Today was my last full day and I spent some of it shopping in an attempt to use up the British cash I over-brought. I purchased a few things and got in a good long walk at the same time. After a chill afternoon packing, I decided to take one last walk to see the man in the clock . I had heard about this before coming and realized yesterday that the clock is close by – just on the other side of Paddington station. I’ve walked to Paddington station countless times in the past two weeks but had never ventured on the other side. Sure enough, it was right there! I continued walking around this part of Paddington and acquired a better appreciation for this area. There are some lovely, residential streets lined with Georgian style row houses and overhung with beautiful trees. I would have felt much more like I was “living like a local” had we been able to stay in this part of Paddington, but I get it that it...
As I mentioned in a recent post, a bunch of us were interested in attending a football (soccer) match while here and learned that the English National team would be taking on Czechia at Wembley Stadium. After lots of trial and error, we figured out how to buy a batch of tickets, expecting that their modest price would mean we had seats high up in the nose-bleed section. The prospect of this outing was daunting; Wembley holds 80,000 fans, the tube to get there and back would be crowded, and it would be a late-ish night. Kickoff wasn’t until 7:45pm. As the night approached, a few of our group bailed out but five of us braved it. We have no regrets! Getting to the Wembley Park tube station was easy, involving only one changeover from the station near our lodgings. Once you exit the Wembley tube station, there is a sea of humanity making its way on a wide walkway to the enormous st...