In my frenzy yesterday I neglected to mention the best of all - crepes. They make them in the little kiosks on the sidewalk, and you get them filled with just about anything, in any combo from fish to meats to cheeses, to jams, creams or just plain butter and sugar. Then they fold them up in a neat pocket and off you go.
Okay, so we did do something here and there other than to eat. But it was an important thing, I will have to say.
This morning we walked around the streets a bit after breakfast at the hotel, and bought a bit of last minute stuff. We were waiting for a car to take us to the train - and I do haveto say that of anyplace we have been so far it is the French that sem to know what they are doing. The driver got us a porter at the station and onto the train; we had first-class seats which we expected to be comfortable but this was more so - and the surprise of all was that they fed us - very well.
We travelled through the countryside, and I really have to comment that I can't really imagine flying here if you can take the train. Off and down through the Chunnel, and here we are in London.
We are staying in Kensington which is a very lively area full of shops, cafes and not far from Harrod's, so Mary is in her element. I think this evening we are going to just take it easy, scan the TV for some US programs and relax. Tomorrow we plan on taking an "on and off" bus tour around the city to get a feel for the terrain...and from there, who knows!
Ciao
I can't quite get off that kick.
Okay, so we did do something here and there other than to eat. But it was an important thing, I will have to say.
This morning we walked around the streets a bit after breakfast at the hotel, and bought a bit of last minute stuff. We were waiting for a car to take us to the train - and I do haveto say that of anyplace we have been so far it is the French that sem to know what they are doing. The driver got us a porter at the station and onto the train; we had first-class seats which we expected to be comfortable but this was more so - and the surprise of all was that they fed us - very well.
We travelled through the countryside, and I really have to comment that I can't really imagine flying here if you can take the train. Off and down through the Chunnel, and here we are in London.
We are staying in Kensington which is a very lively area full of shops, cafes and not far from Harrod's, so Mary is in her element. I think this evening we are going to just take it easy, scan the TV for some US programs and relax. Tomorrow we plan on taking an "on and off" bus tour around the city to get a feel for the terrain...and from there, who knows!Ciao
I can't quite get off that kick.
2 comments:
in your hotel in london, do they have this funny little black tv with knobs so strange and unfriendly that you can only imagine that the tv came from the soviet union?
Hi Jenny - not exactly. The TV's we have been seeing all over Europe have been normal - it is the Remote Controls that have us stumped...lots of rubber buttons that i don't think actually trigger anything, and then spontaneously the channel will change up or down after my having played with the control for about five minutes - so by that time we have no idea which button it is responding to. Not a lot of TV to watch though - the other evening Mary slept and I watched some show that was (I kid not) something like "Embarassing and disgusting illnesses".
Uncle D.
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