First day London town

Monday 19-JULY-2010 London

Went out in search of an English breakfast.  In order to get into the groove.  Found a place with a sandwich board on the footpath advertising an all day english breakfast for GBP6.  In we went.  Desserted.  Hmm?.  Two people at a table that looked like staff.  I ask "Are you open"  After consulting with a colleague one replies in of all thigs a french accent that no they are not open until 10am.  So we went and found somewhere else.  There are lots of cafes around here so it was not hard.

We did the London Eye.  When you are a tourist you "do" things.  It is especially importamt to seek out tall things and go up them.

In the evening we all went and saw a Musical 'Oliver'.  Chris in particular was very impressed.  Megan got the program (as she does) and then noted down exactly who played who and a lot of extra very important details which she will recite on request.

Actually Megan, Credt card, City of Theatre - Could be the recipe for a [very enjoyable] Family financial Crisis.  The theatre tickets already meant that we did not eat out tonight.  Similarly lunch was a picnic.  I suspect that we will shortly buy a hat and stake out a spot on the pavement and sing Eidel Weiss.

THE TUBE
The London underground is called the tube.  The trains are noticably smaller than any other trains.  They run often just like other European cities.

OTHER SWEEPING GENERALISATIONS
There is much less litter around here than anywhere in either Germany, Austria or France. 

You can understand other peoples conversations here.

Although they drive on the left, on the escallators there are signs that say "Stand Right".