Greetings from the United Kingdom! For the next two weeks I'll be in England and Germany on a business trip, but I'll still be blogging daily. So get ready for another installment of "Rick's Roadshow", starting tomorrow. I'm always happy to be back in England. Back in the early 80's I lived in London and fell in love with the city. This will be my 14th trip back to England and I'll still find things that I've never seen before. Of course, London is famous for many things, but there are several things in particular that I always enjoy in particular. This brings me to another scintillating edition of The Saturday Seven: Favorite Things in London.
#1 Buckingham Palace- The official London residence of HM Queen Elizabeth II. I never grow tired of seeing this historic, iconic building.
#2 Oxford Circus (and Picadilly Circus too)- Major thoroughfares in central London where multiple busy streets converge. Fantastic shopping, lots of hub-bub and great for people watching too.
#3 Old English Pubs- of which there are many. Thousands actually. London has many unique, ancient pubs where the beer just taste better than anywhere else.
#4 Windsor Castle- OK, technically it's in the city of Windsor and not London, but this is my blog so I'm including it. Unlike Buckingham Palace, the Queen actually owns Windsor Castle. It's a family residence, not a government building.
#5 Harrod's Department Store- This legendary retailer is the Neiman Marcus of England. Everything is fabulous at Harrods!
#5 Harrod's Department Store- This legendary retailer is the Neiman Marcus of England. Everything is fabulous at Harrods!
#6 Houses of Parliament- These ancient, hallowed halls have been the heart of British government for a very very long time. The architecture is magnificent and awesome to look at.
#7 The London Underground ("The Tube")- Arguably one of the best metro underground public transport systems in the world (who cares about Paris). It's always a treat to ride the Tube and hear those wacky announcements "Mind The Gap". All other announcements are unintelligible.
#7 The London Underground ("The Tube")- Arguably one of the best metro underground public transport systems in the world (who cares about Paris). It's always a treat to ride the Tube and hear those wacky announcements "Mind The Gap". All other announcements are unintelligible.
Well that's all for today. This weekend is my personal time in London so I should have some good stuff to post! Happy Saturday!
-Rick Rockhill
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