Cornwall and Back to London

Had a great time in Cornwall. Went to Penzance first and stayed at what looked like a really posh hotel, but inside, it turned out nothing had changed since about 1922. All a bit worn and tired, not to mention somewhat smelly. The old lady who greeted us was about the same vintage and a little dotty, but very nice. It was fine for one night and had a terrific view out over the harbour and St. Michael's Mount.

The picture is from Land's End. It was pretty spectacular there and well worth the visit. We then spent the next day in St. Ives which was absolutely beautiful. We took the local transit bus between Penzance and St. Ives. This should be a very expensive thrill ride in a theme park. You haven't lived until you travel those back roads (well, cow paths really), in a large bus, meeting speeding drivers around every corner. Several times, either the bus or the oncoming car had to back up to let the other by. Winding through the tiny villages with 5 foot wide streets was such fun. Glad I wasn't driving.

We're back in London now until we leave on Wednesday. Planning on hitting some of the touristy stuff we missed on our other visits. London is something you can't really describe. It is so multi-cultural now and extremely loud and busy but in some parts, nothing has really changed in hundreds of years. Unfortunately, the days of nipping into a pub for a cheap meal are gone. Most of them are not serving food and if they do, it's expensive. It's all McDonald's, Subway, Pizza Hut and a lot of kebabs, donairs (or "doners" as they call them) and Chinese take-aways.