Well about time i took control. What a day, learnt many things. 1) pedestrian crossings in England are specifically designed to make it easier for motorists to hit people (the bigger the vehicle the faster they go through the crossing), 2) writing is obviously discouraged (as the purchase of a pen set in harrods was 42,500 pounds), and anyone who thinks you cant fit 10,000 people in 2500 square meters, needs to go to the ice skating ring and the natural museum. Since arriving in London, we have had 7 and half minutes of sunshine (no wonder they are such happy people. The news talks about how bad BAA is, (they could learn a lot about airports from the Kiwis).
Harrods was amazing. my first visit was awesome (lost the whole family) unfortunately, they found me again (in the sport section). After getting over the 42,500 pound pen set, the games section was full of elite games (chess boards for 10,000 pounds). I think to truly enjoy harrods, they should take a leaf out of the people at St Paul Cathedral where they give you an ipod guide. i am sure we only saw a small piece of Harrods, but it was a maze. Skye, you will be please to know they have a Dody and Di memorial on the lower ground floor.
From Harrods it was off to the museum and then ice skating. What a ball. First you line up with a 1000 others to get a pair of what they call skates, but i am sure they were straight from the torture chamber in the tower of London. first, they are about 1cm wide, so guaranteed to crush your feet, then the bottom of the skates are contoured in a way no human foot could ever survive more than an hour. That said, once on the ice the skating was a ball, see the photos. Cyclone Molly, was able to get around the people at approx mach2, which Evie the cautious took a couple of laps to warm up, before the competitive spirit made her go after Molly. As we came to the end of the hour, most people had left the rink, so we were all flying around until they threw is off. fatigue post skating was approx 250meters on the Molly scale (the distance Molly walks towards home, before demanding to be carried). But we would all go again tomorrow.
Check out the beer photo that we have uploaded (taken out of my fridge) was initially having my normal 5 bottle per night, until i realised they are all pints (explains why i can neither walk nor get up in the morning). They have hundreds of different beers here, including one specifically brewed for M&S (Mark and Spencer) which is like a supermarket chain. I need to start cataloging these beers.
lastly to wrap up my blog for today, i would like to put in a plug for IceBreaker, (proud sponsor of the keep the parrish's warm crusade). We have been layering, and so far preliminary testing has proved successful. we are now ready to drop the next 20 degrees to see if they can cover this area as well. We let you know when complete ILYJ (ill let you judge) from the future responses.
