There are a lot of French things in London, including a creperie close by my hotel, where I dined this evening
Amazingly, I made my first British Rail trip without a hitch. I had to go to the Euston Tube station to pick up my rail tickets, backtrack to the St Pancras Tube to connect to the Leicester station (which is about 1.5 hours north of London). I met the Leicester staff, who were very helpful. I will say, however, if I have to look at one more hand drawn diagram …

I was a tourist today, which was great. I had a few errands to run, too, but I spent the majority of my time today acclimating myself to all the great things London has to offer. So here’s the rundown:
I left the hotel this morning around 9:00am and walked across the Hungerford Bridge to Trafalgar Square, which is the most famous square in England, which is named to commemorate Nelson’s victory over the French and Spanish at Cape Trafalgar in 1805. It has a 170 foot high statue, …

So now my process begins, the selling of cars, the procuring of a house renter, the storage of goods. Ah, yes, the glamorous side of globetrotting is now upon us me. Well, luckily, some advance work was done, so it shouldn’t be too bad, but I’m ready to go to London tonight! Anybody need a 2007 Honda Fit Sport?

Oh so sleepy today…. I went to be around 11:30 and feel asleep right away, but woke up about 30 minutes later. I could not fall sleep for 3 hours. I think jet lag finally got me. Or maybe it was just weird to have a giant king sized bed all to myself!!! I was exhausted this morning, but managed to roll into work on time, avoiding being fired on my second day.
Had a  great day at work. everyone is friendly and helpful. Probably because they know the team I …

Let me tell you what is fun. Phoenix + Car in sun all day + Driving Home
Today was not easy, and trying to focus on your work is difficult when you know your Sutton is on a completely different continent, where it is 60 and partly sunny. Oh how I envy her for leaving just before the hot weather decided it was here to stay.

The top reason I love London today is that everyone walks really fast. if there is one thing I don’t like, it is walking slow, unless you are on a tour-y type walk. Another thing I really like is that every restaurant I go to has a lot of vegetarian items, marked with a “V.” It makes it so easy to see what you can eat – and there are multiple options, which is also nice. Last night I had edamame seared in a wok then seasoned with lemongrass and …