The trip up to the city was uneventful and after checking in at the Sausage hotel ( The Cumberland, geddit?!), and dropping off bags, off we trooped to join the happy throng of Christmas shoppers in central London. The streets were indeed busy, but I think that have seen busier. Our route took us down Oxford street from Marble Arch, all the way down to Covent Garden, then through in to Trafalgar Square (especially to see the Christmas tree) and Piccadilly Circus and finally back to our starting point.
Thus, as I write this note we are resting tired legs before setting off again to find a local hostelry for dinner.
One pleasant surprise occurred when we checked in to the hotel. Claire casually mentioned that it was my birthday during our stay and when we got back to our room, the staff had delivered a hand signed birthday card and a complimentary bottle of Merlot. If the spelling and grammar in this posting has gone downhill since I first started writing it is because I can vouch for the very agreeable robustness of the wine.
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