December 07, 2005

Holiday Shopping Season In London


Hi everyone! No this blog is not dead - I just had a well deserved break from international travel. I did get the picture gallery link fixed and put up some pictures from trips taken prior to starting this blog. Take a look if you have time.

I just spent 4 days in London and am now in Lisbon. I think I have been to London around 5 times this year!! What a great city; very walkable, great restaurants, fun history, but SO EXPENSIVE. At least the conversion rate is down a bit from the summer when it was two dollars for one pound. London prices are like New York, but when you add a two for one exchange rate things are just crazy expensive.

The picture you are looking at was taken on Oxford St. at around 5:30 pm on a Thursday. Look at the crowd!!! I was getting claustrophobic. So the lesson is, don't hit the shopping districts in London during holiday shopping season unless you have a think skin for crowds.

Greg

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