Views Of A Canadian Traveling Abroad.

[stewey]

Got an email from a relative on holiday over there. So I took a few excerpts to post here. There's nothing really outstanding, but I thought some of you might find it interesting...Hope it works:)

Yesterday it was 30 degrees, very hot, we do have air in the hotel, and for that I am most grateful, but most places stores, museums, subway, any place you go doesn't. Yesterday we went to the Albert, and Victoria museum, interestingly here all museums are free. It was hot but we went early so enjoyed the morning. Of course half of the 8 million people who live here were there also.

One train was stopped for a long time yesterday because it hit a cow and a butcher was needed to remove the carcus. We were able to find a way around this, but it is so difficult to understand the announcer he speaks English but not the English I understand. Often need to ask someone to interpret for us

Lots of pickpockets dad had his asthma spray taken from his back pack. Wonder what they thought it was.

On the day we went to Bath my hair was so bad and it was raining cats and dogs I put on a ball cap. Well that just made things worse if that is possible, I had to wear the cap all day everyone asked me what part of Canada I was from. No one here wears ball caps especially women so I'm sure I gave everyone a good laugh

Again I repeat that there are many hundred of thousands of tourists. I can't believe how many there are at each attraction, at the museum yesterday there was a cue (line up) at least a mile long to get in to see the Bowie collection. I think that it was the rock singer Bowie, I sure wasn't interested in seeing anything he had so didn't need to stand in that line. At Buckingham Palace the line for entrance had thousands of people waiting to get in. We didn't even consider it there were so many people. We will have to come again when it is not so busy

[tonyav]

Breadcake ?.

[stewey]

And to knock the cap off her head, anne, perchance you'd greet her with a Glasgie Kiss?:)

[anneasquith]

cheeky wee devil :)

[Eve]

I wonder if your relatives might find Borough Market interesting, an interesting bit of culture for them and lots of European stalls as well. I'd get them to keep all wallets and such safely stashed out of sight though, especially as it's likely to be very busy, as with anything London tourism based, especially if you look like a tourist.

http://www.boroughmarket.org.uk/

[stewey]

Eve, I'll be ensconced in my bar and way too busy to communicate with the wayfaring Baptists:)...Cheers, all.

[tonyav]

See ya, stewey.

[jno]

incidentally, it's Pret a Manger - I'm guessing your relative isn't from Quebec?

[ludwig]

I'm going to Canada next week stewey. My observations will probably be very similar except for the place names.

[humbersloop]

yep, bread cakes

and no, pret a manger don't do them