Day 133, 14 November 2012, NEWSFLASH!!!! Actually left the house today to explore downtown Chelmsford - Walked to the railway station and then kept going and discovered Chelmsford's bustling high street, specialty shops and malls. Crossed the Chelmer River twice and even saw the Cathedral (picture from internet... who knew we'd need the camera!) Browsed the real estate agents windows, looked in the clothes shops and pressed noses against jewellers windows. All...

Day 132, 13 November 2012, Chelmsford - Rest Day. Sort of... Planning & Booking day actually. Researched and booked online for a rail trip to York next week (picture of York above) and accommodation, (home for the weekend to go to the Christmas "Fayre" at Bury St Edmunds). Then el-cheapo sale fares on EasyJet to Edinburgh the following week plus accommodation. And then, believe it or not, it will be time for laundry, packing and departing on our cruise of...

Day 131, 12 November 2012, Seven Days of London Sightseeing = at least a couple of rest days. Woo hoo! Shopping, cooking dinner for our hosts, sitting, reading, resting, rubbing Gato's tummy. All good.

Day 130, 11 November 2012, Remembrance Day in London and poppies everywhere - After a hard fought 7 day battle to see and experience everything London has to offer, today was our final day in the city. It was buses replacing trains again for half the trip so we trundled into London at a fraction of the usual light speed and made our way to Knightsbridge. Much like Mayfair yesterday, it is a suburb that beats Sydney in the real estate stakes. But so gorgeous an...

Day 129, 10 November 2012, Lovely Mayfair! Baubles in Burlington Arcade, James Bond at the Curzon Mayfair. Our jaunt into London today took a little longer than the usual 40 minutes on a fast train. Due to track work, which is admirable, necessary and all that jazz, we had to take a bus from Chelmsford station to Billericay (30 minutes) and then a slow train to London (another 40 minutes). Eventually arrived and decided to walk towards the Curzon Mayfair cine...