It was a rainy first day in London and now it's 2:53 am London time (but only 6:53 pm yesterday at home). I was a bit whacked out from the flight. I was able to get about 4 hours of sleep in chunks and so I opted to spend the big bucks to take a taxi to the hotel from Heathrow. What a lovely place The Resident Covent Garden is! Had my room ready, with a handwritten note in it. The room is not too big but oh, it's beautiful, with a little kitchenette, fridge, microwave, hot kettle and one of those type of pod coffee makers. Lovely towels, real glasses in the bathroom, and what a terrific location! Right on the Strand.
I went first to the currency exchange; got pounds and Euros which might not have been the smartest to do, since they first converted everything to pounds then some of that to Euros. Ah well - it's only money.
Then off to the Jubilee Market (antique/flea market that's lovely)and found some adorable ephemera, came back to the room and rested (nearly fell asleep) before heading up to Dishoom for dinner. Luckily, I had made a reservation so I didn't need to wait in the line, which was a block long by the time I finished. And very happy to have brought home a basmati rice pudding for dessert, which I've just eaten. Fantastic!
Then, I was able to catch a glass of wine in the 6-7 pm daily event in the small lobby of the hotel. Everyone here is so very nice!!! Drank some and brought it upstairs, watched some game show and then my favorite - The Repair Shop! - and did a first painting in my sketr journal. All in all, a lovely day in spite of some rain.
Now, 3:02 am, full belly and ready for more sleep (I sure hope so). Looking forward to tomorrow's fun. I love being on my own this trip, though I was ready to punch the hubby when he mentioned - as he was driving me to the airport - that he wished he could be coming with me. Grrrrrr!
Ok, one down, two to go before I head to the main event.
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