We are renting a small apartment near the Imperial Wharf. It’s lovely and a 15 minute walk to the metro, but close to overland trains which is useful when we go to Hampton Court if the trains are not strike affected.
We are staying for two weeks because we wanted to get a feel for the place and do as many of things that we can. However, this is possibly the most expensive part of the trip just in accommodation alone. We had a lovely week in Kent with writing friends and we enjoyed every minute. Matthew was very happy to visit and, I think observing him and Dan together, that Matthew was nurtured and encouraged and mentored as a writer and fried.
The EV car is a gift that keeps on giving. Besides the scratch they have pinged us for lots of little things. No invoice as yet but Hertz had debited us $1200 so far. I don’t mind so much but an invoice would be nice so we can claim on our insurance. I wish Hertz paid as much attention to the EV battery performance as they do scratches on tire rims etc.
Yesterday after a late start we made it to the British Library for the fantasy exhibition: Realms of the Imagination. It was a lovely homage to the fantasy genre, with a focus on fairy tales and folk lore as origin, and featured some neat stuff. I have some new books to track down. Not comprehensive but a bit hard to do that I think. The exhibition was full of nerdy people like us who took ages to look at things so a bit frustrating for me, the whizz kid. Matthew took his time. I checked out the store and wept for the things I could not buy due to postage costs.
We went for a drink in a nearby pub then decided to go home and cook for ourselves. A quick shop and Sainsbury’s at the tube station and we had a heathy dinner except for the icecream. We have enhanced our supplies for breakfast and soon will be off to the Natural History Museum which isn’t far away. We will be taking the tube though.
Because we are here for two weeks, we get to fully unpack. I think I’ll have time to read and write but who knows. Sometimes I’m just so tired from walking around. I am averaging 9500 steps per day this last month. Of note, the weather is currently mild. I nearly died of heat in the tube with my coat on but no room to take it off. Today is set to be 13-14 degrees which is crazy warm. Where are the blizzards? I’ll probably jinx us.
We are scheduled to fly to Malta after this but now there are strikes in Europe so who knows. Watch and see.
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