As we wound down our one week stay, Nicole and I remarked how very little we actually saw of London. Our friends Rob and Dena crammed more things in to a 36 hr layover, than we did in 7 full days. But we both agreed, it was just what we needed. It was a slower pace, regulated by the curiously long time it takes to go 4 miles in London on public transit. Fortunately, London has been around for thousands of years, and I suppose it will still be there sometime in the distant future if we needed to actually go in the Abbey, or summit the eye.
Our London stay was more like living a normal life - complete with visits to the mall, staying at home for studying, watching a movie, and hanging out with friends. We leisurely wandered from public parks to open markets, and took in a festival.
So if you were to ask... Did you see the British Museum? Or Changing of the Guard? Or the Crown Jewels? Or the amazing dinosaur exhibit? Or had high tea? Nope, we didn't.
We landed in southern Ireland and will embark on a 10 day road trip along the coast making our way up to Galway, then over to Dublin. Our first three hours here included five rainbows, a delicious dinner (with my first real Guinness), another great Airbnb host, and a pretty spectacular sunset. So far so good.
Oh, on a technical note, if you plan to rent a car in Ireland, they really stick it to you for insurance, more than any other European country. Check the fine print of the reservation and then double check with your credit card company if you're covered. We almost got hit with a $350 add to our rental. Ouch!
On a more highly amusing note, our recently abandoned host, Sharona, took us up on doing some Photoshop magic on the Royal Guard photo from Autumn's recent post. It's better than I could have imagined. Thanks for that. See below.
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