London Vacation

Hi there:

Just a few notes and photos about our recent week in London. We had a great time. The weather was somewhat similiar to home with temperatures in the 15-18 degree range. Gladys and I arrived on Friday and Cheryl joined us on Saturday. We stayed with Cheryl's friend Nicole Frew who works and lives in London. She has a two bedroom flat and was kind enough to take us all in and show us a good time. We only had a shower the first day we arrived so that was great. We visited all the touristy spots and ate at some nice pubs and restaurants. I have inlcuded some photos of each below. I've also included some photos to show some of the modern architecture there as well.

We went to see the theatre production of Billy Eliott the first day and went to an Italian restaurant that evening. We finished of with some shisha at a small Moroccan pub. One of the photos shows us smoking some sort of long pipe. That's shisha!!!

Over the next few days we saw or visited all of the following.

• Buckingham Palace, Royal Mews, Royal Art Gallery, State rooms
• Windsor Castle
• Tower of London
• Tralfalgar Square
• Picadilly Circus
• London Eye
• St. Paul's Cathedral
• Greenwich
• Eton College
• Kensington Palace
• Hyde Park
• White Hart Lane - Premier Division Soccer Game - Tottenham and Aston Villa
• Westminister Abbey - went to Evensong with the Boys Choir
• Covent Gardens
• Soho
• Diana's Fountain

We went out to dinner every evening except the night of the soccer game. We really enjoyed sight seeing around London and with Cheryl as a guide it was quite fun even if at time she had myself and her mother running to catch boats and trains. We finished off our London trip with dinner at a Gordon Ramsay restaurant called Boxwood Cafe. The service was so excellent and the food was great too. From the photos you can see we had a great time.
After we left Cheryl and Nicole went to Positano on the Italian Riveria for the weekend. I'll get some photos from her when I go to Toronto and publish when I get back.

Hope all is well.
Barry