so i just finally booked my flight for rome and we rocked it out with a long layover in london. normally i would be upset for layovers but this layover is like enough time for us to flee the airpor...

Are they transferring your luggage for you? That would be a good thing. It' would stink to have to go through baggage checkin again...

Lots of airports actually have lockers you can rent for a few hours; train stations always do too.