London, England

23 September 2006 — Its almost embarrassing that Gene and I have never been to London before. Every time we considered a trip across the pond, we got distracted by something or somewhere else—something farther away: Australia, New Zealand, Korea. Even super-low January fares couldn't surmount our winter lethargy and entice us to whip our credit card out. But finally, we are going to London, the first stop on our three-stop trip to Europe. We are looking forward to seeing our Kiwi friends Kerry and Carl, who moved to England about three years ago.
Is London just a big, expensive New York? Will we have that “been there, done that” feeling we've had in other big cities? read on!