Off Day in London September 11, 2006

We took a day off from touring today. Holly had lunch in Piccadilly with Debra and Helen, two friends that she had made in Hong Kong. I, on the other hand, spent most of the day researching accommodations for the next week, but did manage to take a walk around Bayswater and take in a few of the sights.

The downside of the day came at the end when a group of people gathered on the stoop right outside of our room, we are in the basement of the London House, and laughed and talked until 1:45 AM. Oh the joys of cheap, I mean, price advantageous accommodations.

We have enjoyed our time in London and were amazed at how easy it was to get around and see all the things we wanted to see. We were also amazed at the mix of people. We found a large part of the population have immigrated here. This may be well known to a lot of people but it surprised us. The city has a lot to offer in the way of sites, history and entertainment and Holly and I would both highly recommend this as a vacation destination as it has something to offer everyone. The downside is the price even our bargain basement hostel style hotel cost about US$100 a night, so save up and come see one of the world’s great cities.