Easy Day in London

Hello, hello,
So a rather unexciting day in London today. I accidentally got sucked into "The Help" and was up until 2am reading, so didnt wake up until about noon. I milled around here...made myself a cup of tea and toast with Marmite, which I've missed dearly, and watched a little bit of NCIS :) I left for Kingston around 2pm, making a stop at Salisbury (the British version of Vons or Target) to get a phone. We decided that I'd need a basic phone here to contact Renee/Mike in case of meeting for lunch or tea. Renee had gotten me a basic 10 quid/pound prepaid SIM card but we were having problems finding a phone/charger to use. What I didn't know (because the US hasn't gotten its act together with SIM cards) is that you have to get a phne from the same company as your SIM card (ex. TMobile SIM card, TMobile phone). I accidentally picked up a Vodafone cell phone so when I took it into a phone store in Kingston, they informed me I'd have to put money on the Vodafone card...anyways after much ado, I put 10 pounds on the Vodafone SIM and went on my way. I wandered around Kingston, had lunch and walked in and out of shops (very difficult not to shop as there were so many shops we don't have in the US!).

And then I began my adventure for the day...making my way home. I made the mistake of going out of Kingston a different way than I came in. I ended up making a HUGE square...I must have walked apprx. 3-4 miles trying to get home. I was up in Richmond (a town up from Kingston-upon-Thames which is where Renee and Mike live). Right s I was about to give in and ask for directions (I had been walking for an hour and a half at this point) when suddenly, my instinct told me to turn right and there I was! Thrilling! I decided to go and read for a little while in the beautiful park along the Thames before going back to the house. Renee returned around 630pm and we went to the local pub where Mike met us an hour or so later and we had dinner there :)

That summarizes my Wednesday adventurs I believe :) Tomorrow I'l hopefully venture into London...though not sure what I'll be doing! Hopefully not so much walking!

XOXOXO

Sara

PS. The picture is from my lunch in Kingston