Note that this is the blog entry for Wednesday, May 16, 2012. I woke up today to much improved and sunny weather! I decided it would be a good day to visit Windsor Castle. I didn't know how to get there and, of course, couldn't get online to research it, so I hiked up to Starbucks with my phone to see if I could find some info. Thankfully, Starbucks is ½ block from Bayswater tube station. I found I could get to Windsor via a train from Paddington Station. ...

My apologies for this delayed blog entry. I already wrote it once and it simply disappeared on me. From now on, I'll do my write-ups in Word and then paste them in my blog. I didn't get up quite as early this morning as I had planned. It was kind of a rainy morning so it was hard to get motivated. I ended up partaking of the continental breakfast offered by my hotel. They have cereal, yogurt, fruit, toast, boiled eggs, mini croissants, cheese & deli h...

Just spent the last hour on my wonderful blog entry for today only to watch it disappear as I tried to upload a cover photo. Took me an hour to write it, too. I'm cussing on the inside (since I'm at Starbucks). But yes, Pam, I'm o.k.!! Maybe I'll try again. Maybe not. It's 8:15 here. Don't want to be here all night!

It's almost 6:00 p.m. here. I had forgotten to upload a photo of my hotel, so that is the cover photo for this segment. I didn't go to Harrod's or Madame Tussaud's today. Instead, I put on warmer clothes & comfy shoes, walked up to Bayswater tube station, bought myself an Oyster Card and took the subway to the Victoria & Albert Museum. Well, first, I got off the train at the wrong station. LOL! I got off at Kensington High Street but was supposed to...

Good Morning Americans (and other worldwide friends!) I'm once again at my favorite watering hole, Starbucks, for the free use of their wi-fi. More on my wi-fi woes below. Yesterday was a glorious day and I took advantage of the exceptional weather to take a walk through Hyde Park all the way over to the Lido area and the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain. The walk down Bayswater Road, which borders the north side of the park, was lined with artwork being sold...