We are in London, and oh, do we miss the gentle pace of life in Bath. We had trouble with getting our Oyster cards (the machines wouldn’t take American credit cards), I stupidly decided we had time to see the end of the Changing of the Guard so we rushed straight down to St James’ Park and then lugged our suitcases all over the place before checking in to our hotel, our hotel makes the Bath B&B look luxurious and doesn’t have in-room wifi, and then we kept second guessing our use of the tube or busses afterwards.
On a positive note, we got to see Apsley House, home of the Duke of Wellington, with an excellent audio guide and worth twice as long as the guidebooks allot to it, Dr. Johnson’s House (in and out in 30 minutes, but interesting), the Twinings flagship store (I’m in good company with Jane Austen and Dr. Johnson), ate a decent traditional pub meal (Derek got fish and chips and mushy peas with cider, I got bangers and mash) on Fleet Street, and walked down to the Globe Theatre to see an excellent production of Antony and Cleopatra.
Guard marching on parade
Derek in front of the Royal Courts of Justice
At the Globe before “Antony and Cleopatra”