Planning

This blog is for me to catalog my adventures in the UK. I am really doing this for myself, first, so that I can fully document what I experience. You are welcome to follow along. Or not.

This will be my first solo vacation, the longest I've ever been away from my hubby or kids, and my first real opportunity to practice my British accent on the locals and finally see how bad my ''Allo gub'nor' really is. My adventures will last from the 1st of July to the 24th, unless of course I am delayed or detained in any way by the still puffing Eyjafjallajokull. (What I want to know is what the Icelanders were puffing when they named that thing.)

We all know what they say about the 'best laid plans.' I am willing to accept that some of my adventures may go awry, but I hope most will not. A few of my schemes I have tucked into a little Velcro pouch--tickets purchased (or requested) ahead of time. Some read as follows:

"Invitation to Witness the Ceremony of the Keys. Time: 21:30 hrs precisely. Historic Royal Palaces: TOWER OF LONDON."
"Historic Royal Palaces: Hampton Court Palace" and the accompanying "HAMPTON COURT PALACE FLOWER SHOW: East Molesy, Surrey."
"SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE: 21 New Globe Walk, London. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM."

Now to that terrifying tube map...