On to London

The Tower Bridge as seen from the Tower.

     This was our second trip to London. We stayed at Brewleys near the Dublin Airport with a shuttle back and forth. The car was back to the rental agency and after putting on something like 1300 miles on the left side of the road all was as good as when we rented it. After a good night's sleep we checked some of  our luggage and took the tram to the airport. Aer Lingus is not my favorite, but did the job of getting us to London. Interesting, at Heathrow on the way to the train to Regent Square, there was a sign that said "Coming from Ireland" and we were (not) and we went out of the airport. It turns out that we should have looked at the sign that said, "Coming from the European Union" Or "Republic of Ireland". We did not get our passport stamped and they still let us go back to the Republic.

      London with its plays (we saw "The Mouse Trap") and music and museums and all has been divided in former posts. We stayed at a wonderful B&B across from the British Museum, borrowed a laptop as I was writing for a newspaper then, and got wonderful treatment. A week is not enough just to sample all the food from around the world; and English meat pies!

     Do take the Hop On Hop Off with the boat trip on the Thames. This saves you money in the long run. Do go for a stroll in Kensington Gardens or Hyde Park. By all means go to the Victoria and Albert Museum and have lunch in the cafe (check out the tile work in the loo too!) Harry Potter  fans need to go to King's Cross although it is different from our first visit long ago.

     Back to Ireland and Brewley's and the United States. We are blessed to be able to take a month away.