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British Parliament and Harrods
Wow what a day.
We are working on resetting our body clocks. To bed at 10:30 last night, awake at 3, back to sleep by 4 and then up about 8:30. We had a nice breakfast here at the hotel and then caught a bus up to Marble Arch. I was looking for a camera shop, as I forgot one of my lenses for the camera. We were told that we would find one on Oxford Street. (The longest shopping street in Europe). There are 22 shoe stores for the ladies and ONE pub for the gents. So to make a long story short we did find a camera store. The kicker is we walked almost the whole length of Oxford Street to find one. Judi was also able to make a small purchase while making the walk. After purchasing the lens we got back on the bus and rode it to Harrods where we had lunch. Walked through Harrods for a few minutes and then caught a bus back to Westminster to visit the Churchill War Museum. The museum is very interesting and anyone interested in WW Two, will enjoy the history.
The bus we refer to is a hop on hop off tourist bus with either a guide or a recorded commentary about the area you are passing.
Judi commented that very few people in London speak English. This seems to be true as we heard a lot of foreign tongue which indicates that London is a very cosmopolitan City.
This evening we had a “carvary” dinner - Prime rib. We had some wonderful wine to go with it. The deserts were decadent, but we ate them any way. The Chef went all out to prepare a wonderful meal. The service was outstanding; they were always there but were not obtrusive.
After dinner we shared a cab to the Lyceum Theater with a British couple from Portsmouth. The lady was celebrating her birthday.
Seeing the Lion King in London was special the voices, the scenery, the costumes, the whole production was outstanding. We had excellent seats in the first balcony 5 rows back from the railing. After the show we caught a taxi back to the hotel where I started this day’s blog. The computer acted up last night and so you are getting this a little late. I was too tired to fix it then, so now it is done.
The weather was great Saturday. Mostly clear skies, temperature in the low 70’s and a light south wind.
Wow what a day.
We are working on resetting our body clocks. To bed at 10:30 last night, awake at 3, back to sleep by 4 and then up about 8:30. We had a nice breakfast here at the hotel and then caught a bus up to Marble Arch. I was looking for a camera shop, as I forgot one of my lenses for the camera. We were told that we would find one on Oxford Street. (The longest shopping street in Europe). There are 22 shoe stores for the ladies and ONE pub for the gents. So to make a long story short we did find a camera store. The kicker is we walked almost the whole length of Oxford Street to find one. Judi was also able to make a small purchase while making the walk. After purchasing the lens we got back on the bus and rode it to Harrods where we had lunch. Walked through Harrods for a few minutes and then caught a bus back to Westminster to visit the Churchill War Museum. The museum is very interesting and anyone interested in WW Two, will enjoy the history.
The bus we refer to is a hop on hop off tourist bus with either a guide or a recorded commentary about the area you are passing.
Judi commented that very few people in London speak English. This seems to be true as we heard a lot of foreign tongue which indicates that London is a very cosmopolitan City.
This evening we had a “carvary” dinner - Prime rib. We had some wonderful wine to go with it. The deserts were decadent, but we ate them any way. The Chef went all out to prepare a wonderful meal. The service was outstanding; they were always there but were not obtrusive.
After dinner we shared a cab to the Lyceum Theater with a British couple from Portsmouth. The lady was celebrating her birthday.
Seeing the Lion King in London was special the voices, the scenery, the costumes, the whole production was outstanding. We had excellent seats in the first balcony 5 rows back from the railing. After the show we caught a taxi back to the hotel where I started this day’s blog. The computer acted up last night and so you are getting this a little late. I was too tired to fix it then, so now it is done.
The weather was great Saturday. Mostly clear skies, temperature in the low 70’s and a light south wind.
Brings back lots of great memories. Am enjoying your blog.
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