"Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, at a mild season, through a pleasant country, in easy stages." James Madison

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Last Leg

Well, it's time for Lynda and I's time together to end.......... we are very sad. We have had a fantastic journey together. This past week in London has gone by like nothing. On Tuesday we went and saw Stonehenge and Bath. Lynda is trying to convince me that maybe someone did place those rocks there just for a joke.... maybe it's like that moon thing the Irish believe.... Well I'm going to stick with what I know best.... nothing. It was a really cool visit though. Just to be in the presence of what was. Very Cool. Anyhow we got back to London that night and went to Picadilly Circus for some dinner and drinks before heading home for sleep after a very long night. On Wednesday we had another very full day. We woke up and switched hotels. (We moved closer to the city center.) Then we headed for Tower Bridge Museum to check out the Family Jewels... the Crown Jewels. Then we visited Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery, which we very much enjoyed. Then we jumped in a black cab (VERY LONDONISH!!) and headed for the Dorchester Hotel. Lynda and I indulged ourselves in a full afternoon of authentic High Tea. We started with um... 3 glasses of champagne (white and pink for variety), then finger sandwiches... another variety, then mains of crab-Salmon-some egg thing- and spinach tart. FABULOUS!!!! Then.... we followed with wonderful tea and of coarse a plate full of scrumptious desserts and scones. YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY! However, following our wonderful tea we were forced to return to our hotel for a much needed champagne nap.... After waking up and freshening up we headed for Dolis Hill to visit my friends Melissa and Erin. We had a few glasses of white wine and some very good conversation in their beautiful garden. We then caught the tube to Brick Lane for some late night dinner of Indian cuisine. This was one of my highlights. I love Brick Lane!!! This morning we actually slept in until 9!!! Then.... wait for it... we caught the premier of Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix. Loved it!! Again.. very londonish! The we spent our day roaming the streets of London going in and out of shops until we made out way to Harrods to coarse with the rich. After not buying a thing we headed to another very posh department store 'Harvey Nichols' for a final glass of our new favorite.. pink champagne! Now .. here we are... crying together as we write our last blog entry. It's okay if you are shedding tears with us. We understand. Tonight we are going to ride the London Eye and then meet with Erin and Mel for some final drinks. In the morning Lynda will head back to Dublin to catch her flight back to the states and I will head for Germany to start the 2nd part of my trip with Trey. So... Bon Voyage with love for the last time... Tiff & Lynda

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Awe....that is so sad! Are you not going to keep up the blog once you join up with Trey??? We would all like to know how your adventure continues and ends! Don't keep us waiting!

Anonymous said...

don't worry, i have the innernet at my house....they even have it on computers these days....

i hope you brought a helmet because the speed limits here are much higher than London....;-)

Anji said...

Yeah...I need more blogs and we need more pictures of the country side. Wasn't Stonehenge cool? Can't touch it any more except like one day a year, I believe they open it up. But it is really neat to see. Enjoy your remaing trip!!!
Anji

Laurie said...

It really is sad that you girls are ending your time together. What a blast! Thanks for keeping us all updated...it's a little like being there with you. Really only a little, though! Looking forward to reading about Phase 2. Hi, Trey! Take care of our girl!

Tiffany Hill said...

Everyone just calm down. I will be keeping up the blog while I am with Trey. I couldn't let you all down like that. This is just to cool!