Holy cow, for someone recuperating from the flu, you did pretty darn well for your first couple of days. Glad you are having a good trip despite all the blips at the outset.

Since it is Easter make sure you try hot cross buns

Yes, have tried hot cross buns. They are ubiquitous !
Spent the morning at Westminster Abbey, just wonderful.
Then I met friends at the British Museum for a
death march to the Rosetta Stone, LOL. The place
was jam packed and the marble floors were killing
me. I popped into the Natl Gallery to see the Impressionists.
So exhausted this afternoon that I hopped on a few city
buses so I could sightsee while resting. Grew very
fond of bus riding! We cruised Sloane St which must be the
Rodeo Drive of London. Stopped at Victoria Station
To ogle the enormity.

Will probably go to Oxford tomorrow instead of Canterbury
Or Salisbury...Need to be decisive!
Still on list for Saturday and Sunday: Victoria and
Albert Museum, Greenwich, Kensington or Hampton Court?
And I would love to see the famous Beatles crosswalk.

Thanks .

Just got back from London a couple days ago. Beatles London Walks was great w/Richard, the winner of Britain's Beatle Brain. So if you can go on a walk w/him, great. If not, you could buy his book at the St John's Wood tube station (he has a Beatles/coffee shop there), a few blocks from the Abbey Road crossing. But there is construction along that particular iconic crossing right now, so not as cool as expected. However, the BRITISH LIBRARY is easy to get to by tube and has a room on the first floor full of amazing Beatles artifacts (handwritten notes/recordings of them talking, etc) and other "main" documents from history & literature. Truly worth it. Marleybone Tube Station is close to lots of Beatles history and also to some great shopping. Good luck!

Vivi and fellow posters,

Thanks for the "real time" trip report. I am in the early stages of London trip planning(May 2013),which for me is almost as fun as the trip itself and all this info is very helpful.

Rolo

Ok, have you had Simnel Cake yet? (an Easter speciality)