Friday

Ironically I slept into 9-30 so my body clock has finally synched to London time just as I get ready to leave. I just managed to beat the 10am deadline for breakfast and then packed in time for the 11am check out.

I updated yesterdays blog and face book in the lounge and I am about to leave my bags with the porter and head out. I don't fly out till 9-15 tonight but will be leaving here around 5.

Later

I walked to Tottenham Court Road which I am sure took a lot less time than using the tube for the same trip - less than 10 minutes for sure. The shops were open but not the ones I was looking for. I recall we came here in about 1977 and bought a golf ball electric typewriter. Now the bulk of the shops are selling, phones, computers and TVs.

I bought a huge avocado and a roll - total < 1 pound - for lunch and ate this on a bench near a park on the way back to the Museum which lies between TCR and the Hotel.

I then had a lengthy visit to the Museum easily over 2 hours and got a quick overview of the history of the world. Fascinating exhibits although, of course, the result of plundering the original locations.

Took heaps of pics which I uploaded to facebook. I was asked to tag all my friends, most of which were statues.

I headed back to the hotel and retrieved my cases from the porter. I'd had enough by then and decided that if I had to wait somewhere it may as well be at the airport, ie where I am now, since I have free food, alcohol and internet.

According to Samuel Johnson, I must be tired of life, because I've have had enough of London and am looking forward to going home. (At least for a short visit, I'm off again in 11 days).

I left the hotel a bit after 3-30 and trundled across the park to the bus stop where I got off on Monday. There was one bus waiting but without a driver and a second pulled up later. The second driver indicated I had to board further up so I sat in the shelter and was looking at the map, when the first bus pulled out. I made sure I didn't miss the second one. AS it turned out there was a bus stop much closer to the hotel just off the park.

It was busy as always on the roads and it was after 4-30 before we got to Paddington but only an hour later I was in He throw, through security and passport control and heading for the BA lounge. Their showers weren't working so they sent me to American Airlines, which is aloes part of the One World group. I had a lovely shower with a towel, twice the size and twice as thick as the one in the hotel.

 I am on my second whisky, had some soup, checked my email, updated facebook and soon will have finished this blog update and still have 2 hours to take off.