London Travel (August, 1978)
The following pictures were scanned from a collection of faded photographs:
In 1978 we were living in Oak Park in an apartment owned by a Chicago police officer who was living outside the city limits and used the building as his residence even though he lived in the western suburbs in DuPage county.
As we ‘got off the boat’ as it were, we were presented with various simple attractions to amuse us and relieve us of our newly acquired British pounds.
Did they see us coming? You bet. With monkeys no less! I think I paid 20 pounds for this picture.
“On a pedestrian street lined with gas lamps, this cosy Victorian hotel is a 2-minute walk from the Royal Opera House and 4 minutes’ walk from Covent Garden.” It’s the first place we stayed outside of North America. It’s still a hotel and they have since upgraded the front but I think they still have those red phone booths down the street.
I feel obligated to have this picture.
OK, here’s a picture of the tower. I think we may have taken a tour of this place but we’ve been to London at least six times since, I can’t tell it it was this trip.
This is one of the best museums in the world and anyone who visits London should check it out. It was called The British Museum when we were there in 1978 but that was changed in 1992.
This view has King Charles riding his horse. We fondly remember riding in a London taxi like the one on the left.
Not sure, but this may have been one of the more interesting London walks that had to do with the activities of Jack the Ripper.