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	Maureen's trip to London: January 27, 2005
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My wonderful husband Tom surprised me with tickets for a weekend trip to London as a Christmas gift. He knew I was dying to visit my friend Heather, who is working over there. Heather and I had a blast. It was great to get together with her and catch up. I flew out Thursday morning from Logan Airport in Boston and arrived at Heathrow Airport in London that evening. A car service met me at the airport and drove me to the mews house that Heather is living in. Heather lives in the Marylebone section of London, which is a fabulous location, walking distance to most tourist sights. Heather and I headed out that evening to grab a quick bite to eat and a glass of wine at a local restaurant. Friday morning Heather had to go to work so I went to her office on Pall Mall Street with her, then I walked down to the Comedy Theater to buy tickets for that evening to see Kim Cattrall in the play "Whose Life Is It Anyway". From there I stopped at a small breakfast place and tried the traditional "english breakfast" which consisted of tea, a fried egg, beans, a fried tomato, toast, bacon(ham), and a sausage. After eating the "english breakfast" I walked over to Trafalgar Square and purchased a ticket for a double-decker bus tour. The weather was a bit cold, between 40 to 50 degrees, and overcast with occasional showers. I met Heather for lunch in the lobby of her office on Pall Mall Street, then we went over to an Italian restaurant for lunch. After lunch, I walked back over to Trafalgar Square and decided to walk the tour route so I could take some pictures. I walked to St. Paul's Cathedral, where Princess Diana and Prince Charles were married. I walked across the London Bridge, over the Thames River, stopping to take a picture of the Tower Bridge. The beautiful Tower Bridge is perfectly visible from the London Bridge. I met Heather at her office and we took the bus back to her Mews to get ready for the theater. We called a "black cab" for the ride to the theater. We had wonder seats (row g) and Kim Cattrall and the cast were fabulous. The audience gave Kim Cattrall and the cast a standing ovation. From the theater, Heather and I walked up a block or so and had dinner at Quod. It was delicious. After dinner we headed over to Just Oriental on St. James Street for an after-dinner cocktail. Saturday we slept in then we walked over to Oxford Street and Bond Street to do some window shopping. On the way we walked by Madonna and Guy Richie's home in Marylebone. We saw President Bill Clinton at Hermes on Bond Street. We went for tea around 5pm at the elegant Fortnum and Mason's St. James Restaurant. After tea, we stopped in the Cumberland Hotel for a drink. For dinner, we walked over to a local place and had fish and chips then went to the gorgeous Landmark Hotel's Winter Garden for a glass of wine. Sunday we awoke early and headed out to a local restaurant, Giraffe on Blandford Street, for an English Breakfast. Then we walked over to Buckingham Place to see the changing of the guards and also we lucky to run into a parade for a civil war reenactment. We took a bus to visit Harrods, but it was closed, so we took a bus around Hyde Park and went back to Heather's home. Around 4pm a car service picked me up at Heather's mews and drove me to Heathrow Airport for my flight home. My trip ended with my wonderful husband picking me up at the airport. I had missed him!

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