Central London is clean, approachable, and the locals are more polite and friendly than you could imagine. Not sure I could stay, though, with smoking being so prevalent and most socializing centered around drinking at pubs.
Monthly Archives: May 2006
Paris at week’s end
May 7, 2006 – 10:21 am
Saturday’s breakfast was a bag of small pastries near Hôtel de Ville. Then we were off to Notre Dame and the punishing climb to the top of the south tower. Many, many more photos.
The hotel was able to hook us up with Moulin Rouge reservations, but only as part of a package including […]
Paris in the springtime
May 5, 2006 – 5:19 pm
HVAC was broken in the hotel, se we slept with the window open. This would have been pleasant if we were higher, but on the 1st floor (2nd by US parlance) those charming sounds of the city cut our sleep short.
Breakfast in the hotel, then on to Tour Eifel for the views and a […]
On to the Continent
May 4, 2006 – 6:17 pm
Shopping glamourous Old Bond Street for underwear proved misguided, so we ended at Debenhams. Buying new was cheaper than the laundry service at the hotel and self-service laundries are rare and seedy (the police we asked did not advised that tourists who could afford our hotel would be wise to avoid the only one […]
Last day in London
May 3, 2006 – 3:05 pm
I love it when a vacation is long enough that it winds down and you run out of “must do” items and can just relax in the city. Got some ibuprofen gel for Kristan’s sore legs, and a much needed 8 hours of sleep.
We strolled up to Buckingham to watch the changing of the […]
A London (and Oxford) Weekday
May 2, 2006 – 7:13 pm
This morning we were swept into rush hour Tube traffic. Quite an experience, the crowds are as dense as any I’ve seen in NYC or Paris, but have that Chicago-like observance of personal space.
A quick trip to Pret on Picadilly for breakfast and we were off to the Tower. It is a must-see […]
Bank Holiday
May 1, 2006 – 4:40 pm
It turns out that today was a Bank Holiday Monday (seemingly unrelated to May Day) so everyone was on holiday and the attractions were as busy as ever.
Starbucks again this morning, because it was convenient (read: ubiquitous). Somehow this doesn’t feel as inauthentic as eating at any of the numerous McDonalds, KFCs, or Pizza […]
