London from Frank....

Hello everyone.

You are really getting spoiled today. I notice Connie and Tessa have both posted some comments after much badgering from me. Should give you a different perspective on the trip so hopefully there will be more of it.

Well London is everything Connie and Tessa said and more. That place really rocks in the true sense of the word. It was explained to me that because their houses are nothing more than a place to sleep they get home and within half an hour they are out again. It really doesn't matter what day of the week it is. We went to a comedy club show at 19:00 on a Sunday night and it was packed. The next show was at 21:00 and people were queued up waiting for us to leave. It's madness and it's like that every day of the week.

I came across the mother of all computer stores on Oxford Street. Check out the photos. It is an Apple store and I am still in shock at the sheer size and number of people in the place. BTW none of this closing shops at 17:00. That store was open till 22h00 every night. Sigh.....

As Tessa said, Hyde Park is massive and we just loved it. Great for walking around with quite a few memorials, statues, water features, restaurants and Kensington Palace. We guessed that five of our botanical gardens could fit into Hyde Park without any trouble.

Caught up with Rick Franzolini and girlfriend Tahlia in London and once again we were treated to some great local knowledge and a personal guided tour through Harrod's. My god, where do I start with this place! Seriously this place has everything and I really mean everything. They even sell pets and pet clothing. Sorry, the only thing we saw that they didn't sell were cars. Mind you, with the line up of Rolls Royce, Mercedes, Bentley's etc that were lined up out the back, all you needed to do is put up a for sale sign and off you go. And, on the car topic, you just stop drooling after you see your tenth DB9 coming down the street. Exotic sports and luxury cars are just everywhere......yawn.

Highlights of London. Seeing play 39 steps, Hyde Park, Apple Store, great weather for 4 days, catching up with Rick & Tahlia, Harrod's, Maddam Toussauds, St Paul's Cathedral and Piccadily Circus.

Here's a coupe of video's (one for Mr Franzolini) and lots more photos for everyone to look at. Please let me know if you have any special requests for future postings.

London

That's all for now. Hopefully tomorrow night is Paris...

Frank Valenti.