We’re off to London tomorrow for what has become our annual relaxation weekend. Some people go to the beach to relax, we go to London and wake up every morning and decide what to do with our day! More soon!
Category Archives: London November 2023
A Day from Hell
Princeton and London, Tuesday, November 14, 2023 We generally like the morning flight to London: hotel by 10, stay up a bit late…and no jet lag. But that entails pulling out of the driveway at 5:30 AM. Which we did, and were at the gate well before our 7:40 boarding time for our 8:30 flight.Continue reading “A Day from Hell”
Victoria (the queen, not the Kinks)
London, Wednesday, November 15, 2023 We both slept in after the rigors of our travel day. The breakfast at the hotel was as good as we remembered it (while ours was included, they now charge 39 pounds for walk ins!). We took the 9 bus along the southern edge of Hyde Park, hopping off atContinue reading “Victoria (the queen, not the Kinks)”
Now that’s London
London, Thursday, November 16, 2023 Things change…even in England. The hell that used to be the UK Border at Heathrow has been replaced by a computerized gate: scan your US passport, smile for the camera, and you’re through. And the Heathrow Express, which now costs 27 pounds (for the 15 minutes to Paddington) has nowContinue reading “Now that’s London”
Gifts for those pesky Grandkids!
London, Friday, November 17, 2023 We started the day with a stroll into St. James, lingering in the lovely private garden at the center of St. James Square. It has been redesigned several times, but today’s shape is that given the garden by the great early 19th century architect John Nash (who also designed St.Continue reading “Gifts for those pesky Grandkids!”
A portrait of London
London, Saturday, November 18, 2023 We started the day in conversation over breakfast with an interesting fellow American: Cal was born in Belgium to Columbian parents, and raised in Queens. He was in London for his nephew’s wedding; the nephew works in marketing at The Londoner, and Cal was staying for ten days at cutContinue reading “A portrait of London”
Christmas Lights
London, Sunday, November 19, 2023 Last museum on our list was Tate Britain, where we hadn’t been for several years. We decided to hop on an Uber boat for the short trip upriver from Embankment Pier, since we hadn’t been on the river this trip. It was a bit of a wait, and a veryContinue reading “Christmas Lights”