I arrived in London around 8 am with about an hour’s sleep (it’s 6 hours ahead of Regina time), bought an Oyster card to use on the underground, and set off for my hotel.  It’s really the only way to go to central London, cabs are horrendously expensive.  An hour or so on the underground later I reached my station, and had to wander only a few minutes before finding my hotel, the Z Hotel Soho.  It’s the best location, right in the middle of the theatre district with restaurants everywhere, a bargain in this area at about $250 a night, but the tradeoff is it’s a little cramped. My…

I’m leaving on Monday! I have three nights in London, where I am going to see shows with two great travel friends. Krishna (tentmate from southern Africa trip; born in Kenya, lived in Australia, recently moved to London) has booked us to see Matilda, and Nitin (from Patagonia trip; native Londoner who had never hiked before that!) chose Book of Mormon. Nitin is currently between jobs so may join me for some sightseeing also. I’m staying at Z Hotel in Soho, in the theatre district and looks to be central to everything (location is the most important thing for me). My room is really small, really expensive, ($250), but has…