Thursday 29 September:

Well, we spent most of today looking for a place to live. I have to say, it is difficult to find anything in our price range that is not too exceedingly seedy. By the time we find a nice sized place in a price range we are interested in, we are looking at a particularly bad neighborhood or we are no longer in London. That place on Princess Court is starting to look a bit better.

We also went to Harrods today. Talk about an unbelievably expensive store! You can find anything you want, as long as you don't want a good deal. Of course it is still nice to look around, but the customer service is anything but legendary. Interestingly, there apparently isn't a worry about intellectual property in the store, as we saw more than one person taking pictures. Suzanne tried that once in a Nieman Marcus and was very politely asked to cease and desist immediately.

We finally got cell phones today. They are pay as you go and about as cheap as can be, but they do the job nicely. I am a bit disappointed in the reception when we are in our place, but oh well, what do you expect for a 20 quid phone. The nice thing is that it only costs 5p to call the U.S. so we are able to call home for cheap and don't have to pay for incoming calls. As much as Suzanne loves shopping, she does not love it in all forms. She looked as if she were in physical pain the entire time we were in the Carphone Warehouse today.