Because We Can

I don’t know what or where it is either. This morning we took the tube to Victoria Station, then walked over to Victoria Coach Station to get our tickets for Tuesday’s trip to Portsmouth. Problem was we came out of Victoria Station through an exit that wasn’t there the last time we were in London. It was on the back side of the station, not in the station and Linda’s London guide got completely turned around. I just took the above photo to show where we had been. All I can say is she was very nice as I untangled myself from the mess, mostly by wandering around. Once I hit a landmark I knew, we were off on a beeline to the coach station. Blundering Bob. The tunnel from South Kensington station to the museums. Today was our Victoria and Albert Museum Day. It’s another of those places we see every time we are in London. The tunnel is the best way to get there as you go in the small side entrance instead of the one at the front of the museum. In this case the station entrance to the tunnel...

Did even better in the time zone adjustment department today, asleep just before midnight last night and awake just before 7am this morning. This morning we put our plan together for the next few days based on the shows we wanted to see and the museums we would like to visit. Then it was off to the TKTS booth to buy tickets for the next few days. To any that are familiar with Leicester square, this is what the front of the Odeon Cinema looks like. There is a major renovation going on and it is closed for now. We don’t go to the cinema when in London. but one night we did watch the interviews with the stars of Eddie the Eagle in front of it on the movie’s grand opening night. Good memories. Never a problem finding a restaurant in London.And if you can’t find one, which won’t happen, just come to the Leicester square area. The side streets are often nothing but restaurants. And no we didn’t eat in one of these. Today Linda has said we are eating in her favorite place, which is just up th...

Our staying awake all day yesterday worked like a charm. We awakened this morning at 4 AM, totally refreshed and ready to go. Hard to believe we slept for almost 11 hours. You see, that 4 AM was the time I normally wake up in Texas, meaning it was 10 AM here in London. What works for us isn’t for everyone, and there are likely even better ways of avoiding jet lag. Just so long as one doesn’t suffer from jet lag, that’s all that matters. I’m not sure what happened to some of the photos on yesterday’s post, but she who reads them after I write them said a number of the photos weren’t very sharp. I took it as a very nice way of saying a messed up badly. This morning, once we were up and going, we headed off to Leicester Square to get theater tickets at the TKTS booth. The photo is taken as we took the escalator down to the Piccadilly line at Holborn station. That’s when we discovered the Piccadilly line is on strike through Saturday. No problem, just took the Central line one stop, change...