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Hahn/Cock at Trafalgar Square, London

Our year in London came to an end much too quickly! I felt like I was just hitting my stride as an expat in London but the real world caught up with us and it was back to the Washington DC area in...

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London Eye ~ 10 Years Later

In 2003, we visited London and rode the London Eye. Logan didn’t remember much of it since she was only five years old so she requested we go again before leaving London. Lucky for us it was a somewhat...

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London: “So, What Didn’t You Like?”

When people find out we were lucky enough to spend a year in London, they usually ask “how did you like it?”  My answer is always “We loved it and still miss living there.”  The follow-up question is...

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London: British Museum and Royal Albert Hall

In planning my trip to London,  Day Three has to start with a visit to one of my favorite breakfast places in Marylebone, La Formagerie. Located at 2-6 Moxon Street (W1), it has an extensive,...

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London: Travel Plans Change, Go With The Flow

One of my previous jobs required I prepare itineraries for visiting VIPs. One thing I learned is to always be flexible ~ it’s not a matter of IF things change, but WHEN things change. Only a week into...

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London: Shakespeare’s Globe, Borough Market, The Rake and More (Day 4)

Last summer, John and I attended The Taming of the Shrew  at Shakespeare’s Globe theater. It was an all-women cast and they did an excellent job, but the story line is NOT my favorite Shakespeare play....

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London: Last Day Plans

The weather in Northern Virginia has been foggy (yesterday) and rainy (today). It’s a great time to write about London and our last day in the UK.  With all I’m planning, we’ll have no time for...

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Pub Quiz: London and Alexandria (Old Town)

I’m a big fan of Pub Quiz or as they call it here in the states: trivia night. I’ve written about it before here. We got started in London, going to different Pub Quiz nights in St John’s Wood but...

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London: Oh, so good to be back!

It was such a comforting feeling of familiarity as we drove closer and closer to London. We returned the rental car at Heathrow and caught the tube to Baker Street where we rented a two-bedroom flat...

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London: Footprints of London

Walking around London with no particular destination is always a treat for me. The sights, the sounds, the people. I loved days when I had no fixed plans and could wander about. It wasn’t the case on...

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