London Post Script

One item that I did not include in my all-consuming London post was that of the driver we had on our coach in on Friday morning. Not only did he drive our coach and point out important sites to see on the way, he also offered a rather delightful color commentary to the sites in London. He marked fairly extensively on the new structures being built for the Olympics and why they picked such a lovely neighborhood surrounded by trash and thieves. He told us that the government says there will still be use for the new buildings after the Olympics and the coach driver wholeheartedly agreed that that would make very nice parking lots. Perhaps his best line was in reference to the difference between a Scotsman and a Yorkshire man- the Yorkshire man is just like a Scotsman with all of the generosity squeezed out. To say the least, it was a nice coach ride with out sit-down comic heading the way.