One thing I love about the UK is British television. That is why it's a morning ritual to get ready for the day while watching BBC news. The big topic during this London visit was the heat wave. The presenters were amused to have sweaty nights. And what works best to distract from the hot weather? A live report about an adorable sheepdog...
Three nights in a city, two hotels to test – not a problem for us. Maybe it was a litte bit ambitious... Anyway for the rest of our stay we slept at the hub by Premier Inn Brick Lane. Another reason for the change of hotels were the different rates.
As a gift for my confirmation my parents took me to London back in 2002. That was when I fell in love with the world city that still is so British! I have been to London by plane and by car but this time we wanted to go there differently – by train. Our journey started on an early sunday morning in the heart of Stuttgart. We took the Intercity Express to Mannheim, swapped trains and were off. Next stop Paris. As the wide fields of the Champagne flew by we had coffee and croissants and after...