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First day at home
I still can't believe it. Even though we're on the aeroplane, ready to take off, I doubt that London will stand before me in two hours. Perhaps it has something to do with the raining. It never rains where I travel somewhere. The only time it has happened, was when I left from Helsinki. But I was going home that time. Now, I'm kind of going home, …
London
... to Bank station where we got the train to Bond to met Ash's cousin Sam on Oxford Street. Sam's sister Jess teaches at an international school so we met her and had lunch at the local Eat. It was great to catch up with family and see some familiar faces on our trip! Following lunch we got the train back to Monument and discovered the Monument of the 1666 London fire. It's height is 202 feet which is the also the distance from where the building stands to ...
Learning the lay of the land of London
... the grouse since most of the menu was game dishes. The whole bird arrived on my plate, complete with feathered legs. I have eaten some very exotic things but I don't like feet, beaks, or eyes looking up at me. The waiter noticed my concern on how to eat this so he took it and had it cut off the bones. Great but the rest of the side dishes didn't reappear with the very dark meat. I only managed treat about a third of it so it proved to be a very expensive $79 dinner. Once in a ...
Wimbledon
... I made the right call.. Anyway, the action was going to start soon, so we headed off to Court One. BONUS! Unlike so many big sporting events, the big shots do not get the seats near the courts. The people in the queue do. Awesome! We were in the 8th row! We watched Djokovic take on a German, Mayer, and after a tight first set, he put him away. His second serve is over 20mph faster than my fastest serve ever in my life. We sat next to a nice couple from Scotland and had ...
London: Food, Sculptures and Lots of Walking
The breakfast at the hotel was almost exactly like I remembered it from when I stayed at another branch a few years ago -- all-you-can-eat scrambled eggs, sausages, bacon and mushrooms served warm and delicious. One thing that really surprised me was the Costa Coffee machines, which miraculously spat out a very nice cup of latte.
Having planned on sending a postcard back home for every day of my trip, it was time for my first trip to the Post ...