Day 1 London 15th March

I have little to report. I spent a large part of the morning sifting through my list of things to do and trying to group them into areas. Then I went wandering to sort out transport options – put more money onto the oyster card I have borrowed, find a bus route map, etc and sort out communication options. I could not open my mobile to change the sim card – not a good start - but the friendly porter helped with that and made sure that it worked. Then I put more money onto it so that should all be OK.
It is the sunny and warmest I’ve been and all the cafes seemed to be full to overflowing – maybe it’s the thing to do – go out for Sunday lunch. I couldnot believe how many Starbuck’s I passed and how full they were. There also seem to be many takeaway or eat in sandwich places.

After priding myself on arranging my coffees and museums in Venice so that I did not need to pay for a loo, I walked into the loo at the Victoria Street Bus Station only to find it cost 20p. Very funny, I thought.