How do we like London?

We actually have loved London. There is just so much to see. I would like to go back and read all the books with the setting in London... Charles Dickens, J K Rowling , Rosamund Pilcher, Tolstoy now that I have been here. We have just been amazed at the taxis, and the driving on the opposite side of the road. It is true that it is a very multicultural city with very few English speakers. We have run into very few Americans. Most of the people in service jobs barely speak English.
We think the pedestrian fatality rate has to be huge, because they do not EVER STOP for pedestrians and give the impression they would run right over you.
It is a very clean city with many options for food and drink.

It has not been as expensive as we thought it would be. I think it is cheaper than Disneyland! Haha!
We have made some mistakes with public transportation. People are generally courteous and helpful but it really makes a bus driver angry if you try to get on the bus and pay there. They want you to have your ticket in advance. If and when we return we will anticipate how long we will be here and buy a rail and bus pass.
We have good access to wifi everywhere. If you have a registered Starbucks card, wifi is there. Also McDonalds has free wifi. The trains have wifi. Both hotels have wifi.
Verizon phones will not work here but I can text using my iPhone or iPad with wifi..
Tomorrow we go on our tour so we will catch up when we return.
Anita Howard
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