London: Two days and untold transfers
We have commuted an absolutely incredible amount so far this week and it is only Monday morning. I only wish that I had thought to log every transit change. Lyndsay lives in West Dulwich approximately 1 1/12 hours from central London. I am truly getting every pence's worth out of my weekly Oyster travel card. She commonly leaves for work at 8:30 to start at 10 am commuting three hours a day. However if she bikes as she did this morning, decked out inher biking regalia, flashing clipon lite and neon backpack cover, it is a 45 minutes ride.
No rain as yet, but constantly colder than I packed. The big dilemma is Ascot on Wednesday as our dresses are self-less and I have yet to wear less than two layers of sweaters. Somehow neither a black Patagonia windbreaker or fleece seems appropriate with my fancy hat. Is it possible to get frostbite during the day in an urban location?
Visited the Museum of the City of London for the third time and am sure I will never not visit it when here. This year the Great Fire exhibit was completed, but the history ended in 1599 due to renovations. Had not realized that the 1566 fire came only a year after the second Plague which had decimated 1/2 of the population a year earlier. Dined at China Row, passing Spiedelfields market which is on its way to being upscale and homogenous. Home for a 15 minute nap before returning to see King Lear at the Globe Theater, a truly memorable experience.
Nye worked Sunday and Lyndsay and I got a late start. Walked the shopping district with a European pizza lunch, a quite tour of the Regents Street Apple store, hat return to Lewis, then on to Forstrum's for the recommended chocolate soda, but as it was 25 minutes before closing they would not serve us. Stopped by Clapham to see the potential new house. A huge Tesco and lovely large park are nice advantages of this otherwise youthful trendy area. Home exhausted. Made a fun dinner of chicken and salad cooking smoked pork rashers and making other substitutes as necessary. So nice to visit folks who enjoy a nice sweet German wine.
No rain as yet, but constantly colder than I packed. The big dilemma is Ascot on Wednesday as our dresses are self-less and I have yet to wear less than two layers of sweaters. Somehow neither a black Patagonia windbreaker or fleece seems appropriate with my fancy hat. Is it possible to get frostbite during the day in an urban location?
Visited the Museum of the City of London for the third time and am sure I will never not visit it when here. This year the Great Fire exhibit was completed, but the history ended in 1599 due to renovations. Had not realized that the 1566 fire came only a year after the second Plague which had decimated 1/2 of the population a year earlier. Dined at China Row, passing Spiedelfields market which is on its way to being upscale and homogenous. Home for a 15 minute nap before returning to see King Lear at the Globe Theater, a truly memorable experience.
Nye worked Sunday and Lyndsay and I got a late start. Walked the shopping district with a European pizza lunch, a quite tour of the Regents Street Apple store, hat return to Lewis, then on to Forstrum's for the recommended chocolate soda, but as it was 25 minutes before closing they would not serve us. Stopped by Clapham to see the potential new house. A huge Tesco and lovely large park are nice advantages of this otherwise youthful trendy area. Home exhausted. Made a fun dinner of chicken and salad cooking smoked pork rashers and making other substitutes as necessary. So nice to visit folks who enjoy a nice sweet German wine.
posted by Karolyne Lucero, EdD at 2:26 AM
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