Trip to London

 Just got back from London. 

It was a "quick" trip, but we packed a lot. We stayed in Victoria right behind Buckingham Palace. The king was pulling in the palace when we were getting dropped off from the airport. The place was okay. The rooms small, but the service was good. 

Thursday:

Arrive. Walk around Hyde Park, take the bus to the Jellycat Toy Shop. Apparently that's supposed to be a big thing, I had no idea until that day. Get some much-needed sleep. 

Friday 

Day Tour to Windsor, Stonehenge and Bath.  Saw the sights, our daughter and her boyfriend had not seen it. Babe and I did last time we were there, we liked the tour so much we did it again with them. 

Saturday 

Victoria and Albert Museum and then met up with my daughter's boyfriend's family. We walked around Harrods which was crowded but nice. Later that day we went to dinner at a famous Italian restaurant. 

Sunday 

Shakespeare's Globe guided tour. Our guide was quite funny made it interesting. The Globe is a replica of the theater where they would have shown the bard's plays. I bought a book about "how to read Shakespeare" so I look forward to that. 

We walked to Tower London (in the rain) and then went for afternoon tea. 

 

Monday

Borough Market in the morning. Then met up with Martha's friend from the internet! at London Bridge, talked, had lunch and then we walked from there to Covent Gardens. We did a lot of walking and some shopping. Later we did the Xmas Winter Wonderland. 

Tuesday 

Fly back. Left Tuesday at 1 PM London time, arrived Tuesday 3 PM Seattle time, so the trip took 2 hours :)

Conclusion:

So this was an action-packed short trip. Yet, I feel ready to get back to work. I read a few interesting books on the trip, so I'll post the review of those books on Goodreads. 

London is cold and rainy just like Seattle, it was big, full of lights, the energy gives me New York vibes with Victorian architecture. The accent is catchy, so I had to make an effort not to talk like Londoners because I cannot pull that off. 

I had a great time. Now back to work. 

-JV