250,000+ steps in the UK! Yes, we did a lot of walking on our trip while visiting Andy and Tiffany! My pedometer kept track of our steps as we toured the sights of London from August 1st through August 17th! It was a ritual to check the count at the end of each day as we shared our day’s activities. We also conducted an experiment and noted that our meandering steps such as museum walking didn’t always register on the counter…so who really knows how many steps we actually did but I can tell you we walked our tooties off each day!

When left on our own (without our trusty A&T guides!) we were able to travel without too much confusion around the city once we figured out which side of the street was the correct side for the bus that we needed and which underground lines went where! There were maps for everything…underground maps, bus maps, block by block city maps, and self guided walking tour maps! And if we had a question about anything we could just ask the web!

Most mornings we stopped by the grocery store to pick-up our picnic lunch! We found lots of pre-packed sandwiches that were really tasty and also fresh fruit, such as raspberries or strawberries packaged with the name of the grower and the location! One could find a picnic spot anywhere from the underground seat to a bench in one of the many wonderful gardens around the city or at a museum when the lunch hunger struck! And of course at the end of the day we found a pub (easy to spot with the beautiful hanging flowers baskets) to have a pint or two!

Photos of pubs visited.

We would head home either to pick up groceries for dinner or to figure out where to go for dinner or where to have a picnic dinner! My, my…such decisions to make when on vacation! One evening Tiffany and I were the pasta makers and we did a superb job making roasted red fettuccine pasta!

I guess you can gather that we had a great time…our B&B provided all the comfort of home plus more! Two hip Londonites, two meowing cats, great coffee and with breakfast yummies of scones upon our arrival and other wonderful breakfast treats through out our stay as well! Make your reservations quickly! We had a wonderful time exploring the city and “burbs” of London with great trips to Greenwich, Cambridge, Windsor Castle, Hampstead Heath, and all the wonderful market places filled with all types of foods, antiques, and clothing. We had the opportunity to watch a cricket game as Andy explained the rules and regulations of protecting those silly little wicket sticks! What didn’t we do…oh I am sure there are plenty of places we missed! So you may be asking… are we planning another trip to the UK…you bet! And hopefully with a side trip to the Highlands of Scotland!