Days 1 to 5 London

Days 1-5

When:  22 to 27 july

Where:  London 

Weather:  23 to 25 c.  Mostly sunny and nice. A few drops of rain.

What:  all the sights of London!

Piccadilly!

Who:  Dan, Brent, Megan, Finn, Cole, Gareth. Sorry Russell and David.  Next time eh?

Workout: at hotel, at Oasis

Walking: 6.83 16.51 10.27 10.91 18.41 kms

Wine:  a really funky orange wine from Spain. Also, Albariño from Spain 

Whine:  too many people. Also, fricken covid.

Whisky:  nope

Wtf: why are they always taking away our teapots! Also, it seems every time we go to Hyde Park it rains.  Just a bit.

Wild: upgrade to a junior suite at The Savoy.  Thanks Russell! The room is fabulous.

Wildlife: many kestrel at Heathrow; some sort of grouse at Hyde Park:


Water: River Thames

Wonderful: the Spanish take away that we discovered in 2019. Also, the terribly cute couple we met at Wellington's, Katie and Christian.  I love the British pubs. Also, the vendor at Hyde Park that refused my 50p tip, but exchanged it for a 50p coin with Sherlock Holmes on the back. Apparently only 10k in circulation. What an awesome guy.



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