I'm sitting at the Gatwick Airport and have had a hell of a time getting here! Apparently I wasn't the only one not wanting me to leave! My flight is very early this morning, so I knew it was going to be rough either way, but sheesh!! First, the Gatwick Express was closed because of track repairs. Then the tube wasn't open early enough to get to the train station. The website wasn't working, so I couldn't check-in online in advance, and when I got to the sta...

I don't want to go home so soon! I'm not used to such short vacations. Add to that, it's 16 degrees outside, and the result is that I really don't want to return to winter!! Tamara took me to a sample sale yesterday, and as if we didn't already know this, I have a problem. The pound is strong and dollar is weak, so I figured there wouldn't be a whole lot of shopping this trip. But when it comes to footwear produced in Spain, particularly boots, I just can't...

It's amazing how quickly things become not fresh; the older I get, the more sieve-like my memory is! Tamara's coming to pick me up in an hour and I still need to get showered and dressed, but let's see how much I can get out with my morning coffee. Wednesday, wow that feels like a long time ago now, I made my way to Leicester Square. I grabbed some lunch and sat in the square watching the world rush around. At that point I immediately regretted not having a m...

After questioning a couple of people, specifically the two I was living with, I opted for the more walkable Cambridge for yesterday's outing. I made my way to King's Cross Station, bought tickets, and bypassing platform 9 ¾, made my way to the train. I hopped on and started to read the excursions section in the London book I had borrowed. It said pretty much nothing, and the tiny map did not even have the train station marked on it- interesting. At the stati...

I didn't I realize how tired I was until I crawled into bed last night. The flight was fine, and with the assistance of a pill and an empty seat beside me, I actually must have slept for a good deal of it. It didn't feel like that was the situation, but at the end of a six-hour flight, I hadn't managed to make it through one movie, so logic would dictate. I caught the express train into London and fell asleep on that as well. All was going smoothly- then the ...