There's no place like London!
Oh, and I have some exciting news. Last week I noticed an ad in AM New York or whatever that subway newspaper is called. The ad was for British Airways, advertising a very low rate to visit several different European cities. The one that interested me the most was round trip to London, including 3 nights at a hotel--for the low, low price of $599. I checked out the BA site and with additional charges it comes to $750. Going by what I paid in Rome and Venice, 3 nights at a decent hotel would cost at least $100/night--so basically that's a round trip flight to London for $300. UNBELIEVABLE.
I called my Mom, to plant the seed. She said she needed to think about it and we talked about logistics--I want to check out the fine print and see if we can add an additional night or two (for an extra price, of course) just so we can stay a little longer than 3 days (although for such a great price, even three days is great). Mom wanted to look at her finances and figure out if she could do it (she has a lot of house stuff coming up--paint job, pressure-treat the deck, etc.), so I called back yesterday. She said "yes, I think we need to do this." Frankly, I knew she'd come around--I know exactly how to get Mom to do stuff :) See London with her daughter? London, the seat of kings, the fount of so much of the history that we both love, the love she inculcated in me? Of course she'd do it.
She's not 100% committed yet but she definitely wants to do it--it's just a question of watching her finances. I also had the idea that it would be fun if my Mom's sister, my aunt and godmother Jenny, came with us. The two of them visited me in the Western Med when I did my cruise ship contract and had a blast.
London--the Tower, punts on the Thames, London bridge, Kensington Gardens, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Globe, the British Museum, all those Plague sites! (like Charing Cross)...
I called my Mom, to plant the seed. She said she needed to think about it and we talked about logistics--I want to check out the fine print and see if we can add an additional night or two (for an extra price, of course) just so we can stay a little longer than 3 days (although for such a great price, even three days is great). Mom wanted to look at her finances and figure out if she could do it (she has a lot of house stuff coming up--paint job, pressure-treat the deck, etc.), so I called back yesterday. She said "yes, I think we need to do this." Frankly, I knew she'd come around--I know exactly how to get Mom to do stuff :) See London with her daughter? London, the seat of kings, the fount of so much of the history that we both love, the love she inculcated in me? Of course she'd do it.
She's not 100% committed yet but she definitely wants to do it--it's just a question of watching her finances. I also had the idea that it would be fun if my Mom's sister, my aunt and godmother Jenny, came with us. The two of them visited me in the Western Med when I did my cruise ship contract and had a blast.
London--the Tower, punts on the Thames, London bridge, Kensington Gardens, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Globe, the British Museum, all those Plague sites! (like Charing Cross)...