April 23, 2004
Down under
Vacation is drawing near: my London Transport Travelcards arrived today!
Soon I'll be tubin' it with the rest of London...
April 22, 2004
Have a cuppa
From BoingBoing today comes two London-licious entries. First, a link to a lovely blog all about having a sit down with a Nice Cup of Tea. Then, a little missive about a biography of London, and philosophical rambling about the nature of continuity and the identity of a city.
April 19, 2004
Dosh
A while ago on my other blog, I wrote about the British Pound (and bank notes in general), bemoaning how boring our currency is.
Today, noticing that exchange rates were going up, up, up, I stopped off to convert a load of cash to a load of dosh, picking up a few quid for our needs that first day in London. The exchange rate today is inching up and is almost at 2 to 1 - $1.90 to £1.00. Luckily, I've done all my London budgeting at a $2=£1 rate just to be on the safe side, but still -- I'm amazed. Maybe this just means that there won't be as many American tourists about next month when we go. Or maybe it just means we'll be poor tourists.
Regardless, I'm enjoying just looking at these pounds, emblazoned with Edward Elgar, Charles Darwin, and Elizabeth Fry. Can you imagine the uproar in some southern states if we dared put an evolutionist on our money?!
April 06, 2004
Calling London
Isn't it amazing how technology works? Earlier today, I just punched a bunch of numbers into my mobile phone, and moments later I was chatting with a lovely girl at the BBC, booking a Television Centre tour. No wires, just a voice from London in my ear.
Besides the visit to the BBC mothership, I also ordered London Transport Travelcards.
As if that weren't enough, I also got my plane tickets and all the paperwork. Looks like it's actually going to happen, eh?