Week One - Living in London

June 14 - 20


My first week of living in London was actually interesting and uneventful. Here is the week in numbers:
joined 1 gym
attended 2 exercise classes
cooked 4 meals
rode 6 Tube lines
explored 7 neighborhoods
learned 8 coins in the UK currency
looked at 15 rental properties
visited 30 shops in The Silver Vaults
walked many...many...many miles


As you can see, it was a week of adjustments and learning the routines of life in London. One of the more interesting moments was standing in the grocery store and suddenly realizing that the measurments of ingredients in my recipe had to be converted into grams & liters!!! This is when you give up on the recipe and just go with what looks about right. Another "ah hah" moment came when I realized that the Brits are very clever when it comes to conserving space in their teeny tiny kitchens...no such thing as those lovely cartons of chicken broth that we have in the US...theirs is a product called Stock Pot and comes in a gelatin form about the size of an ice cube. My final revelation came when I went to cook dinner in the oven and realized that the temperature ranges from 50 - 250...again...it's all guess work.


As I said...not very exciting but even the routine has some unexpected surprises!!! Just walking the streets and exploring the neighborhoods reveals exciting and inspiring architecture! There is something delightful and unique around every corner and I love having adventures in this city!


Hope all the fathers had a lovely Father's Day Weekend.