And then - London

London is our last stop on our little adventure. But happily, before we head home, we will catch up with Izzy and Scott in their Angel flat. Or is it Islington, or is it EC1. The Poms like to identify and navigate by postcode.
So many place names. From Monopooly, from BBC Dramas, underground stations, from Royal processions, or from the sets of a hundred movies. What about the bizarre names, the outright funny or flat out smutty. I won’t make it easy for you - just Google. We came across Spitalfields, which is a fun area with bohemian shops, markets and all sorts of pop ups. So a Spital is a Highway rest stop, or a hospital for lazars (leprosy), Now it’s a groovy place to hang out with a weird name and history.
So many landmarks. So much history in the 2000 year old town that was the centre of the world for a bit. Amazing.
Now there are some 300 languages spoken in London. That makes It hard to chose where to eat. Harder still is that consistent across all cuisines it’s expensive to eat here.

No photos of the Palace, Hyde or St James Parks, Trafalgar, Big Ben or a gazillion other landmarks. The challenge for our phones to chase the Vodaphone network left our batteries flat. Photo-ops missed. Next challenge then to navigate across town and multiple subway hops without Google to hold our hands. Well done us!

Exploring a town with assistance from a local let’s you pack a lot into a single day. A long leisurely breakfast, market exploration (Brick Lane, Spitalfield, Chappell St Farmers), the finals of 3 Days of London at the Olympic Velodrome, a West End show darling, museum visit, walking into interesting nooks and crannies, a tour on an open-top double decker bus, a heater skelter Lime Bike rides in daylight and night, visits to umpteen landmarks, multi link subways, dine out for breakfasts, lunches & dinners as well as a few home cooked beauties, darts in a pub (an old game with a modern twist using an electronic multimedia board), an improv comedy gig, late night hot chocolates and a movie. Phew.Read more