A step in time

There's so much to do here, it's hard to know where to begin. Yesterday we took the tube to Portobello Market, where there were hoards of people. One of the shopkeepers commented that the showers were keeping people away and I felt like saying, "are you crazy"? I couldn't see how it could hold any more people. It stretched on for about 2 1/2 kms with everything under the sun. Ira got his pocket picked and lost a few pounds - tsk, tsk - he was the one preaching to me to use my money belt. What's the saying, "do as I say, not as I do"?

After we meandered throughout the neighbourhoods of Notting Hill, we gave up on our quest to find Kensington Park and took the tube downtown so that we could walk to Harrod's. It was unbelievable. I've never been so lost in a store before. It was difficult getting into the store due to the anti-fur protesters outside. My favourite section was the pet section, with the luxury day beds and strollers for dogs. If I didn't have such a small suitcase, I would have brought one home for Fibi - I just would have to take out a small mortgage to pay for it! We spent 3 hours in the store and walked out with a few food stuffs and that was it. Ira liked it that they had good looking real-life mannequins in evening dresses. The opulence was almost too much to bear. We put 13.5 kms on our feet today so it was a good day all round.

Greenwich Mean Time calculated by the red time ball 

Today we took the cruise boat down the Thames to Greenwich. Greenwich is a lovely little town and the navy college has some fantastic buildings in it. The painted ceiling room and the chapel are something to behold. We walked up the hill to the observatory where the Greenwich mean time originates.

The Painted Room

The Chapel

We took the train back to town and walked back to our hotel past Westminster Cathedral - what a fantastic building that is. We plan to explore that another day.

Houses of Parliament

 Today we clocked 12.5 kms on our feet. We started out the day saying that we should walk less so we accomplished that goal, although not by much. You're so busy taking in all of the beautiful buildings that you get lost in time and don't even realize how far you've walked.  So far the old bodies are holding up - let's hope it lasts.