Bob and the paper
Here is Bob reading the Telegraph. Every morning he would go down to the Victoria Station Starbucks, right next to the hotel, and bring up croissants, coffee and the paper. We loved reading the paper… seeing the USA from the perspective of the Brits (a little critical of Obama.. we had to admit some of it was accurate). Nearly every paper had the Queen and/or Diana on the front page. The latest thing was the discovery that Princess Margaret had burned some of Lady Di’s letters to the Queen….. hence, front page huge photo and story…. also, note the health care headline.
Trafalgar Square from the bus
difficult not to be impressed with the beauty of the architecture
We had a whirlwind tour of London from the top of a double decker bus with the first of the many good guides we were lucky to have on our trip. We found the English universally good natured, cheerful and possessing a nice, dry sense of humor. They don’t seem to take themselves very seriously, it was quite refreshing and pleasant. A few times I saw a couple arguing, or somebody being sort of grim .. but then, after getting close enough to hear … Italians! or French!
I'm taking the photo, Bob is waving his map.... this is our tour bus in a mirror window
dinner at Tas Pide, Anatolian restaurant
across from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
We saw “As You Like It” at the Globe. This theatre was only built in 1997 and is a “best guess” reproduction of the original Globe that was located in this area. It is the only structure in London allowed a thatch roof (for accuracy) since all thatch roofs were banned after the big fire of 1666. We did leave early, though…. jet lagged.
Wicked cool… I say, Quite so!
I can just hear you saying that, Chris, in your English accent!
Nice pics Judy. Bet u and Bob had a great time.