London!

Made it to central London on Monday, in spite of Heathrow's madness. CPH - LHR was an uneventful 1.5 hours and the curving Thames from the air is quite a remarkable sight. But then it took over 2 more hours to get myself to Sierra's flat in Covent Garden. But no matter, no more grumbling, now I'm here, the last but definitely not least stop on this ambitious overseas trip. Diana is staying in Denmark to visit relatives.

Here's what London is offering up as a feast for the eyes these days:

• Big Ben - it never ceases to amaze - I just stand and stare and try not to get run over by all the people!
• Houses of Parliament - flying the Union Jack
• Buckingham Palace - yes I finally pulled off an inside tour by being here during August/September when it's open to the public; and yes, it was truly one sumptuously gorgeous room after another!
• Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms
• Trafalgar Square
• Charing Cross Road - the book I'm reading right now is called 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff, so of course I tried to find it
• Greenwich - I took a Thames River boat cruise to get there and back, finding where time begins - truly it's measured starting there!, and the Cutty Sark clipper ship is dry docked there as well
• London Tower
• Covent Garden - where Sierra lives
• Regent's Park
• Wimbledon - to stay with Kelaine and Richard, and 
• Les Miserables - twice! at Queen's Theatre with Sierra as Fontaine and Tam as Javier - beyond awesome!