A tale of two cities
My husband and I had a recent city break where we got the chance to take in two cities; London and Bruges. Travel was by train and we worked out that Blackpool to London, and London to Bruges (via the Euro Tunnel) took about the same travel time, based on transfers, etc. A sunny London was as you would expect, fast-paced, busy and hot,hot, hot! We mooched about our capital like the rest of the tourists. On Sunday, we visited Camden Market, having lunch at Porky's and a cold beer at the World's End pub. We ended our day with a couple of drinks near our hotel including Japanese lager at Mabel's Tavern . The next day we hit the 'high street' with a trip down Oxford Street, visiting the Liberty store, Selfridges and the Primark flagship store to experience shopping at both ends of the scale. Then it was lunch and a stroll down the Southbank, ending with a meal and cocktails at the Arch Duke near Royal Festival Hall watching the world go by. We...