Around London September 4-8, 2022

 Sunday. The convention ended with Saturday's banquet. I could have stayed in York longer, it was a very cool city. We traveled from York to London by LNER (high-speed train.) 

These photos are of the station in London. I don't understand why we, in the U.S. can't have trains like the one I show above. We need someone like President Eisenhower to take over rebuilding the infrastructure of this country. We're in a sad state.

The trip was quite fast. Finding and getting our luggage to the UBER spot was a small nightmare. Try rolling your luggage over cobblestones. 

I was exhausted and not feeling well by the time we got to the hotel. Juli went out and got some OTC medicine and some soup for me. It was good. By that point I was so sick I decided I'd never be able to make it to Windsor Castle the next day. It was a major disappointment. 

On Monday, I forced myself to walk around outside. It was a beautiful day. I stopped at a cafe for a coffee, a fresh fruit cup and a scone.

Then I went to a luggage store. I found a piece that would enable me to check in my dolls and extras. Everything arrived in perfect condition. Of course, I was nervous about checking in my precious dolls but I wouldn't have been able to carry them otherwise. I had to take an UBER back to the hotel because I couldn't walk any longer.  I had wanted to explore Hyde Park as our hotel was right across the street, but I didn't have the energy. I just got back into bed.

On Tuesday, our friends met us at the hotel and we had lunch before going to the V&A. The building is gorgeous. I would have loved to really get into it more but I was still kind of low energy but I did see some wonderful items. There was a fashion exhibit and I focused on the few dolls and miniature fashions I saw.

To be continued.