London

A real change of pace and something completely different today as we returned by train to London.

We walked from our hotel in Paddington through Hyde Park to visit Harrods in Knightsbridge. Apparently it gets over 100,000 visitors a day. Most of them seemed to be in the Food Hall. Nothing took our fancy in the perfume or Rolex section. Or even in the designer brands for kids section. 525 pounds (approx $1200) for a Gucci t-shirt for babies 6-12 months old seemed a touch excessive. But for those of you with grandkids, we found some stuffed toys you could get for the next birthday or Christmas. We had our eye on one of them, but are bags are already pretty full.

After Harrods, we went on the Brigits Bakery Afternoon Tea Tour - a 90 minute trip through central London in a 1960's double decker bus. We paid a bit extra to get the upper deck seats up the front and it was a good investment. The afternoon tea was excellent also. We did not need to bother with dinner tonight, nor the box that was offered to take any leftovers home.Read more