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Day 9, London & Dulles

by Blake on November 26, 2007

S and I had wanted to bring back some of the Marks and Spencer special Strawberry and Champagne conserve. We had tried some in Oxford and loved it, but did not purchase any there, thinking all of the stores in London would have it. None that we checked did, so S called the one on [...]

Day 8, London

by Blake on November 25, 2007

My cold got much worse during the night, but I still managed to get up early enough to head down to Westminster Pier. We were going to try to see the Thames Barrier, but when we got there, we were told that they only went there during summer months. Would have been nice if their [...]

Day 7, London

by Blake on November 24, 2007

Went to bed last night and could not fall asleep. It felt like someone was wringing the air out of my lungs, and the wheezing in my chest was so bad that the sound of it in my ears kept me awake. The Tylenol PM I had in my dopp kit was probably expired and [...]

Day 6, London

by Blake on November 23, 2007

Woke up early this morning, as S had to pop in to the London branch of her office and do a quick presentation. We stopped by a local cafe and had a full English breakfast (eggs, bacon, sausage, mushrooms, toast, tomato, and beans. Don’t mock the beans, they’re delicious) and then while S went to [...]