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Monday, 7 November 2022

Monday, November 7/2022

London time coming to an end for now. Never long enough but we’ll be back in April or May. Not helpful that his majesty has decided to be crowned two days before we fly back to Canada but probably not competing for the same space as those with invitations. Quick trip up to Golder’s Green, conveniently accessible from our new location without changing tube lines. Think Chapel Market is a keeper. 


Happily save a trip to HSBC when the new app chooses to work, so with luck no need in future to beg D to deposit a pound to keep the account breathing - never actually a problem before the long hiatus during the pandemic. No fortune stashed there but it’s getting difficult for non-residents to open accounts here so don’t want to give it up. Packing like a Chinese puzzle, not that we have much more than when we came. Check out tomorrow and head toward Heathrow. Cuts the visit by a day, but not sorry we called it this way as there’s been continuing transit disruption. Interruption when the fire alarm sounds. Loud and persistent but fortunately false alarm, or more accurately where there was smoke in someone’s flat there was, luckily, no fire. Has happened occasionally before in places we’ve stayed, never seriously threatening.