Thoughts on london

Sue’s thoughts on London:

Loved the shows, the London Eye and the River Cruise. Enjoyed the more recent history, and the old buildings fascinated me.

Blown away by the range of ethnicities - I’d almost say that genuine Poms were in the minority, especially working in the service areas. Apparently there has been a huge influx of Eastern Europeans. Interestingly, it has sometimes been difficult for us to make ourselves understood, even tho’ we speak English!

Plenty left to do next time we come to London!

And some things I (Allan) didn’t know before coming here:

1 - Pall Mall is pronounced “pal mal” not “paul maul”
2 - It can get quite windy on the walkways and escalators down to the underground
3 - There are no rubbish bins on the underground - security reasons
4 - Even though cars drive on the left side of the road, pedestrians don’t walk on the left side of the footpath - they are all over the place
5 - I always wondered where the owners of terraced housing used to park their horses etc - now I know - in the Mews. I guess that’s why there is now no on-site space for a garage
6 - Why some cars have white number plates and other cars have yellow number plates (see Sue's next installment for the answer)