an hour or so train ride from Eustace Station. It turned out to be harder than we anticipated. First we had to do a couple of re-routes on the underground to get to the train, due to disruptions of one sort or another — all announced so we weren’t left in the dark — and then got to the train station only to find out that there was a fire along the route, and then stood around for over an hour before the trains were able to go. We got there about 1 or so, a hour later than planned, giving us 3 hours to explore, which we definitely needed.

From the website: “Once the top-secret home of the World War Two Codebreakers, Bletchley Park is now a vibrant heritage attraction. Immersive films, interactive displays, museum collections and faithfully recreated WW2 rooms will guide you on a journey to discover the past at Bletchley Park. Exhibitions, set within beautifully restored historic buildings, tell the story of this once top-secret operation. Find out more about the brilliant minds and complex machines that made this vital work possible, and discover the global impact Bletchley Park had on the outcome of WW2.”

We visited the mansion and the multiple buildings that eventually housed 9,000 people.

We headed back to the hotel, and had dinner at an Indian restaurant across the street, Khan’s of Kensington.

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On Saturday, we headed out at 5:30 in the morning for the Piccadilly line to Heathrow, checked our bags, and headed to the Centurion club for breakfast. The flight home was uneventful and on time. We were back in Boston at noon.