London

Getting to London was not the best experience.  At the airport Karen had to be wanted due to her knee surgeries Her passport and ticket were in the basket beside her and got misplaced.  Then we had hoped to get a snack as we were early but got up to the boarding area too soon and nothing was available.  

However the flight was short and the hotel in London is beautiful.  

We had Cod and Chips soon after we arrived and a wonderful pudding- Granny Smith Sticky Toffee Pudding.  It came with a wonderful sauce.  Actually it had dates in it instead of apples which was a little puzzling??? But it was so wonderful I asked for the recipe and the waiter asked the pastry chef who surprisingly gave it to me.

The only thing was it made an enourmous batch.  I will have to cut it down when  I get home.  

We plan to take a city tour tomorrow since Karen has not been to London before and I had once been on the Hop On, Hop Off bus which was fun.  Karen opted to not hop off but we did get a pretty good view of the main sights from the top of the bus.  The day was crisp but clear.  Cranes are everywhere here.  Big Ben is totally wrapped up.  Paul would be impressed by all the cement trucks at the multiple construction sights.  

Since it is late November the streets are decorated.