Miss Lucy Steele, Jane Austen's conniving character in Sense and Sensibility was right. There are so many sides of London that after one week we barely scratched the surface. Our time was spent as both tourist and resident in an attempt to get the true flavor of this great city.
Our flat was in a great location; near an underground station, next to Harrods, and a short walk to Hyde Park. Unfortunately, it had no TV or radio, no wifi and promptly a 9 pm construction on the street began and lasted until 4am. But we didn't come to London to sit inside and thankfully the bedroom was away from the street facing window.
We saw most of the expected things: Westminster Abbey, Parliament, Kensington palace and gardens,the tower of London. But we also did the unexpected. We sat in on the supreme Court as they heard a case and talked to a cabbie during a demonstration against Uber. Shopped in the Borough market and popped on and off the tube during rush hour.
And we walked. Averaging about 7 miles a day, we walked not only through London but also through history. From the Victoria and Albert museum to Churchill's war bunker, Covent Garden to the Bloody tower. Each day was filled with places and experiences. So much to see but so much still to be seen. This is a place we will return to.
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