Wednesday, March 24/2010

Down to our bank - HSBC at charing Cross - to collect our new debit cards, which we've had mailed here rather than home where they would languish until we got back. The waiting area has big screen tv with a news channel, newspapers and real hardcover books. Does anyone ever have to wait that long? Well, not us. They ask for our passports and check my signature, but the cards are here so we can use the account.

Then to Piccadilly to the Visitor Centre to pick up an amazingly heavy lot of brochures covering all the plays, walks, day trips, etc that we can avail ourselves of for the rest of our stay. And to Camden Town where we pick up an umbrell for 99p (at the 99; store) to replace the one left on the bus yesterday, and stop at Inverness St. market for bananas, apples, peppers, onions, broccoli and cucumber - usually both nicer and cheaper at the market than in the supermarket.