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Day 32 – London – Transit – Dubai – Transit – Perth
The end. Woke up in London, packed all the last minute stuff, and had out last continental breakfast. Also 5 minutes for my last errand, leaving behind the contained mum’s ashes were in. Took this to the church around the corner, St James. Tried to find someone to speak to, in the end I wrote a note, lit a candle, and put my remaining coinage into the donation safe. Had a miniddrama at the airport, as Emirates wanted to slug us extra for the upgrade (apparently the UK has a tax on upgrading to business class). Us, being simple, honest folk who believe if we’re quoted a figure, we’ll pay…
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Day 31 – London
Sadly our last day in London. Sad, as there’s still so much to do and see. I am looking forward to being home. To make the most of it, we seized the day for a last stroll through Hyde Park, hanging with the squirrels, before strolling down Oxford St. I was feeling a bit foot weary, so thought we could catch a few buses around, from Marble Arch down to Trafalgar Sq, but L wanted to walk, knowing we’d be sitting on planes for the next day. So we compromised. We walked to Regent St, via Selfridges so L could have a Lola gluten free cupcake (a delayed birthday cake).…
